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?

43% of The Container Store employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Container Store 2.9 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) , Retail Sales Associate (41) , Project Specialist (40) , 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 115 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the company is always putting together fun events to keep everyone motivated." ((in 93 reviews)); "Great coworkers Friendly Discounts Elfa" ((in 90 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 108 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 39 reviews)); "Clear favoritism on the part of management" ((in 33 reviews)); "Poor upper management fails to maintain the culture that made TCS great." ((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.

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3.2

43% would recommend to a friend

(1,960 total reviews)

Joel Bines

46% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Senior management

2.6

Career opportunities

The Container Store has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,960 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).

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2K reviews

2.0

Mar 31, 2011

An experience I'd rather forget.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good for the retail industry.

Cons

It is a Stepford environment, and the 'training' program feels more like indoctrination.

2.0

Feb 23, 2011

It's not what it used to be...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compared to working retail elsewhere it's better Training Communication (on some levels) Generally nice people to work with

Cons

A LOT is expected of employees, with not much in the way of acknowledgment, praise or reward Conflicting priorities Not enough time to accomplish goals/tasks given and work the sales floor Managers completely out of touch with the staff and the sales floor Don't get paid nearly enough to have customers be often rude and even swear at employees Management micromanages employees at every turn Need some sort of rotating 2 days off in a row for FT employees

3.0

Feb 21, 2011

The Container store is a good place to work, it just needs to tighten up on some issues

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great employees, decent benifits, great facilitys.

Cons

Management out of touch, with the needs of there employees. The employees past job experience, education, and know- how, are totaly overlooked for a watered down pay system, that nickels, and dimes you, to death, no matter how many job positions you learn, and work, it's all considered lateral.

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