Bed Bath & Beyond Employee Reviews
Out of 483 Bed Bath & Beyond employee reviews, 45% were positive. The remaining 55% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Bed Bath & Beyond improve their work culture. The Operations team, with 50% positive reviews, reports the best experience at Bed Bath & Beyond compared to all other departments at the company. The Sales team offered the most constructive feedback, with 59% of that department's reviews constructive in nature.
Briefly describe your overall experience at your company
What do you like best about the leadership team?
I appreciate the CFO's expertise and dedication, even though they're juggling multiple roles. The team has potential for focus and innovation if priorities align better.
Support from the team from the get go
They care about you more than the company!
The manger is great, however when he is gone, the assistants belittle his employees.
Overall all employees understand and wokr well with each ither even the sub managers. As a while we know what to do and how to get things done as a lead. If anything hinders us its the main manager.
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Being more caring and empathetic
Review from Sales Dept
Communication needs to improve greatly.
they need to stop bringing drama to work
Actually caring about their employees about not just pretending to
Social skills and being kind
What is the best part about your compensation package?
401k match, health insurance, remote work
I think the best part of the competition package is the percentage off.
The benefits are pretty good.
Unique and new benefits like Headspace, employee assistance and parental leave
Part timers dont receive benefits
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
A higher pay especially for doing more things and much more respect from managers
Review from Sales Dept
I am paid under typical salary ranges for this job
MORE HOURS,MORE PAY & BENEFITS.
Review from Sales Dept
They pay me barely a dollar above minimum wage and there are literally zero benefits to speak of
$12 hour is not compensation
Review from Sales Dept
What are some of the best things about your team?
Good team excluding manager every one works well together
Review from Customer Support Dept
Employees are the only good thing about working here. We all feel the same way about how we are treated so we all stick up for each other
Review from Operations Dept
We work together to get things done.
Lots of talent, smart people, great ideas at the lower levels of the company
We underatand each other and have a mutal agreement we are not treated fairly. Mainly because of head manager but dotrict is not any better cause they don't understand what we're dealing with when they're never seeing the store physical.
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
All coming together and talking as a team.
People skills and kindness to all
Coworkers varied quite a bit, from very smart and strategic to completely petty dummies. The smart ones wouldn't last. This is old, though; things might be different now.
They have huddles in the morning but the other employees are not informed.
Stop complaining and do a better job
Review from Sales Dept
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
Its physically comfortable with good air conditioning and my managers provide snacks and fun seasonal incentives for morale.
Review from Sales Dept
My boss cares about me as a person
I do like to help the college kids & parents get their dorm gear and help make suggestions. The products are for the most part, quality merchandise. I feel confident helping customers and making suggestions.
Review from Sales Dept
The co workers but you've made it impossible to actually make it an good positive environment when none of us want to stay.
Most of the staff are up beat
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
Avoid home problems to be brought to work Change negative attitudes to positive ones Be more respectful to each other Communicate Ways problems are solved Watch how we talk to each other
Being respectful to everyone and making sure everyone is appreciated.
They will never change , only care about themselves
Review from Sales Dept
Nicer employees people skills kindness
More communication with employees and coworkers
What did you like most about the interview process?
Honestly nithing getting hired on the spot is a red flag and overtime showed me the real colours of working at bbb.
Very engaging leadership team in the interview process
It was 20 yrs ago
It was a very fast turnaround from interview to hire
Nice atmosphere and very polite staff
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
They are happy anyone comes in for interview they just give you the job
Review from Sales Dept
Spend more time with interviews to find more qualified individuals
They need training in this area.
More information and explain work
Review from Sales Dept
Actually getting to know the person we are interviewing to see if they are a good fit
What makes you most happy at work?
Interaction with staff and customers
Review from Customer Support Dept
Love my coworkers--they are the reason for being!
The employees that worked very hard
Thw great coworkers and the frendly enviroment
Working with the customers every day
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
everything. We work every holiday. pay is horrible so we are constantly understaffed
Review from Operations Dept
Too much private label, too much focus on cookie cutter execution and not enough empowerment of managers
Pay your employees. Make less for what kind of work we do.
Review from Sales Dept
Nothing really as they are allowed to steal without any consequences
Review from Sales Dept
Again employees are extremely rude and dont help
What do you like best about your company?
Customer satisfaction. Making money doing what i love
Pay well & have money to buy good tools, my work brings lots of value.
What would you most like to see improved at your company?
Being able to move up quicker in the chain
Bureaucracy, lots of politics, slow to change, lots of incompetence.