Ugh, don't do it unless you really, really have to (like I did)... - PT Sales/Visual The Container Store Employee Review

2.0
17 Mar 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Coworkers very smart, capable, hardworking, cool people. Generous employee discount Excellent initial training Not having to check in with a manager before making a customer happy Learned a lot about organization and storage solutions

Cons

Very demanding physical labor While the discount is awesome, you won't make enough to afford most of the products Must pretend you believe in the corporate Kool-Aid enough to fly under the radar and do your job without being harassed Constant pressure to sell Elfa, whether customers needed/wanted it or not Impossible to have any continuity with your work hours (work until 10pm, then come in at 4:45am the next morning for a merchandise processing shift? Awesome! Who needs sleep?!) Management style is very passive-aggressive Management/FT MP shift leaders constantly micromanaging for the sake of micromanagement

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5.0
27 Apr 2026
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Pros

Their business, benefits and products are all incredible.

Cons

My position did not allow for a healthy work/life balance. I was never "off".

2.0
9 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent pay for the most part

Cons

No raises, no bonuses, as an IC doing every other department is more important. Lots of forced overtime at the last minute.

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