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

Aug 4, 2014

detail oriented company with solid principles

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

working alongside team members who have similar passions, upbeat atmosphere, schedule is very flexible, teammates ALWAYS willing to develop each other in acquired skill sets.....phenomenal discount too!

Cons

although the advancement in the company is slow, your skill sets that you acquire along the way are solid which will enable you to communicate and help others along their path of development

3.0

Jul 27, 2014

It was an OK place to work, nothing specacular.

Prime time sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really frienob for a year or so.dly people. The pay is not that great for the work load but it was a good j

Cons

pay is low and raises are real slow.

4.0

Jun 18, 2014

Employee Centered Culture-Great Discount-Great Customers and Coworkers

Full time sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and employee discount. No extreme hours during holidays. Family atmosphere.

Cons

Part-time hours vary with season and management's opinion of the strengths of the employee. Little room for full-time jobs or growth.

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It was an OK place to work, nothing specacular.

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