Nice place to work, but beware of the politics. - Anonymous employee Toys "R" Us Employee Review

4.0
Jul 30, 2009
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Campus is great w/a lot of resources. - Pay and bonuses competitive with other companies. - Work/life balance is the best I've experienced anywhere. - No long hours, little pressure from deadlines.

Cons

- Systems are sub-par given the size of the company. - Politics reign supreme here. You will not get anywhere unless you play the political game and play it better than the others. Promotions are given to people not based entirely on merit. Merit is only 20% of it here. You won't be recognized for good work unless you're a good sweet talker. - Communication across departments is pretty bad. You can't get things done without making multiple calls. - Worst part of TRU is the lack of transparency. Upper management is very secretive about their plans going forward and the company's performance overall.

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5.0
Apr 21, 2026
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Pros

Best job ever, I was able to play with toys all the time. I usually stayed late to open boxes, and play, then I put them back in boxes like nothing happened and then go home, my wife always thought I was cheating because I was late, sometimes 3AM, but I just can't stop playing with toys, it was awesome.

Cons

My wife didn't like my job. She hated when I was late.

3.0
Jul 11, 2026
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Pros

It was an ok job for the time

Cons

the customers were very annoying and we were treated like babysitters

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