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.

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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

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

2.9

Senior management

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Career opportunities

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).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Oct 19, 2011

Great Employees

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Reason for working here, great employees.

Cons

Getting paid for 1 position while working as 4.

3.0

Oct 19, 2011

It is a good place to work .

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Its a good place to work when you want extra hours. not open to late like most retail. benefits are not bad.

Cons

Not enough people to help on registers. you have 5 people working only 1 on register. all the company care about is the explorer % now its 40. not allowed to work your ability.

1.0

Oct 16, 2011

A constant threat, and total un professionalism from top to bottom.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learning how to handle unqualified people in places of authority.

Cons

Upper management ie: district managers cleaning house in regards to any one with several years of service.

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