Pros: excellent communication!, will never feel lost unless you do not self advocate, all the staff is very helpful and friendly to new comers, a challenge
Cons: every customer has their own way of doing things and will expect you to follow their way, expect to learn how to build a card board box under glaring eyes, after holiday season is over store resumes to its usual slow pace, one can say the extra time gives sales associate a moment to make up work for oneself, will be bored if u have not made work for your self
A typical day for me at Crate&Barrel during the holiday season was hectic, I was a seasonal worker and I had prior experience in the retail business thanks to IKEA. I say if you are a first time job seeker this is the best place to begin with. What I really enjoyed from my time working at Crate&Barrel was how hectic it always was. The energy was almost
– more... always booming. I quickly learned how to deal with overwhelming and inpatient customers. The hardest part of this job was having to tell the customer 'no'. Even though it was scarce to ever have to say no to a customer there were times when they would ask a sales associate for out of the ordinary tasks. Key things to look out for is Crate&Barrel is always refinishing, transforming, and renovating the store every other week if not every week. Not only was the store experiencing this change but the employees and customers as a whole witnessed and felt this change in a positive way. If you do not like change this would not be a good match for you. If you do, knock yourself out! – less