Gymboree Corporation Employer Reviews

Everyday at Gymboree, one was greeted with a smile, and did so towards customers. I learned good time management skills, social skills, and overall good teamwork skills. Although my management was a bit negative at times, their dictation requests were fair. My co-workers were energetic and fun to be around. The hardest part of the job was keeping a – more... smile on your face, one of the companies requirements, during the most stressful of situations such as a customer yelling at you that their order hasn't arrived. The most enjoyable part of the job was interacting with the customers and children. For the most part, it was easy and nice helping someone find their hearts desire. – less

Hardest part of the job was working alone for 5 hour stretches without access to a washroom and providing Customers with the kind of service that I pride myself on, when it was just me working the till, answering phones and serving 0-15 Customers at once.

I learned alot of back-end management tasks there, which has added to my overall knowledge base.

Working at Gymboree was definitely a very beneficial experience. I learned many things about working in retail. Firstly, I learned that patience is definitely a very valuable virtue as well as communication skills.

Management and my co-workers are very friendly and helpful, they definitely helped make my transition into the retail world a lot smoother – more... by being patient and providing me with detailed explanations. The biggest difficulty for me was probably keeping up with store layout changes and figuring out where everything goes.

Being a sales associate at Gymboree is quite enjoyable. Although fast-paced at times, the atmosphere can be very laid-back and fun. All in all, Gymboree is a great place to work. – less

this store is very fun to work with. friendly staff members.

working at gymboree was a great experience. On a normal day i worked 5 hours . my co-workers were wonderful and amazing people to work with . Gymboree was very flexible with the hours and very understanding. The best part about working at Gymoree was getting to interact with the customer and helping them out and making a bond with them. All in all working – more... there was very rewarding. – less

a typical day is fun and exciting at times can be overwhelming and frustrating.
What I have learned at gymboree is to be patient with customers and their needs.
I albsolutely love all my co-workers, their all friendly and i enjoy working with them.
All the management at gymboree is awesome!
the hardest part of my job is dealing with really tough customers – more... that come in the store & you try to help them & be friendly to them & they are not very nice.
The most enjoyable part of my job is working with great people, helping customers find outfits, making people smile, & see kids everyday. – less

Typical Day at Work:
- opening/closing registers
-conducting all types of register transactions (i.e. sales, returns, exchanges)
-provide legendary customer service (i.e. fulfill customer needs, suggest add-ons)
-review applications, conduct interviews, hire and train employees, complete HR paperwork)
-create and maintain visual presentations
-restock – more... merchandise

I learned the importance of providing exceptional customer service to produce sales and build customer loyalty.

Management team worked to be effective and consistent in all areas of operations in the business.

Co-workers performed for the greater good of the store's needs over their personal needs. Great rapport built with all employees.

Most difficult part of the job was dealing with external theft issues.

Most enjoyable part of the job was receiving highly-favored customer surveys about my quality of service. – less

Co workers were very nice and enviornment was friendly.Many opprotunities to learn more about the construction business and the ways they maintain their daily operations.

my job was a very multi tasking job. answering phone calls and stocking merchandise. sales representive. greeting Spanish speaking families. I worked with kids from infant too toddler clothes. loved the team work and positive energy.

All aspects of running a store. All of my co workers were great still am in contact with quite a few and enjoyed all parts of this job. Got a job offer from GAP

Building store displays. Sell product to customers while showing them the benifits of our clothing. Manage 500 SKU's.
I have learned is how customer shop for childerns needs. Build clothing displys.
Management was great to work with. Always enjoyed being part of management.
Co-workers nice to be around.
Hardest part of the job was standing 8plus hours – more... a day.
Most enjoyable part was working with the customers. – less

Not enough hours, not organized, to pushy and parking on weekends was horrible
Black friday shift was cut in half, you would work 4 hours and then go back to finish the four hours.

Has some of the friendliest people you will ever meet, that care so much about their customers.

A typical day at Gymboree is greeting customers and helping them find what they are looking for. Customers go in looking for something and I help satisfy their wants and needs. Gymboree sells children's clothes and many children go along with their parents to shop. Our main priority is customer service. It is crucial to help the parents shop as the – more... children are present too. – less

Outstanding company! Fun people to work with. It was a family type of work environment. There is advancement for growth and management team are always helpful and very supportive.

worked for several years, company is changing with the times.
new stores opening all the time

A Typical day at work would be to stock the store and ask if the customers needed any help, while relaying our deals that are going on.
What i learned here was how to better communicate with a Customer and keep a small talk while finding what they need.

The Management was very nice, a great place to work at.

My Co-workers were also very well educated – more... on how to run their job.

The Hardest part of my job there was during Holidays, and having "rush hour" although we, my coworkers and myself, successfully went through every day with Great Positive Numbers.

The most enjoyable part of the job was to see the customer be happy with their purchase when they walked away. – less

I loved working there, good relationship with other employees and lots of return customers

It is important to provide all you can to make the customer happy, even if it means to pull out the whole back room for them to browse.

I love working for Gymboree. The managers and other staff are awesome!