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 2% 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 113 reviews)); "Great coworkers Friendly Discounts Elfa" ((in 94 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the company is always putting together fun events to keep everyone motivated." ((in 92 reviews)); "Great training and continued development." ((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 111 reviews)); "level managers don't seem to be taught how to work with each other or with full" ((in 77 reviews)); "Limited hours and schedule status" ((in 41 reviews)); "Clear favoritism on the part of management" ((in 29 reviews)); "Poor upper management fails to maintain the culture that made TCS great." ((in 26 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

3.0

Jun 2, 2015

Part time

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay rate and enough training to get you started.

Cons

Only Part time employment, insurance not the best for part timers, so many products it is hard to learn them with any expertise.

3.0

Jun 1, 2015

Sales Associate

Leiter auditmethoden / geschäftsführender direktor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They pay pretty well, the employees are very committed to helping their customers, and everyone is pretty nice and enthusiastic about their job.

Cons

There is no difference in pay for certain employees. Some people do way more than others, like the merchandise processing truck team. These employees work an early shift and make sure the whole store looks amazing, yet there is no additional pay or anything.

4.0

May 22, 2015

Epect to have hours cut

Visual sales - part time

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone was friendly. They do pay higher than a lot of other retail. Pretty flexible with scheduling. The employee discount is decent.

Cons

They tend to watch the sales very carefully and if the numbers are low they will send employees home or call them to not come in. They make you buy your shirts. With a low salary it can become expensive. Management will play favorites. The employees that work the truck unloading shift have no incentive for staying on this shift. They work the hardest and don't make enough money to make it worth the hard labor. You have to drink the Kool aid that they call training. Having a store meeting early Sunday morning to tell everyone how wonderful the company is, is not trainng. Also, they push the selling of Elfa (custom closet) but there's no incentive to sell it when a designer makes no commission. You do skilled design work and can spend hours doing it but make the same salary as the person standing at the front door welcoming customers.

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Jobs at The Container Store

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