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 been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Container Store?

43% of The Container Store employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Container Store 2.9 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) , Retail Sales Associate (41) , Project Specialist (40) , 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 183 reviews)); "discount is good but they don't pay you enough to even have money to spend there." ((in 120 reviews)); "Great coworkers Friendly Discounts Elfa" ((in 93 reviews)); "Training is great and they communicate goals clearly." ((in 88 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the company is always putting together fun events to keep everyone motivated." ((in 84 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 110 reviews)); "level managers don't seem to be taught how to work with each other or with full" ((in 76 reviews)); "Too much favoritism in the NY market." ((in 35 reviews)); "Poor upper management fails to maintain the culture that made TCS great." ((in 26 reviews)); "Board of directors not effective at holding company leadership accountable for increasing share value." ((in 24 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

43% would recommend to a friend

(1,960 total reviews)

Joel Bines

46% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Senior management

2.6

Career opportunities

The Container Store has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,960 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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3.0

Jan 19, 2025

Fun but unclear direction from top down

In home design consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The environment was friendly and upbeat. The job was fun and I enjoyed what I did.

Cons

I was working for them at a time of major change as the company took on a new CEO. Their direction and tactics were constantly shifting as they tried to introduce new product. So much in fact, that by the time the designers and in-home designers started to implement what they were just trained on, we would need be addressed with new information or changes to what they had just released. I had worked with them for three total years, and the final year was when I started to feel the weight of the issues.

4.0

Jan 11, 2025

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Retail associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible hours, great staff, discounts, positive atmosphere

Cons

Sometimes the truck shifts are required in shifts per week, those are early in the morning until 12

4.0

Jan 7, 2025

Pay to experience ratio

Order specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, not an obscene workload for most if not all positions as many others are willing to help out where needed.

Cons

Very little pay increase not by raise but by yearly "merit" increases, and many who've been with the company a long time still have little more that those who've just joined.

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