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      Build-A-Bear

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      Build-A-Bear reviews

      3.8

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (1,770 total reviews)

      Sharon John

      60% approve of CEO

      51% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Senior management

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      2.8

      Compensation and benefits

      Build-A-Bear has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,770 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
      3.0
      Mar 17, 2013

      Great friends but poor pay

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Friendly staff. Became friends with a lot of the staff while there. -Managers were very willing to train new staff. -Staff room treats (such as cookies and TV) made staff feel welcomed and appreciated.

      Cons

      -Store gets too busy and the amount of work increase, without an increase in pay. -Staff are expected to lead birthday parties as well without additional pay for the extra work.

      5.0
      Dec 27, 2012

      Great Company

      Assistant workshop manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      great culture, friendly, communication is excellent

      Cons

      Very little room for advancement past Assitant Manager, there are not a lot of stores and the company is so great that no one ever wants to leave.

      2.0
      Dec 2, 2012

      High pressures for a corny kids store

      Associate manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Easy work for the most part. Stuffing a bear doesn't take to much effort.

      Cons

      The cons of any retail job. Terrible hours, work weekends and holidays, higher ups breathing down your neck about hours, etc. Making numbers and focusing on metrics is huge a BBW. I understand it is a business, but don't say your focused on the customer and then push so freaken much to sell so much crap. Everything is super corny. They embed the word "bear" into everything, which is both annoying and stupid. Ex. instead of territory, it's "bearitory."

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