Is Hobby Lobby a good company to work for?

Hobby Lobby has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 5,092 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 47% of employees would recommend working at Hobby Lobby to a friend and 45% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Hobby Lobby have been left by employees working as Customer Service , Stock Associate and Stock Person .

Does Hobby Lobby pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hobby Lobby employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hobby Lobby. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hobby Lobby?

47% of Hobby Lobby employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hobby Lobby 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Hobby Lobby?

Cashier (609) , Sales Associate/Cashier (307) , Department Head (229) , Sales Associate (185) , Assistant Manager (128) , Store Manager (122) , Co-Manager (121) , Department Manager (111) , Stockman (98) , Retail Sales Associate (88) , Certified Custom Framer (85) , Stocker (78) , Customer Service Manager (CSM) (76) , Customer Service Manager (61) , Order Puller (60)

What are the pros of working at Hobby Lobby according to real employee reviews?

"pay can be good but not what they advertise on sign when they are hiring." ((in 817 reviews)); "You get to have great coworkers and lots of jokes are made while working hard." ((in 245 reviews)); "Great people to work with crew was great" ((in 227 reviews)); "Good benefits for you and or family." ((in 157 reviews)); "Great Employees who are dedicated to what they do and long term employees" ((in 77 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Hobby Lobby according to real employee reviews?

"Managers don't have very good customer relations skills." ((in 267 reviews)); "Long hours expected and could be sent to other locations with short notice and no ability to refuse." ((in 180 reviews)); "Upper management is horrible" ((in 86 reviews)); "Not very accommodating to time off even if you have a crisis." ((in 63 reviews)); "You get no training and your DM's only job is to nit pick you to death." ((in 62 reviews))

What are employees saying about Hobby Lobby layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Hobby Lobby layoffs and their outlook for job security at Hobby Lobby in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Hobby Lobby locations?

Oklahoma City , Houston , Atlanta , San Antonio , Austin , Dallas , Orlando , Tulsa , Phoenix , Las Vegas , Birmingham , Kansas City , Jacksonville , Fort Worth , Knoxville , Mesa , Nashville , Indianapolis , Wichita , Plano , Cincinnati , Louisville , Denver , Baton Rouge , Greenville , Charlotte , Murfreesboro , Roseville , Colorado Springs , Logan

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Hobby Lobby reviews

3.2

47% would recommend to a friend

(4,943 total reviews)

David Green

45% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Culture & values

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.9

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Hobby Lobby has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 4,943 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hobby Lobby 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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5K reviews

5.0

Feb 25, 2025

Nice place to work

Custom framing specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very nice people to work with

Cons

None to mention at this time

4.0

Feb 24, 2025

It was good

Stocker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

easy to do, good hours, great job

Cons

on my feet a whole lot

3.0

Feb 24, 2025

Nice People but Creative Chaos

Graphic designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people in the Art/Creative Department that you meet and work with are some of the most talented and friendly people around. The environment is inspiring and made coming to work every day exciting and fun. Their entire system is well-organized and if you know how to work quickly and efficiently, it is pretty easy to complete your deadlines. Despite what people say, they are in fact diverse in who they hire though most of the department is female.

Cons

There is a certain type of creativity they are looking for and the best way I can describe it is to be a "chaotic creative". If you are an "analytical creative" like myself and prefer designing backed by statistics and sufficient reasoning, you won't get it. They have a family mentality but you are a machine and management priority is how the company will prosper and not necessarily how you will prosper. Despite whatever nice things they tell you, 90% of it is for show. The turnover is high here for a reason. At the end of the day, if you are okay with being a machine and spewing out ideas and creativity with no plug, you'll love it here. Otherwise, I don't recommend it for those that don't fit their mold.

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