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 179 reviews)); "discount is good but they don't pay you enough to even have money to spend there." ((in 116 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the company is always putting together fun events to keep everyone motivated." ((in 97 reviews)); "Great coworkers Friendly Discounts Elfa" ((in 95 reviews)); "Onboarding and training was great!" ((in 85 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 108 reviews)); "level managers don't seem to be taught how to work with each other or with full" ((in 75 reviews)); "Limited hours and schedule status" ((in 40 reviews)); "Limited hours, favoritism, and difficulty moving up within the company." ((in 30 reviews)); "Terrible leadership all the way from the regional director." ((in 25 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.

The Container Store reviews

3.2

42% would recommend to a friend

(1,962 total reviews)

Joel Bines

40% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

2.0

Sep 7, 2015

Container Store

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people who work here are great

Cons

Management expects a lot more from you than your time will permit or that you feel you are compensated for.

2.0

Sep 3, 2015

Employee first to the backburner

Prime time logistics

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Simply put, your co-workers in general will be real people. Not the higher ups but the people that are in the trenches with you doing the manual labor. Almost everybody I met while working in Manhattan Logistics were honest, down to earth and friendly barring one or two people I simply didn't get to meet. The floor team were cool with the stock team (my dept.) and were always willing to help. The discount was AMAZING (moved out of my house and fully contained my entire life with less than $1,000 including three bookshelves) and the hours are amazing for students and people with two jobs.

Cons

Logistics management is subpar at best. It's pretty much playing politics with anybody who Is so much as full-time. Full-time is considered supervisor, supervisor is manager and manager is dept. manager which makes no sense at all and makes simply advancement near impossible. One full-timer was part-time for FIVE YEARS before getting full-time and this particular employee was actually a great worker. Also, don't think you can bring up a problem with one of the supervisors. It's impossible. Unforgiving and completely oblivious of hard work, they will disregard your greatest achievements and exasperate your most forgettable error. Favoritism is the name of the game so if you're the type to stand around and joke with the supervisors and managers while everyone else works, get ready for the easiest paycheck of your life. Everyone else, on the other hand, get ready to get cuts, bumps, bruises and scars from putting in the work of two people. Definitely not an employee first culture. I've brought problems up with the manager concerning one supervisor in particular for the full year I worked there and never got closure on my concerns.

2.0

Sep 1, 2015

Eh.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Like-minded coworkers, discounts, casual workwear

Cons

Poor management, not enough employees hired to staff long hours

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