Not what I thought - at all. - Prime Timer The Container Store Employee Review

1.0
Oct 14, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pay is competitive for retail, foundation principles are great in theory.

Cons

Foundation principles mean nothing, only one is "man in the desert" which basically means selling people stuff they don't need. Worst job I've ever had, I don't care if the pay is decent. I've been worked to the bone physically. I worked an 8 hour morning merchandising shift, worked my butt off was covered in sweat then, after my hour lunch (no breaks, ever) I got to unload palettes of Elfa for the remainder of my shift. After all that, I got coached at how I complain while working, how most co workers think I don't work hard and how I need to "toughen up".

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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