Hobby Lobby has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 4,941 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).
If you are in the right store with people who care as much as you do it’s a blast. Lots of freight to push and run to the floor. Sundays off.
Cons
Salary managers easily work 50 plus hours a week. Absolutely no home/work life balance at all. Even when you’re home you’ll be thinking of what you need to get done the next day and dreaming about hobby lobby boxes.
Hobby Lobby has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 5,089 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 45% of employees would recommend working at Hobby Lobby to a friend and 44% 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.
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 2% over the last 12 months.
45% 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.
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