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?

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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

1.0

Jan 29, 2014

Worst experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Product discount, closing at 8pm, set break times, closing does not take long at night.

Cons

Dinosaur POS systems. They're rude to you if you aren't religious. You get fired if you don't work the day after Thanksgiving. Manager was inappropriately close with a few female employees but I got fired for posting on my private Facebook page that it sucked having to work the day after Thanksgiving or you'd lose your job. Seriously? Illegal. The people I worked with were immature and ridiculous. They also called the cops on my sister after she was also fired (for having a trip planned the day after thanksgiving), saying she stole when she went in to look at paint for a project. Cops searched and found nothing. We never got an apology. I will never support this company. Ever.

3.0

Jan 29, 2014

not sure anymore

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay off on sunday

Cons

not closing the store when the weather is bad so the people can get home safely. they say they care about the people that work there but when there is a winter warning out and it is all ice you can not close early so everyone can get home safely, is it worth a few sales to let your people get hurt on the way home? i don't think so, come on hobby lobby live up to your words, start caring about your people that help you make that money. i don't think that mr. green knows how his management treats their people, he needs to know.

3.0

Jan 28, 2014

Great place to work, awesome customers & fun merchandise. Love my employee discount of 15% even items on sale.

Department head

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The customers are awesome and so is the merchandise. It's a lot of hard work if you are a department head but that can be rewarding if you take pride in what you do. Don't expect to hear "good job" or "that looks great" from management, they only know how to point out what is wrong..."I see tape residue"...."When did you dust this"....."Your glass needs cleaned"....."You can't leave until all of your stock is put out". It can get to me at times & I have a little pity party and remind myself that I just worked 11 hours without stopping (except for 30 min lunch) and my department shelves look so nice when they are full and my customers are enjoying themselves. I love getting to the merchandise and what items my customers buy the most of. I love the whole process; taking inventory of all the items in my department, placing my order for the next week, unloading my order from the truck, unpacking it, filling the shelves with the merchandise, and then listening to the customers that come in say "Ohhhh, this is sooo cute!". I don't need my manager to notice all the little details that I do to keep my department looking good, hearing the customers loving the little treasures that they find & then realizing its 50% off this week is enough for me. We hear a lot of stuff standing silently an isle away silently counting stock or zoning. LOL.

Cons

Truck days are when we earn our $14 an hour!!!!

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