The Container Store Visual Sales - Part Time reviews

There is basically no room for advancement. There will be 30 part time people all wanting just 6-8 full time spots. The full timers make 50% more than the part time and do the exact same work. The only difference is they have keys and open and close the store. I am also not sure how this place got best place to work in Fortune. I assume it is the corporate employees and managers as they are the only ones that really are taken care of. They will abuse you as a part time employee, making you feel guilty about not coming in when someone calls out then the next cutting your hours because they say sales are down. They never cut full timers hours even though we could do the exact same work at 50% less pay. "Too many cooks in the kitchen" is a problem. Many shifts will have half a dozens full timers and mangers and you will be the only PT person getting told what to do. Since they preach "Everyone is a leader," everyone fights for control. It is chaos. No one is really in charge. Mirco managing is also a huge issue. No creativity, or outside the box thinking. There are over 50 manuals on how to do everything in the store. So the job can be very boring but I guess that's typical retail. There is opportunity to move up if you really push for it but be prepared to drink the Kool-Aid. If you ever say anything that resemble reality or is not 100% positive you, will be verbally called out on it. This company is on the verge of borderline cult. But everyone is afraid to say it even though everyone knows it. The only reason people stay longer is because other retailers pay less. If they paid the same, this place would have zero employees. The most important thing in the store is to sell, sell, sell. Managers will even tell employees that they are losing money for the company if they feel you are not filling up customers carts enough. If you choose to work in the store level, you will notice it within 2 weeks.

However, with the advent of changing to a publicly held company, that ethos continues to be trotted out in marketing campaigns; however, the internal world has changed. If you are part-time, unless the geographic area is expanding, you are going to be in that role 20 hrs per week indefinitely. Full timers are former managers in their own right. The model is doomed to failure because eventually the overvalued (and it is overvalued) company as a publicly held firm will eventually have the rubber hit the road in terms of the culture having to change. It is already happening. The glory days of old have passed and now the associate experience is driven by whether or not management is walking the floor. Otherwise, good luck. It is maybe a year or so away from becoming mediocre.