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      Build-A-Bear

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      Build-A-Bear reviews

      3.8

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (1,771 total reviews)

      Sharon John

      60% approve of CEO

      51% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Senior management

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      2.8

      Compensation and benefits

      Build-A-Bear has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,771 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
      1.0
      Jul 8, 2014

      Not worth the interview process

      Bear builder
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Get to make a child happy

      Cons

      I personally did not like working here. The only thing i enjoyed was making children happy other than that it was poor management, bad coworkers, and they had no room for advancement. some of my coworkers worker there for 5 or 6 years and were still a bear builder with no upgraded pay. i dreaded going there with the 4 to 8 hours i got a week.

      5.0
      Jul 7, 2014

      The best job I've ever had!

      Bear builder
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fantastic environment with a genuine opportunity to bond with customers and make a difference in someone's day. I ended up getting quite a few babysitting jobs and tips from this job too. Working at BABW is a work experience unparalleled by any other company.

      Cons

      My manager at the time was highly inflexible with my scheduling due to a second job (highly unusual for BABW managers, he's the only one that ever gave me trouble with schedules) and that eventually (and unfortunately) caused me to terminate my employment with them. Also the push for a certain number of sales on a particular item or doing "FIBBing" (standing outside the store trying to draw in customers) felt a bit ridiculous and at times, pretty pointless.

      5.0
      Jul 2, 2014

      great company to work for

      Cashier
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      fun environment, a lot of opportunities to go up in to management, events for the store associates picnics ext.

      Cons

      there are no cons for this employer

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