Ballard Designs Reviews

2.8

34% would recommend to a friend

(86 total reviews)
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David Rawlinson II

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14% positive business outlook

Ballard Designs has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 86 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Ballard Designs employee rating is 21% below average for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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86 reviews
1.0
31 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Pros

You get to work in a field you enjoy with other creative people. The hours worked allow for a great work life balance

Cons

Any update, software change or operations change are poorly planned and executed resulting in a high level of frustration for the retail store teams and for the guest they are trying to serve. Leadership is clueless about how to affect change within the brand. They have ideas, that are never completely thought through or the execution of those ideas is a failure. The company launched a new software system for our POS company wide in May 2025. The team has spent 5 years working on this new system. Day 1 of the launch, the stores couldn't even open due to the new system moving too slowly. The first week the system was used, everything was broken, orders were dropped, functions did not work, product was not in the system and there was no clear way to assist with guest issues.

5.0
16 Jan 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I loved my time at Ballard Designs, where being on the marketing team gave me the opportunity to contribute to a wide variety of projects and grow my skills

Cons

A downside was limited opportunities for advancement, with few options to move up in job titles, and compensation tended to be on the lower side

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