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The Container Store

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The Container Store reviews

3.2

43% would recommend to a friend

(1,959 total reviews)

Joel Bines

46% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

The Container Store has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,959 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
2.0
Aug 1, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

40% discount Can’t combine with other promotions though Commuter Benefits You can view your schedule/ request time off through their app

Cons

Condescending attitudes when you’re not doing something properly from some of the employees Doing “truck” is exhausting , it’s like working in a warehouse/factory, your back aches after, company needs to invest in a healthier way to go about doing this- you’re employees back are suffering Understaffed Training is a joke it’s not interactive at all they just have you watch videos and someone from the district team reads to you and then you’re expected to know everything when you’re put on the floor Don’t know how they ended up in Forbes one of the best companies to work for Prime timers only get 30 minute lunches and full timers get 1 hr You don’t start accruing PTO after I don’t know how many years You have to clean the bathroom every night when I was told in training they had a maintenance staff lol You have to wear they’re uniform tops ( they give you 2 when hired) you have to buy their sweaters too you’re not allowed to wear your own on the floor They don’t have the best practices for “damages” they mark items with a red marker and throw them in the trash instead of donating them which is so wasteful

1.0
Sep 5, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Coworkers are easy to get along with. good pay great discount

Cons

Going public has changed the focus of The Container Store from employee first to looking good on paper. Short staff .. Alot of preassure. Do not provide with good hours. Short breaks. Makes you do way more than what told in the hiring process. Do not care about employees Pay freeze for two years. They expect everyone to "sell, sell, sell" with no real reward for performance. Management pushes for big item tickets. High turn over!

1.0
Sep 2, 2017

Rule By Fear and Manipulation

Recommend
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Pros

Great colleagues! Loved the people I worked with!

Cons

The management is passive-aggressive and very mean. They sit on the cameras and watch everyone, and then make nasty comments about every little move you make.

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