Not For Me - Bear Builder Build-A-Bear Employee Review

3.0
Apr 24, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very rare to find an angry or rude customer, and my particular store started me with a nice hourly pay. (It was my first job, so it was nice at the time). 30% discount

Cons

Barely any hours. I worked no more than four times a week, and my longest shift was a 5 hour shift and that was only one time. When I was hired... so were 40 other people (LITERALLY!). The store was under renovation for 2 months, and in between that time they fired a lot of people, and clearly hired more than necessary. My store location was a popular one, so we were very busy on weekends... weekdays not so much though. With that being said, we were not allowed to talk to each other while on the floor because it was unprofessional. I got in trouble for asking a co-worker if a certain item was in her section. GIVE ME A BREAK! OHHH and I understand we have to wear uniform, but to tell me what color socks to wear... HA!

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