Great coworkers, iffy business - Sales Associate Build-A-Bear Employee Review

4.0
May 14, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

fun coworkers, laid back environment that’s very different then most retail jobs. Interating games and competitions between employees as insentive

Cons

When I worked at BABW management was told to over hire and only give out 1-2 four hour shifts to each employee so that employees were always constantly fighting for hours. Even if you had completely open availability and wanted to work more than 8-10 hours a week you weren’t allowed. Not only that, but you would be scheduled for “on call” shifts which meant you may or may not have to work and wouldn’t know until and hour beforehand so if you did get a second job(which most employees do) you would have block off availability for a day you may or may not work. Almost impossible to move upward. Overall a good company but not a great job for someone looking for career potential

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

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Cons

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