Does Sandbox VR pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sandbox VR employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sandbox VR. This rating has improved by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sandbox VR?

45% of Sandbox VR employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sandbox VR 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sandbox VR?

Guest Experience Guide (17) , Assistant Manager (9) , General Manager (9) , Software Engineer (6) , Store Manager (6) , Guest Experience (5) , Host (5) , Shift Lead (5) , Store Specialist (5) , Guest Guide (4) , Guide (4) , Lead Host (4) , Retail Associate (4) , Team Lead (4) , Team Leader (4)

What are the pros of working at Sandbox VR according to real employee reviews?

"lots of great coworkers to trauma bond with" ((in 17 reviews)); "Team is great and building long term relationships with the coworkers is a rewarding experience." ((in 10 reviews)); "Nice working environment, and great colleagues." ((in 8 reviews)); "Great teammates and colleagues, willing to help each other, making jokes." ((in 7 reviews)); "flexible hours" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Sandbox VR according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and complete ignorance from them" ((in 19 reviews)); "BUT, since upper management was also furloughed none of them TOUCHED email." ((in 10 reviews)); "This company let go almost all of their executive leadership last year because of their awful spending habits and horrible leadership." ((in 5 reviews)); "The managers are lack of experience, no directions, but too much fantasy, and feeling too good about themselves" ((in 4 reviews)); "Corporate will integrate new systems without testing for bugs causing mass problems company wide and stores and employees are expected to just make do with a little to no training on how to fix the new systems." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sandbox VR layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Sandbox VR locations?

San Francisco , San Mateo , Atlanta , Saint Louis , Austin , Cerritos , Woodland Hills , Las Vegas , Chicago , Fort Worth , Dublin , San Diego , Kirkland , Paramus , Denver , Tysons Corner , Woodbridge , Brooklyn , Louisville , Dallas , Texas City , Eden Prairie , Little Rock , Indianapolis , Westlake , Columbus , California City , Los Angeles , San Ramon , Seattle

Sandbox VR reviews

3.0

45% would recommend to a friend

(210 total reviews)

Steve Zhao

61% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

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Sandbox VR has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 210 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Sandbox VR employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

210 reviews

5.0

Apr 1, 2026

still growing!

Operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- culture is collaborative, humble, and accountability - benchmarked pay, equity, 401k match, and health benefits - flexible PTO, sick leave, and paid holidays - growth, training, and an annual store leadership conference - modern tools and an AI chatbot to help with operations questions - culture events like march madness, prediction pools, and dungeons and dragons - fun environment, but still very focused on results

Cons

- priorities can evolve quickly - teams expected to stay adaptable - periods where workloads increase or direction changes

4.0

Apr 1, 2026

Great coworkers but constant pressure from corporate changes

Asm- assistant store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great coworkers, fun environment, love seeing the equipment growth

Cons

Economic balance with hardship of Labor cuts, every year feels like there’s big changes that put pressure on in store employees. Tourist don’t buy upsells so it’s a constant hard sell, personally have given ideas to sell merch for customers but it went nowhere.

3.0

Mar 31, 2026

Corporate does not care about you

Assistant store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

PTO and insurance is good Good learning experience if you have never had a customer service/low level management job before

Cons

Communication from corporate is very lacking Pay and subsequent raises are inadequate No upwards mobility (I've been stuck in the same position for years and there is no end in sight) Hours are never guaranteed due to super strict labor budgets Work-life balance is extremely difficult (expect to get slack messages a lot if you are a GM!) The store can get extremely chaotic and noisy, to the point where you are having to fully scream instructions for your guests to hear you (I've lost my voice after a shift multiple times) You will have to deal with children, drunk/high people, and verbally abusive customers (I had a customer cuss me out/threaten me and corporate told me I wasn't allowed to ban them from coming in again)

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Corporate does not care about you

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