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 been stable over the past 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 184 reviews)); "discount is good but they don't pay you enough to even have money to spend there." ((in 112 reviews)); "Great coworkers Friendly Discounts Elfa" ((in 92 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the company is always putting together fun events to keep everyone motivated." ((in 92 reviews)); "Onboarding and training was great!" ((in 83 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 112 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 38 reviews)); "Favoritism runs rampant among the upper staff and 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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5.0

Oct 16, 2014

Great place to work

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast pace, keeps you moving

Cons

Miscommunication between management and lower staff sometimes

5.0

Oct 6, 2014

Great company culture

Store replenishment

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee-friendly culture, understanding management, flexibility afforded.

Cons

Adapting the sometimes heavy workloads around peak seasons (holidays, back to school).

4.0

Aug 14, 2014

Contain Yourself

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

As a part time employee at the time they offered health insurance and 401k after your first year. This is before Obama Care they are very friendly. I felt like it was a small family they want you to succeed they give you all the training you will need because then you can stand on your own. They are very generous with their discounts and I forgot to mention training is paid so are the meetings. Anything you want to learn about just ask enough times and they will tell you or train you.

Cons

I don't know about now but they didn't have tuition reimbursement very hard to get a full time position if you started out as part time. They prefer to ask you to quit instead of taking a leave of absence when they ask you this they tell you to reapply when your Doctor clears you.

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