Build-A-Bear reviews

3.8

59% would recommend to a friend

(1,769 total reviews)

Sharon John

60% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Build-A-Bear has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,769 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Build-A-Bear employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews
3.0
Mar 7, 2025

Not payed enough to care

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Really good employee discount considering the product cost

Cons

They refused to raise my pay when they raised the starting pay, raises were only given once a year and only by $0.25 despite being at my location longer than alost anyone, I was payed $2 less an hour

3.0
Feb 26, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Guest interactions could be a lot of fun.

Cons

Would never get a full 40 hours, stores were purposely understaffed, metric expectations were outrageous.

Viewing 52 - 54 of 1,769 Reviews

Glassdoor has 1,850 Build-A-Bear reviews submitted anonymously by Build-A-Bear employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Build-A-Bear is right for you.