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 180 reviews)); "discount is good but they don't pay you enough to even have money to spend there." ((in 115 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the company is always putting together fun events to keep everyone motivated." ((in 96 reviews)); "Great coworkers Friendly Discounts Elfa" ((in 90 reviews)); "Great training and continued development." ((in 87 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 79 reviews)); "Limited hours and schedule status" ((in 44 reviews)); "Clear favoritism on the part of management" ((in 30 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

Feb 25, 2015

Too much focus on signing customers' up

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful colleagues Ability to make your own decisions Good products to sell Good 401K plan even for part-timers (after 1 year) Flexible schedule

Cons

Since going public, too much focus on signing customers up for the perks program. Not really explaining WHY so much pressure to sign people up. Sometimes someone wants to just buy a container and leave. This affects your sign-up stats for the day, which are posted for all to see.

5.0

Feb 24, 2015

I always look forward to going to work, The Container Store is my family!

Sales/visual sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Container Store is a fun, high-energy work environment. Guided by our Foundation Principles, we make this company an amazing place to work. You are given extensive training and compensated generously, making doing a great job easy. You are trusted to use your intuition and training to make decisions on your own, something that I really appreciate. The employee discount is outstanding, 40% off general merchandise and 50% off elfa! Overall, The Container Store has created a work environment that makes me EXCITED to go to work everyday.

Cons

Selling organizational products can be extremely difficult at times, especially when you have to explain to a customer how a product will help them and why they need it. Other retailers have it easier as they sell common items accepted as necessities. Also, because of the set up of stores, it is very hard to move from part-time to full-time. You can't just ask for more hours, being full-time is a big promotion.

3.0

Feb 24, 2015

Generally a decent place to work but it has some serious issues to work out...

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture is great and the brand is very well represented. Very female focused. Vast majority of staff is female. Decent pay with decent benefits Most days...it is a lot of fun!

Cons

There is a huge disconnect between the company vision on a C Staff level and the competency to execute that vision on a store level. There is very limited career growth opportunities. Very emotion focused. Everything is about feelings which often creates challenges in accountability, productivity and efficiency.

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Jobs at The Container Store

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Huntington Station, NY