Associate Manager - Associate Manager Build-A-Bear Employee Review

1.0
Oct 16, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

The kids are amazing!! Only pro.. that's saying something.

Cons

I am a associate manager and get no recognition. The chiefs get all the credit when they really don't do half as much as us other managers do. This is not a place for anyone to work unless you just want a small side job. It's not as much fluffy fun as it used to be. They are trying to make it more businessy and less family oriented. It's terrible don't work here!!!!! Their core values are lies and upper management is terrible. I never recommend this position to anyone. Even the regular sales associates do more than chiefs and don't get recognition either. No room for advancement and they get like 4-8 hours a week. Ridiculous.

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