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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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

4.0

Oct 21, 2015

Not a bad retail job.

Stockman

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay for part time stockman (starts at 10.00, currently at 10.16). Great co-workers and overall environment. Not a large learning curve.

Cons

This may be specific to my location (in fact I'm pretty sure it is based on what I know of other stockman at other stores), but the stockman are overworked and made to pick up the slack of the department heads. Truck days are surprisingly long. Inventory system is outdated. There is no barcodes to scan, cashiers must manually enter the skew numbers, department, and sale of the items being purchased. This can lead to slow checkout times if the cashiers aren't particularly fast, especially during seasonal time.

3.0

Oct 21, 2015

Department Supervisor

Department supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is great for a retail job. As well as yearly bonuses that increase each year you are employed. Closes at 8 pm and opens at 9 am. Full timers usually get the day shifts. Closed Sundays.

Cons

Corporate implements ridiculous rules that make your job take 10 times longer than it would without such rules. I worked there for 7 years and watched a lot of people walk in happy and within a few months they dread going to work. Not enough man hours to finish the managements unrealistic requests, this was a problem all the way through and I was extremely good at my job with the opportunity to move up but it wasn't worth it for me.

4.0

Oct 20, 2015

Enjoyed work experience

Certified custom framer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is family oriented and works with your schedule. Small work group so everyone knows everyone

Cons

Some of the hour cuts can be excessive depending on how much they need you, especially as a part timer.

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