Does World Market pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, World Market employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at World Market. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at World Market?

57% of World Market employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated World Market 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at World Market?

Sales Associate (427) , Sales Associate/Cashier (111) , Stock Associate (74) , Supervisor (73) , Cashier (58) , Retail Sales Associate (52) , General Manager (47) , Assistant Manager (31) , Store Manager (30) , Department Head (28) , POS Coordinator (26) , Seasonal Sales Associate (26) , Associate (21) , Beverage Department Head (19) , Gourmet Department Head (18)

What are the pros of working at World Market according to real employee reviews?

"Great coworkers and most of the customers are very nice!" ((in 134 reviews)); "The people I worked with were great and the hours were consistent" ((in 111 reviews)); "Interesting inventory and flexible hours" ((in 83 reviews)); "Flexible scheduling and overall good discounts." ((in 55 reviews)); "Great people and employees to work with" ((in 42 reviews))

What are the cons of working at World Market according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and you have to sign people up for their coupons" ((in 191 reviews)); "Management was poor and did not reflect the values of the entire company." ((in 143 reviews)); "Supervisors do secret evaluations of you at the register and when you're sales leading on the floor." ((in 23 reviews)); "Lots of pallets, holidays are busy and hectic, the raise is not enough" ((in 19 reviews)); "closing and opening the whole store and managing employees is worth more than $1 above minimum wage." ((in 19 reviews))

What are employees saying about World Market layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about World Market layoffs and their outlook for job security at World Market in 2026.

World Market reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(1,973 total reviews)

Eric Hunter

59% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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World Market has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,973 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The World Market 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

2.0

Nov 5, 2011

It's a job and a enjoy working for the customers, helping the employees and for the unique and ever changing items.

Supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cost plus definitely has culture.

Cons

Corporate office makes it real hard on the management team and employees. They make a lot of mistakes and the little guys has to eat it up and provide GREAT customer service. Cost plus needs to be better at training and promoting from within to keep the culture of the company going. It's very hard hiring from outside the company and trying to make a manager World Marketish when he/she doesn't know anything about being Cost Plus World Market brand. It's like you have to start from the bottom up in order to understand. That's generally the problem.

2.0

Nov 1, 2011

Interesting, yet unpleasant.

Stock crew

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Always new and interesting things to do. Product is unique. Employees are fun and interesting. Pushed to find new expectations of yourself.

Cons

Explorer sign-up is shoved down your throat. Even if you don't work the register you can and will be written up for not getting a 40% average. One person is expected to do the work of 3-4 people with limited time. Back room isn't big enough to hold the amount of product sent each week. Employees have to move the same fixtures every week, which wastes time and money. Supervisors who don't help with difficult tasks and then yell when things don't get done. Positive feedback is nonexistent. Employees expected to work off the clock to finish projects. Availability ignored. Not enough employees on the floor to help customers during busy hours. Not enough space in store for the amount of product on-hand.

4.0

Oct 29, 2011

The store environment is fun to work in but the push to do more with less is a challenge

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

-The uniqueness of the merchandise is incomparable -Able to be creative in store displays -Empowered to truly own the business instead of being a puppet, directed to do everything -Employee discount

Cons

-Pressure to do more with less people--the displays in the store are constantly being changed and even though the direction is to do it "off-hours", sometimes there isn't enough staff to do this -Pressure on email signups -Backroom safety

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It's a job and a enjoy working for the customers, helping the employees and for the unique and ever changing items.

Interesting, yet unpleasant.

The store environment is fun to work in but the push to do more with less is a challenge

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