Alright temporary job - Prime Time Sales The Container Store Employee Review

2.0
1 Aug 2018
Recommend
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Pros

40% discount Can’t combine with other promotions though Commuter Benefits You can view your schedule/ request time off through their app

Cons

Condescending attitudes when you’re not doing something properly from some of the employees Doing “truck” is exhausting , it’s like working in a warehouse/factory, your back aches after, company needs to invest in a healthier way to go about doing this- you’re employees back are suffering Understaffed Training is a joke it’s not interactive at all they just have you watch videos and someone from the district team reads to you and then you’re expected to know everything when you’re put on the floor Don’t know how they ended up in Forbes one of the best companies to work for Prime timers only get 30 minute lunches and full timers get 1 hr You don’t start accruing PTO after I don’t know how many years You have to clean the bathroom every night when I was told in training they had a maintenance staff lol You have to wear they’re uniform tops ( they give you 2 when hired) you have to buy their sweaters too you’re not allowed to wear your own on the floor They don’t have the best practices for “damages” they mark items with a red marker and throw them in the trash instead of donating them which is so wasteful

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5.0
27 Apr 2026
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Pros

Their business, benefits and products are all incredible.

Cons

My position did not allow for a healthy work/life balance. I was never "off".

3.0
28 Jan 2026
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Pros

The Container Store has the most thorough training process of any company I've worked for. The environment was nice, and my coworkers and managers were all great. The employee discount is significant.

Cons

I applied because I was not getting the hours I was promised by my other part-time retail job. During the hiring process, they said I could work as many hours as I wanted, up to 29 hours per week. They did not mention until I was hired and asking for my hours that hours are dependent on how many customers you get to sign up for the rewards program. As a cashier, everyone I checked out who was not a part of the rewards program and did not want to be counted against me. Customers who are already a part of it don't factor in. I could check out 40 people in a shift, only have 5 who weren't part of the program, and only get 2 of them to sign up, and I would be penalized for that with my hours. If you work floor shifts and sign people up on the floor, it's able to boost your score since you don't interact with non-rewards members who don't want to join the system at all, but I was never offered floor shifts. They expected a 60-70% conversion rate, which is not realistic. Most people who want to be part of the program already are, and those who aren't typically aren't willing to even hear your 20-second pitch about it.

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