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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Crate and Barrel part-time
Pros
Great employee discounts! Fun place to work, lots of positive teamwork!
Cons
Retail hours, nights & weekends.
Advice to Management
Increase hourly pay.
Crate and Barrel 2017-08-29 20:30 PDT![Crate and Barrel Logo]()
"Some good co-workers, but management sucks..."
StarStarStarStarStarDoesn't RecommendNegative OutlookI have been working at Crate and Barrel part-time (More than a year)
Pros
My manager for the stockroom operations is awesome and some of my co-workers are nice people.
Cons
Besides my manager, all of the other managers are incompetent and some are just rude. The work as a merchandising associate is monotonous and shifts feel like they crawl by.
Advice to Management
Wake up.
Crate and Barrel 2017-09-11 09:36 PDTHelpful (3)
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"Be ready to relocate to move up"
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Negative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Crate and Barrel full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Beautiful store to work in with great co-workers. The discount is pretty nice and even nicer when items are on sale. When store designer is busy, you get to help out with store displays and be creative.
Cons
I really disliked not having a full weekend to go visit out of town friends. Holidays are busy and very difficult to take time off.
Advice to Management
It would be great to plan work schedules so full time associates have one full weekend free a month so they can see family and friends.
Crate and Barrel 2017-08-17 03:19 PDT![Crate and Barrel Logo]()
"Loved working here"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Crate and Barrel part-time
Pros
Employee discount, flexible hours, good starting pay
Cons
Management sometimes can be overbearing
Advice to Management
It's impossible to be perfect. Hire managers that care about their work and their employees.
Crate and Barrel 2017-08-23 10:59 PDTHelpful (4)
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"Michigan Avenue store in Chicago is a sinking ship!"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Crate and Barrel part-time (More than a year)
Pros
Work with some wonderful people at the Michigan Avenue flagship store in Chicago.
Cons
Michigan Ave store is closing for good in January, 2018. Starbucks is taking over the space. Managers at C&B Miachigan Ave location are misrable. Corporate is not transfrerring any managers to other locations after the Michigan Ave flagship store closes. Morale among all employees over all is very low through out the store. Lots of new young hires that are very bored! No one believes anything C&B corporate says. All my fellow workers are looking for new positions with other companies. Corporate is a puppet to what the parent company Otto Group of Germany dictates. They could care less about what anyone at the Michigan Ave store in Chicago thinks. If you are looking for seasonal work for Christmas 2017, look somewhere else or feel the added pressure from managers looking to get a better good bye package when they loose their jobs in January 2018.
Crate and Barrel 2017-09-02 20:11 PDT![Crate and Barrel Logo]()
"Excellent Opportunity"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Crate and Barrel part-time (More than a year)
Pros
Flexible scheduling, high growth oppportunities, friendly and efficient higher management
Cons
Long standing hours! I dont see any other cons
Crate and Barrel 2017-08-14 04:01 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Poor management"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Crate and Barrel full-time
Pros
Geographically a good location for me (short commute); office is beautiful; good cafeteria
Cons
Everything is manual - no processes or automation to help scale our jobs; management constantly changing their minds; they don't value their employees or provide support - when something goes wrong we bear all the consequences, but when something goes right they own all the glory (no appreciation); I am down two people on my team and they are not backfilling so I end up doing 3 people's job and working every weekend; highly political, co-workers and teams are using 360 review to back stab each other; not impressed by the management team on the decisions they made
Advice to Management
More transparency, put the right people in the right job, more appreciation from the leaderships
Crate and Barrel 2017-09-15 11:43 PDT![Crate and Barrel Logo]()
"Sales Associate"
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Neutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Crate and Barrel part-time
Pros
Meeting people from all different cultures.
Cons
This particular company doesn't have enough full-time positions.
Crate and Barrel 2017-08-24 16:25 PDT![Crate and Barrel Logo]()
"Great Company, Great Morale, Undervalued"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Crate and Barrel full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
I enjoyed my daily experiences as a part time and full time employee, and believe a lot of that was due to the team I was a part of. For the most part, everyone enjoyed coming to work every day, and once I transitioned to full time where I co-managed employees, I tried to continue to provide an environment where people wanted to come to work.
Cons
The pay is fairly competitive, but still I feel the appreciation for bottom line workers is less than other companies.
Crate and Barrel 2017-08-09 14:47 PDT![Crate and Barrel Logo]()
"Store Manager"
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Positive OutlookI have been working at Crate and Barrel full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Great environment
Upper Managememt who cares
Growth Opportunity in region
Good benefitsCons
Long hours 60 HR. work weeks
Holidays/Weekends required
Constant turnoverCrate and Barrel 2017-08-17 19:07 PDT
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