Pier 1 Imports Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Pier 1 Imports part-time for less than a year

Pros – Great management, awesome employee discount, wonderful product to work with, excellent training. Overall a great place for an entry level position

Cons – The only con I can think of is that you have to work weekends, holidays, etc. But that is the nature of the beast in retail.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the great work!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Pier 1 Imports part-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Nice co-workers, happy customers, flexible schedule, decent part-time pay. Online scheduling system makes it easy to request off and check time sheets. Company gives random sales incentive bonuses, holiday gifts and a five year bonus! Nice perks for a part-time job!

Cons – Stock room is always a mess and is hard to get any merchandise out.

Advice to Senior Management – Please keep the gossiping between the management, do not involve the co-workers.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Pier 1 Imports full-time

Pros – very family oriented, stress good work/life balance-pay is good and comparable to other companies,

Cons – Lean staffing means your responsibilities sometimes did not match your skill set yet expectation was to stretch your skill set to the maximum potential

Advice to Senior Management – if you're running company with a lean staff, remember the teams that are left can suffer from feeling overworked, lack of direction, and feeling that there is no room for promotion or growth within the department

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Pier 1 Imports full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – The discount and the benefits, i.e. health and vacation time. Fun product, some reasonably priced.

Cons – There is zero work life balance. Expectations and targets are high which equates to low or no bonus for the store manager. New visual merchandising guidelines to make stores more consistent means we have no creative freedom, which limits the use of some people's talents. Upper management preaches and preaches about goals and expectations, but I hardly saw my regional manager for store visits. I hadn't had an official store visit summary in over two years, until my numbers fell below "expectations." Zero positive feedback from regional.

Advice to Senior Management – Take a closer look at what your field managers are doing, coming for a store visit late and then spending the majority of time in the office is not a store visit. Give credit for a job well done. Stop having a meeting, ad set, floor move, markdown report every Sunday so a manager can actually get a Sunday off every now and again.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Pier 1 Imports part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Love most people I work with, Love the merchandise and has decent benefits.

Cons – I am a Sales leader and was working full time at about 35-38 hours a week. After working in that position for nearly 2 years I was told I was only part-time and that my hours were going to be cut to 15-22 hrs a week. Rather than letting me stay full time and a second Sales lead remain part time they want to hire a 3rd sales lead and have all 3 people work part-time.
Regional manager hires from other companies for store manager positions rather than promoting from within the company. Leading to low moral, as it shows us that all our hard work and dedication won't pay off in the end.

Advice to Senior Management – Start showing your employees a little more respect. Telling them in training videos that the companies success is all because of them, but refuse to pay them decent wages.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Pier 1 Imports part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Wonderful environment and very flexible.

Cons – I have no cons for this company.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Pier 1 Imports part-time for more than a year

Pros – Customers rave about their shopping experience, they love shopping there! Fun music, great co-workers, for the most part a very positive working enviroment. Don't forget that awesome employee discount !

Cons – It is a very physical job, you are really earning your money, there is pressure to preform but that is with any sales position.

Advice to Senior Management – Nurture those stand out employees, so that they may advance in the company. Let them know they are appreciated. A compliment goes a long way in making an employee feel they are truly integral in making the store a success!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Pier 1 Imports part-time for less than a year

Pros – Discount is great; beautiful place to work

Cons – Many job responsibilities with little pay

Advice to Senior Management – Increase base pay sales associates

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Pier 1 Imports part-time for less than a year

Pros – Discount, Awesome people to work with, fun product

Cons – Everything else is pretty much awful.

Advice to Senior Management – Invest in your employees and they will do the same for the company

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Pier 1 Imports part-time for less than a year

Pros – Most of the people I worked with were very friendly. The assistant manger was a total sweetheart.

Cons – I was hired on as seasonal. I was lucky if I got more than 10 hours a week. Everyone was given a name tag and trained on register except me. I was expected to open credit cards on the sales floor. The manager rode me to get sales and peoples email addresses constantly. I was never praised when I met my goals or made big sales, although I was constantly reminded when I didn't. I was expected to move heavy pieces of furniture by myself and no one even trained me on how to do it safely. Employee discount is a joke with the hours they give to seasonal employees. I could barely afford to pay my bills much less buy expensive furniture and home goods with my tiny paychecks.

Advice to Senior Management – Give employees more hours. I get that seasonal employees are only temporary but they should be treated with the same respect as everyone else.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend