All talk no walk - Anonymous employee The Container Store Employee Review

1.0
29 Oct 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people were the only pros in my opinion. The people were great and nice. From the managers to fellow coworkes. A

Cons

The pay and hours were bad.. Out of 30 people working only 2 were full time. The rest were part time so hours were not consistent. Was told 21 hour minimum and at times I would work 14 a week. No cashier training because I was a stock person and wasn't told my position until after training. The morning shift of truck was the worst part.

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Pros

Friendly environment, prioritizes staff safety, and offers several benefits.

Cons

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1.0
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Pros

Everyone from director level on down in my department was great. Very collaborative. Gave you autonomy to do and try new things.

Cons

Where do I start…Sr. Leadership is TERRIBLE. I mean absolutely horrific. No direction and plans were changing at the drop of a dime after the BB&B “merger”. You could feel the shift in the culture, just NASTY attitudes and taking the employees for granted. The new CEO and the rest of Sr. level execs acted like everyone was just expendable workhorses. They touted reopening the headquarters cafe as some awesome benefit so they could bring people back to the office full time. If you’re going to be bullish and require everyone back, have some guts and just do it. But don’t act like a cafe is some life changing benefit to get everyone excited. Anyway, blind leading the blind. The merit increase or raises - non existent. No 401k match. Nothing positive because the company is so broke. The new store concept sounds a mess. Save yourself and don’t even apply, let alone accept an offer. Joel Bines is no longer the CEO. He was a great guy and I think he had great ideas. Marcus Lemonis is the new CEO and I would give him a thumbs down.

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