The Container Store reviews

Store management seems so detached from what goes on outside the break room, other than closely monitoring the numbers, of course. The huddles are tedious, especially now that they run 10 minutes and continue to include the childish role play. We get it. Connect with the customer...Open-ended questions...Steer them to elfa. And please please please, we beg of you PLEASE post the schedule in a more timely manner.

Hard work is not rewarded in the company. Recognition is given to the people who can effectively use their "vocabulary" rather than those that have proven themselves as strong leaders and faithful employees. Throw around phrases like 'gumby' and 'second pair of eyes' and you'll gain more praise than if you actually work hard. While there's a constant stream of communication; e-mails, voicemails, newsletters...actual feedback can be pretty passive. I'm not sure if it was only my store, but there seemed to be a managerial mentality to let someone else deal with it. Foundation training consists of a week long group training to instill the TCS mentality, and full-time opportunities are boasted as the incentives to being a strong employee, yet when a position for full-time opens, it is filled by an outside applicant, rather than through promotion. And unless you are full-time, your hours are not going to be consistent. In fact, during the holiday season TCS cut hours of part-timers while hiring new staff to cover for the holiday rush.