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Build-A-Bear Workshop is a toy retailer. They sell customisable cuddly toys.

buildabear.co.uk

Build-A-Bear Workshop job reviews

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  • Best thing

    The discount and the people I would with

    Worst thing

    Top manager and bad hours

    3.0

    Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear builder, October 2023

  • Worst thing

    1. rude customers will complain about any and everything including your physical appearance
    2. “build a bear caugh” basically everyone who works there is sick constantly after starting
    3. terrible training i got two hours of actually bear building training and no training on how to interact with customers
    4. management were incredibly rude and clique-ish made a very hostile work environment
    5. only paid on the last day of the month, didn’t get a wage slip until i left, had no idea how much i was earning
    6. was told i had to clean everything and sweep the whole shop and do all the extra chores while the main manager clique just stood on their phones eating and talking
    7. not being told when you have a break despite not being allowed to wear a watch
    8. tiny fibres of plastic in the stuffing getting everywhere (fresh piercings, eyes, lungs causing coughing fits)
    9. not allowed drinks on shop floor despite it being roasting in the shops and being sat behind hot fluff machines for hours on end

    1.8

    Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear builder, April 2023

  • Best thing

    Friendly staff and have a fun time

    9.0

    Build-A-Bear Workshop Sales assistant, January 2023

  • Best thing

    i love the environment and people i work with

    Worst thing

    the pay isn’t great but it’s satisfactory for the work that i do

    9.2

    Build-A-Bear Workshop Employee, October 2022

  • Best thing

    Working with happy children

    Worst thing

    Very demanding

    4.5

    Build-A-Bear Workshop Sales assistant, September 2022

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  • Best thing

    I enjoy working with kids and seeing them smile, the discounts are great.

    Worst thing

    I think because it’s my

    9.0

    Build-A-Bear Workshop Employee, June 2022

  • Best thing

    30% Discount
    Generous Breaks
    Really nice staff

    Worst thing

    High targets

    8.4

    Build-A-Bear Workshop Employee, March 2022

  • Best thing

    The customers

    Worst thing

    The pay, the managers

    3.4

    Build-A-Bear Workshop Employee, March 2022

  • Best thing

    The team we have are awesome and makes work that much more enjoyable. Management are always trying to progress you in your career which is always good.

    7.5

    Build-A-Bear Workshop Employee, February 2022

  • Best thing

    It’s great to see the little kids happy and excited, plus it can be nice having conversations with some people.

    Worst thing

    Being overworked in my opinion as well as a manager who bullies all the younger staff who are under 18 till most of them leave.

    1.2

    Build-A-Bear Workshop Employee, February 2022

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  • Best thing

    The great kids you get to engage with

    Worst thing

    Rude members of the public.
    The district managers attitude toward me.
    They don’t work well for students wanting to go home for Christmas.

    3.4

    Build-A-Bear Workshop Sales assistant, February 2022

  • Best thing

    You get to make bears all day!

    5.0

    Build-A-Bear Workshop Employee, September 2021

  • Best thing

    For retail its nice enough.

    Worst thing

    Barely any hours

    3.5

    Build-A-Bear Workshop Employee, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Friendly employees. Good discount.

    Worst thing

    Shiftwork. Sometimes working late. The amount of work for the amount of pay

    2.3

    Build-A-Bear Workshop Sales lead, August 2020

  • Best thing

    The people I work with, the jobs itself and the interaction with guests.

    Worst thing

    Undervalued in my role, no consideration given to length of service or experience of individuals.

    2.6

    Build-A-Bear Workshop Assistant manager, August 2020

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  • Best thing

    The job is so much fun and is very rewarding

    Worst thing

    The pay isn’t great and I don’t have a full time contract

    5.5

    Build-A-Bear Workshop Supervisor, December 2019