Build-A-Bear reviews

3.8

59% would recommend to a friend

(1,771 total reviews)

Sharon John

60% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Build-A-Bear has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,771 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Build-A-Bear employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews
4.0
Jun 3, 2012

Great place to work!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great hard working people! Opportunities for advancement if you work hard.

Cons

Management wasn't the best at times. All about the bottom line.

2.0
May 25, 2012

Not what it used to be.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

As long as you make your customers take a survey and give you a high rating, it doesn't matter how much money your store makes.

Cons

Many of the benefits from years past are now gone (stock purchase discount, better health benefits, stock grants, etc.)

5.0
May 21, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I definitely had a positive experience at BABW. The management I worked with was fantastic, and my fellow Bear Builders were great as well. You couldn't leave that place in a bad mood.

Cons

The communication between management and the general employees was not the best. We weren't informed in a lot of time when we would be having specials and sales so we could inform customers ahead of time. Because of a training error my a manager who was later fired, my register privileges were revoked and I lost the opportunity for a pay raise because of that.

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