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      The Container Store

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      The Container Store reviews

      3.2

      43% would recommend to a friend

      (1,962 total reviews)

      Joel Bines

      40% approve of CEO

      29% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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
      2.0
      Nov 13, 2015

      Going public is rotting the soul of The Container Store

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Many friendly coworkers. Pay is alright for retail. Flexible schedule.

      Cons

      The employee morale has gone downhill. It is not 'Employee First' anymore. It's stockholders first. It's become a high pressure operation.

      4.0
      Nov 6, 2015

      Great for p/t if you love the products

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You will never work with more skilled or caring p/t employees.Company sets the bar for retail presentation and training opportunities. The leadership of the company walks their talk, but aren't sure how to get their store leadership to do the same.

      Cons

      Upper leadership doesn't seem to know what is happening in their stores. In poor performing stores GMs are allowed to blame losses on others rather than on their own leadership. Making f/t is tremendously hard.

      2.0
      Nov 6, 2015

      The culture will be deteriorating now that it is publicly traded

      Visual sales - part time
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      What I liked about the experience was you were proud of being a great group of people who honored each other's contributions, which, in turn, led to a great store experience.

      Cons

      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.

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