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 182 reviews)); "discount is good but they don't pay you enough to even have money to spend there." ((in 123 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the company is always putting together fun events to keep everyone motivated." ((in 92 reviews)); "Great coworkers Friendly Discounts Elfa" ((in 88 reviews)); "Onboarding and training was great!" ((in 86 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 109 reviews)); "level managers don't seem to be taught how to work with each other or with full" ((in 78 reviews)); "Limited hours and schedule status" ((in 41 reviews)); "Clear favoritism on the part of management" ((in 32 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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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,962 reviews)

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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

4.0

Dec 8, 2014

One of the best retail companies to work for but it has it's limits

Part-time sales/visual

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

decent pay, affordable health benefits for PT employees, great training, amazing discount, awesome products

Cons

The company has changed since the IPO, management and customers can be challenging at times, hours flutuate dramatically, it's very hard to become full-time, not many growth opportunities, small raises, you have to purchase work shirts, favortisim, depending on your store staff can be very phoney, full of gossip, and everyone sucking up to managers. Things vary drastically from store to store, some markets are held at a higher standard than others.

3.0

Dec 5, 2014

Not who they use to be

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with. Great discount. Great product

Cons

inadequate managers who doesn't Have management experience. Company is behind the current trends and Dont have the best business plan. the company is still a baby in the industry and the procedures reflect that. IT department is lacking. health benefits are horrible

3.0

Dec 2, 2014

Great experience at first, then reality sets in

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-positivity, encouragement from the staff -nature of work is fulfilling, helps with your own personal organization -pay is quite good for retail

Cons

-lots of backstage cliques. popularity contests over deserving recognition -micromanaging leads to stress, adding to an already heavy workload -truck process constantly understaffed, pushing for unrealistic time goals, leading to lower morale

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