Does The Container Store pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Container Store employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Container Store. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Container Store?

42% of The Container Store employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Container Store 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Container Store?

Sales Associate (191) , Visual Sales - Part Time (67) , Sales (57) , Prime Time Sales (50) , Project Specialist (41) , Retail Sales Associate (41) , Visual Merchandiser (38) , Manager (30) , Sales Associate/Cashier (27) , Full Time Visual Sales (24) , Part Time Sales Associate (24) , Full Time Sales (23) , Store Manager (22) , Leiter Auditmethoden / geschäftsführender Direktor (21) , Part-Time Sales/Visual (20)

What are the pros of working at The Container Store according to real employee reviews?

"Great people that work there that really go the extra mile to help customers look out for other employees." ((in 177 reviews)); "discount is good but they don't pay you enough to even have money to spend there." ((in 125 reviews)); "Great coworkers Friendly Discounts Elfa" ((in 96 reviews)); "Onboarding and training was great!" ((in 91 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the company is always putting together fun events to keep everyone motivated." ((in 91 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The Container Store according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management reflects on how why the store is so messy." ((in 108 reviews)); "level managers don't seem to be taught how to work with each other or with full" ((in 77 reviews)); "Limited hours and schedule status" ((in 39 reviews)); "Clear favoritism on the part of management" ((in 36 reviews)); "Terrible leadership all the way from the regional director." ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about The Container Store layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about The Container Store layoffs and their outlook for job security at The Container Store in 2026.

The Container Store reviews

3.2

42% would recommend to a friend

(1,962 total reviews)

Joel Bines

40% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

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The Container Store has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,962 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Container Store employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Jul 14, 2023

Used to be better

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

many of the leaders are supportive

Cons

No work life balance, everyone is overworked and C level executives continue to add more work without listening to the teams concerns.

1.0

Jul 12, 2023

Too Much for Less than Little

Visual specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people made the work fun.

Cons

1 great person equals 3 good people = Work extra hard so that we don't have to staff adequately. No raises this year, but CEO and upper management will bonus. The company layoff memo spooked everybody into finding other employment. Upper management is out of touch with stores; bringing product not relevant or WAY too expensive for a normal customer to purchase i.e. an $80 personal fan with the exact same one being $30 at Costco? The company is sinking, yet upper management has no idea why.

4.0

Jul 12, 2023

Flexible

Inventory coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours/availability, nice people to work with

Cons

Can't think of any cons

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Jobs at The Container Store

Warehouse Associate- Store Replenishment Picking/Loading