Let down - Assistant Store Manager Build-A-Bear Employee Review

4.0
Oct 13, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

I worked in this company for 2/3 years and it was the nicest company to work for, it is such a happy place as you can imagine where for once you are encouraged to build a relationship with your staff, sales coaching and hard selling teaching the staff the figures and what they mean it was amazing. as a member of staff you will be treated extremely well and will always have a happy shift, no stress just making kids days. As an assistant manager you will receive training courses and training in store I learnt all my selling knowledge here as it's all about pushing for the add ons and the best part is that the staff learn it all too! A great bit of knowledge to take to any company. You get a limited edition small Christmas teddy every year too and sweets at Halloween.

Cons

I had an extreme passion for this job and I have always wanted to keep pushing higher in my career so when I came to the company and ended up acting store manager I thought I'd made it and was over the moon, I ran the store well and hit targets even though staff were low I kept the team together. And the position was given to another store manager as a transfer. I was devastated however I was young and put it down to me being too young which was even worse. So if you are racing up the career ladder you won't reach the top here :(

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