Went public. Went downhill - werkgeversreview Anonieme werknemer bij The Container Store

1,0
28 aug 2017
Anonieme werknemer
Aanbevelen
Goedkeuring directeur
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Most coworkers are an awesome and intelligent group. ————— Cafe subsidized with healthy foods.

Minpunten

Benefits are not good. No 401k for 11 months after employment. There has also not been a match for the last 2 years. ————— We have also been without raises for the past 2 years. They have finally reinstated raises with a “max” of 2%. I say max because many people have received less. I have max in quotes because let’s look at Melissa’s (CEO) compensation. During this wage freeze and layoffs (will talk about this next) she has received the following wage: 2015 - $637,295 2016 - $2,113,515 No raises right? All of the executives got raises. ————— The layoffs were handled poorly. They sent a company wide email announcing the layoffs after the earnings call. We patiently waited at our desk to see if we would be the ones to get walked out. Some of the employees that were laid off had over 10 yrs under their belt. Worse than breaking a relationship via text. ————— Moral is at an all time low because all of the above. I wouldn’t be surprised if they lose a lot of knowledgeable employees in the upcoming year. ————— The culture has changes dramatically since going public. Employees are no longer first, it’s stock holders. We know this happens but the executives are still acting like culture is the same. I’m sure we will drop dramatically in position on the Fortune Too businesses to work for in 2018.

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5,0
22 jun 2026
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Friendly environment, prioritizes staff safety, and offers several benefits.

Minpunten

Various online training and creating various accounts just to use one main one.

1,0
23 jun 2026
Aanbevelen
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Everyone from director level on down in my department was great. Very collaborative. Gave you autonomy to do and try new things.

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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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