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
4.0
Nov 4, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

If your management is good you’ll have a good time there and enjoy working there. If you enjoy working with kids it’s an easy and fun time, a good job to get you started in the work field.

Cons

My management obviously had favorites and it affected how I got to work and when I got to work. Don’t expect a lot of hours, you can’t live off this job unless your a manager doing work almost every day. And with the amount of work bear builders have to do I feel it’s quite inappropriate to be paid only minimum wage. We work with machinery, host parties, and have to essentially babysit a store full of children and adults alike. That’s not just work 7.25 an hour.

2.0
Oct 13, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Easy floorsets, playing with toys, great teams, fun days,

Cons

Slow/low/minimum pay and raises. Went multiple years with no raises. High expectations of sales staff Very large disconnect between stores and corporate Ceo is very withdrawn from stores. Far different environment then under Maxine's leadership. Removed all benefit for being a sales lead (no vacation no health package)

1.0
Sep 13, 2020

doesn't care

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

there were no pros at all

Cons

everything was bad they don't care about employees

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