If your going to work retail this is about as good as it gets but limited room for growth - CWM Build-A-Bear Employee Review

4.0
May 19, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Work life balance is as good as it gets in retail Great pay and benefits Strong focus on training Fun enviorment

Cons

From a store level once you are a CWM thats it in terms of growth, Dont think your going to ever be a BL. Partly due to low turnover but mostly due to a lack of confidence in the CWM's My advise If you want to be a BL, go be a DM somewhere else and then try and get on.

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5.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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