Bed Bath & Beyond Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Bed Bath & Beyond part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great company to work for, great discounts as an employee. Fun environment!!! Excellent training in all departments.

Cons – Hard to move up the ladder

Advice to Senior Management – Take time to know the employees that are loyal and want to move into management

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Bed Bath & Beyond

Pros – Pay is good.
Family business.
Do not work long hours

Cons – The first three months you get paid by the hour but it do not add up

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Bed Bath & Beyond part-time for more than a year

Pros – friendly coworkers (most of them)
ability to pick up extra shifts
employee discount is always nice!
i have learned a lot about sales that has helped me win consideration for other careers.

Cons – unrealistic expectations
many late nights when closing and preparing for any corporate visits (i believe 12:45 is my record so far)
high turnover rate
little to no recognition

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Bed Bath & Beyond full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Competitive salary
Customer service truly is the focus

Cons – Work/life balance is horrific
Payroll budgets unrealistic for desired results

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Bed Bath & Beyond full-time for more than a year

Pros – Hours worked, cutomer focus, willing to listen to any ideas

Cons – Managers are hands on with all projects, this is not a con. Most people don't expect this when starting.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Bed Bath & Beyond part-time for less than a year

Pros – I was offered $10 an hour because I asked for it with no work experience whatsoever. People are all really nice and you get a lot of experience in retail from working here because they are big on customer service at Bed Bath and Beyond.

Cons – Long hours, rude customers, and not very thorough training made starting there become a huge difficulty for me but once you get used to it, it's not so bad.

Advice to Senior Management – Hire more employees especially cashiers.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Bed Bath & Beyond part-time

Pros – Fun co-workers, fast paced, never a dull moment. Flexible scheduling helps out alot if you're in college. Learn a lot of useful info.

Cons – The managers that are hired can be pretty questionable; some don't deserve to be handed power over more competent floor people, but that's indicative of how things are run for the company. Also, the customer base depends largely on the demographics so be aware of the neighborhood you're in before you choose to work there.

Advice to Senior Management – Train and treat your managers well so they won't keep leaving for other companies!

Current Employee – been working at Bed Bath & Beyond part-time for more than a year

Pros – I work with very nice people. The customers are generally pleasant (there's a few crankies). It's a pretty easy job once you learn it.

Cons – You do get some pretty cranky customers once in awhile. It's a little bit annoying when customers expect you to know absolutely everything...from directions to what other stores are around to where every single product is located.

Advice to Senior Management – We (the cashiers) have off days sometimes too. It'd be nice if you weren't so hard on us sometimes.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Bed Bath & Beyond part-time for more than a year

Pros – You get a 20% discount... which is the same discount that everyone gets if they have a coupon. Impressing the ladies with your knowledge of housewares.

Cons – No career opportunities. No full-time positions available the entire 2 years I worked there. Barely above minimum wage.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Bed Bath & Beyond part-time for more than a year

Pros – Very decent pay, especially for part-time.
Some days you can work very little. Just chatting with customers selling product!
They make a very honest attempt to train you on product knowledge (it's hard they sell a lot of stuff),
Co-Workers are generally really cool, even some/most managers (there's always that one though :)
LOTS of incentives!!! Random items each month sold to employees for COST!! That's like 75% off.
Employee Appreciation nights, each employee walks with anywhere from $300-$1000 in free stuff that is donated by the companies/stores. Mostly products you sell but you can get a $400 blender, a $100 trash can, basically anything they sell. .

Cons – Terrible yearly raises, if any.
Management moves around a lot so it's hard to establish yourself and move up.
Having to stay until 12:30 when your scheduled off at 10:15 because there is a "corporate visit" the next day. And given NO extra break or meal.
Minimal Hours (20 or less) (newer rules). They would rather have 10 employees working 10 hours knowing nothing about the products than 5 employees working 20 hours knowing everything!!!
You have 10-15 managers at any one time, if only ONE doesn't like you they can and will make your life hell.
Not loyal at all to people who have been there a while. If anything they take advantage of your knowledge and skills and make you pick up the slack for others (without extra recognition).
VERY INCONSISTENT SCHEDULING...HARD TO MANAGE YOUR DAYS ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE TWO JOBS

Advice to Senior Management – RECOGNIZE YOUR EMPLOYEES WHO ACTUALLY HAVE PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE. Show that recognition. AND actually enforce that "promoting from within" rule or your turnover rate will go sky high as anyone who's been there for more than 6 months will quit!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend