Limited Hours compared to typical retail but lower pay too - Store Manager The Container Store Employee Review

3.0
30 Jul 2010
Recommend
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Pros

only 45 hours a week great group of people work inj the stores

Cons

very little opportunity to advance and learn more management under utilizes employees experience and skills upper management has been in place too long - they need fresh ideas upper management consistent thinks they know what is going on and fail to ask simple questions that can clarify issues. This causes them to work under false assumptions about their team. Focus on individual weaknesses instead of how to leverage unique talents. The way they pay for overtime among many employees is wrong - even if it is legal. When you work overtime the more you work the less you make - doesn't sound like a great company does it. Now there are positions in the company where they are mandating 6 days and overtime hours and pay you less every minute over 40...very disrespectful of their employees. Many employees are made to stand while they work, the company feels if they had chairs they would waste time and sit too long - that doesn't sound like they really believe they hire 1=3 people.

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5.0
12 Dec 2025
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Pros

Great Customer. Customers come in and find the time and energy to be positive making for a great working environment.

Cons

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2.0
9 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Decent pay for the most part

Cons

No raises, no bonuses, as an IC doing every other department is more important. Lots of forced overtime at the last minute.

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