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
1.0
Apr 15, 2019

DONT

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working with kids Making kids happy Joy from the kids When the workers aren't fake

Cons

Pay Management Favouritism Bias No recognition for hard work Barely any space to grow GOSSIP - especially amongst the managers

3.0
Apr 11, 2019

Great people, Just really busy at times

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The staff are very friendly

Cons

Low pay and can get really busy during seasonal times

4.0
Apr 8, 2019

Great experience

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fun working environment and met great colleagues.

Cons

Management wasn't as good though since organisation and structure of company was messy.

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