Build-A-Bear reviews

3.8

59% would recommend to a friend

(1,770 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 1,770 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).

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2K reviews
3.0
May 1, 2025

A circus.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers, discount, lots of fun stuffed animals.

Cons

God forbid you don’t make a sale with a gift card or get confused with something. Want to be promoted? They tell you they will and then never do.

4.0
Apr 27, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Overall a good management Easy enough work to not be stressed

Cons

Gets incredibly busy Minimum wage Higher up management are quite controlling and tend to micromanage

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