Crate and Barrel reviews

As a part-time staff member you are given limited training as well as a very narrow introduction to the company and it's vision. After a few days you are "thrown into the deep end" and expected to perform, or rely on the help of fellow staff members. Management spends a great deal of time in the office, and is not a presence on the sales floor.

Beware of certain positions because you are required to do evening (close) shifts at all times. And of course the don't tell you this during the interview process. Don't even think about confiding in a manager, because soon the whole store will know your business. Employee confidentiality is something unheard of at Crate and Barrel. The positions that require the most difficult back breaking work are paid very little and be prepared to do your job as well as everyone else's without a pay increase. People who have no knowledge of the product, who aren't even street smart with an ounce of common sense recieve outrageous promotions. Expect to know what type of protection you will be getting based on your own compextion...(yes, this isn't a typo). At Crate and barrel, the MANAGERS are always right. They are very afraid and wary of Unions, only because of the shady practices that goes down behind the curtains.