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 180 reviews)); "discount is good but they don't pay you enough to even have money to spend there." ((in 115 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the company is always putting together fun events to keep everyone motivated." ((in 96 reviews)); "Great coworkers Friendly Discounts Elfa" ((in 90 reviews)); "Great training and continued development." ((in 87 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 111 reviews)); "level managers don't seem to be taught how to work with each other or with full" ((in 79 reviews)); "Limited hours and schedule status" ((in 44 reviews)); "Clear favoritism on the part of management" ((in 30 reviews)); "Poor upper management fails to maintain the culture that made TCS great." ((in 26 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.

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3.2

42% would recommend to a friend

(1,962 total reviews)

Joel Bines

40% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Career opportunities

2.5

Senior management

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).

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2K reviews

5.0

Mar 2, 2023

Great People, Fast-Paced Culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Great, authentic and hardworking people. -Strong benefits compared to other companies. -Opportunity to make an impact and have your ideas heard. -Fast paced, results driven culture- if you like that kind of environment. -Friendly atmosphere where you can tell that people enjoy what they do and who they work with. -Strong focus on employee engagement (ERGs, Events, Celebrations)

Cons

-The company has an opportunity to improve consistency in schedule flexibility offerings, some roles/ teams allow it and others are still very traditional. -Lots of meetings.

2.0

Feb 27, 2023

Anti-Union Propaganda

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The team seemed like genuinely good people.

Cons

The stuff coming from corporate was unashamedly anti-union. There was also almost a cult-like vibe from upper management/corporate leadership whenever talking about how amazing the container store is.

1.0

Feb 26, 2023

Do not value experience

Design specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good discount 401k match for part time

Cons

They don't value or try to retain experienced employees. The amount of work and lack of labor and time are a consistent and constant issue. Employee training had turned into a trial by fire style when departments are overloaded with work they grab anyone to jump in resulting in errors and more work for other departments to correct combined with unhappy customers. Pay raises are dismal, especially if you've been around awhile. It's better to quite and get rehired at a higher rate (which has happened.)

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