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Williams-Sonoma is a retailer of home furnishings and gourmet cookware that offers products for every room in the house. read more

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 421

TOTAL RATINGS: 3568

CEO: Laura Alber

Williams-Sonoma Company Culture

Williams-Sonoma Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews

2.6/5

Williams-Sonoma's Overall Culture is rated D

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Environment

C+

Office Culture

Gender

Diversity

C-

Manager

D+

Williams-Sonoma CEO

Bottom 15%Bottom 15% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Laura Alber

56 /100

A Day in the Life

Williams-Sonoma employees generally work 8.9 hrs a day

Work Hours

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Employees at Williams-Sonoma report the work pace is extremely fast

Work Pace

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On a typical day, employees at Williams-Sonoma have 1 meeting

Meetings

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65% of Williams-Sonoma employees look forward to interacting with their team every day

Coworkers

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Williams-Sonoma employees most often take 10-15 paid vacation and sick days each year

Perks & Benefits

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67% of Williams-Sonoma employees report they are happy with their work life balance

Work Life Balance

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Williams-Sonoma employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter

Feedback

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55% of Williams-Sonoma employees call their work environment positive

Environment

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Does Williams-Sonoma drug test or do a background check?

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No drug test. I think they did a background check.

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What's the office layout like at Williams-Sonoma?

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At North Point St, Directors and VPs are in separate offices. Rarely are they seen. Workers are in a fairly nice open plan environment....

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Williams-Sonoma applied for 59 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 100% were approved.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Total Applied

H1B Applications Outcome

100% Granted (59 out of 59)
0% Denied ( out of 59)
0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 59)
0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 59)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Williams-Sonoma

Bottom

40%

Williams-Sonoma currently ranks in the Bottom 40% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Williams-Sonoma

Bottom

35%

Williams-Sonoma currently ranks in the Bottom 35% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"

Bottom 25%Bottom 25% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

-28

eNPS Score

28%	Promoters
16%	Passives
56%	Detractors

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Mission, Vision, & Values

“At Mark and Graham our mission is to help you celebrate the people in your life and to make gift giving personable and fun. The name ‘Mark and Graham’ is a play on words about creating one’s own mark or monogram. We want to share our passion for typography and design, and give customers the tools to create beautiful gifts.”

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Williams-Sonoma Culture At a Glance

Overall, the 421 Williams-Sonoma employees give their leadership a grade of D, or Bottom 20% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Williams-Sonoma are mostly dissatisfied with their total compensation at Williams-Sonoma, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Williams-Sonoma are not very pleased with their team. 421 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a D. Less than half believe the meetings at Williams-Sonoma are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Williams-Sonoma believe the environment at Williams-Sonoma is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Williams-Sonoma is extremely fast. About 63% of the employees at Williams-Sonoma work 8 hours or less, while 8% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Williams-Sonoma are not very happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

421 employees at Williams-Sonoma have reviewed Williams-Sonoma across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 2 months ago. Overall, the 421 Williams-Sonoma employees give their leadership a grade of D, or Bottom 20% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.Employees at Williams-Sonoma are mostly dissatisfied with their total compensation at Williams-Sonoma, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits. Overall, employees at Williams-Sonoma are not very pleased with their team. 421 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a D. Less than half believe the meetings at Williams-Sonoma are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.The majority of employees at Williams-Sonoma believe the environment at Williams-Sonoma is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Williams-Sonoma is extremely fast. About 63% of the employees at Williams-Sonoma work 8 hours or less, while 8% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.Overall, the employees at Williams-Sonoma are not very happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.