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The Container Store

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Good place to work, but not so great to build a career. - Anonymous employee The Container Store Employee Review

4.0
Feb 18, 2009
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The best thing about working for the Container Store is the people. The majority of the staff is well qualified problem solvers who excel at customer service. The benefits that are offered to employees is also very good. Part time employees can qualify for health insurance, and the company offers a 4% match to 401k contributions.

Cons

The major downside of working full time for the Container Store is the schedules. The time restrictions on the full time staff allow for very little personal time on work days. It is extremely hard to accomplish personal goals when working full time at the container store. The final item is the level of interaction the management has with the staff. The management team spends too much time in the back room, and too little time on the sales floor with the staff.

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5.0
Jan 24, 2026
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Pros

Amazing management, I can't complain about that.

Cons

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1.0
Jun 23, 2026
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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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