Hobby Lobby reviews

3.2

45% would recommend to a friend

(4,939 total reviews)
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44% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Hobby Lobby has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 4,939 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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2.0
Jul 25, 2017

Co Manager

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Pros

Okay Hours for retail, closed Sundays as well as 8 PM close everyday. Benefits are okay as well. Vacation after 6 months.

Cons

Pay! Very low! You will not lead or guide anyone but rather be a stocker 90+% of the time. No interest in change or hearing any of your ideas so no reward of experience. You have to work 6 days a week when the store manager is not there, and you will have to do the same if you promote and do not have a co Manager. So the schedule is good in a perfect scenario only, if not a perfect scenario you are working a ton of hours. So if you are an experienced leader that is looking for a rewarding career at a place that will listen to you.... this is not the place for you.

1.0
Nov 7, 2014

Disappointing

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Pros

Like someone else mentioned, they hire a lot of designers right out of college which is great. The department layout is cool.

Cons

They are quick to go to the chopping block. One mistake and suddenly your years of good standing mean nothing. It's extremely stressful when you feel like you're doing a great job one day and could be fired the next. The hourly wages for designers and system for giving raises is awful. No negotiation, take it or leave it attitude. Some designers get paid as much as the warehouse workers. If you think you'll get a good raise by getting a promotion, think again. They spend thousands of dollars on poorly made, pre-purchased "batch" art and thousand-dollar meeting room chairs, instead of investing in their employees and utilizing their skills. Some people in senior leadership would always park in fire lanes and handicap spots. It's illegal and a blatant disrespect for disabled/injured employees, and it gives the impression that the rules don't apply to senior leadership. If you want a front row spot every time you come to work, then just put your name on a parking spot.

2.0
Sep 16, 2014

was a good company

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Pros

good benefits, hours for retail not bad,closed on sunday, decent pay in retail

Cons

after over fifteen years with this company i have watched it take a downward fall, they care less about the employees and more about profit, they raise the wages and then want more done with less people. they want the store to look like Macy's on a Walmart budget, there are never enough people on the floor to cover and finish tasks, and the ones that are there are on a register because there are never enough cashiers, how can you expect to do 30,000 to 40,000 in sales a day with one or two cashiers? it used to be a great place with a family atmosphere, now everyone is miserable :(

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