Gymboree Corporation Employer Reviews

The company was great place to work especially if you enjoy children. Customer Service was always your #1 priority. They valued employees and wanted them to have work/life balance.

Gymboree was a great place to work especially as my first real job. I had an amazing manager and good co workers. The job and specifically my manager taught me alot about the workplace and how it should be, how to handle co worker issues, and in general how to do the right thing inside and outside of work. My work ethic has changed dramatically since – more... Ive worked for this company. I know what should and should not be in a workplace, how and when to report suspicious behavior and most importantly how to provide excellent customer service while still working on store assignments and projects. The hardest part of the job was the replenishment boxes, fact that only certain people did them and others left their work to be done by other people which made the amount of boxes coming in incredibly overwhelming for me and the manager, and the unbelievable sloppiness of the mall customers. The most enjoyable part was just having fun with some of my co workers and getting to know certain customers who have really changed my life for the better. – less

Typical day at work involves crunching numbers, motivating your team members to hit specific sales goals, writing up nightly reports, and customer interaction on the sales floor. Hardest part of the job is watching out for shoplifters and rearranging the store for the new line to come in and be presented. Most enjoyable part is meeting new people every – more... day in the sales store. – less

I provided customer service and handled all inventory and visual merchandising. At Gymboree I learned I had a talent and eye for visual. My manager saw this as well, made me an assistant manager and let me handle all inventory, price points and visuals. The hardest part of my job was leaving the company to move to Houston. The most enjoyable part of – more... my job was when visual directives from corporate wouldn't arrive. My manager would let me set the windows how I saw fit. I had true creative freedom. – less

With Gymboree you get a great team and awesome clientele. The team really is like a second family and the manager is very accomodating when working around different schedules. You get to know the customers pretty well since a lot of them are regulars.

The best part of this job was interacting with the children. I moved up in the company fairly quickly with the assistance of hard work dedication and an awesome management team.

Being a keyholder (part of the management) at Gymboree Outlet is great. Although I am only eighteen years old, I was quickly promoted after six months of working there as a sales-associate, which really told me that the company recognized my hard work even while I was in highschool. Now I'm a freshman in college and the work load is a little much to – more... balance with this job, but it is definitely rewarding. I love my coworkers and we always have fun together. Retail can be stressful, but it prepares you to work with and meet all kinds of people and their different needs. Typically I get to help customers find what they are looking for and price and replenish clothes, calculate payroll, and close registers. There are also other little tasks that go on during the day/evening. The hardest part of the job for me is balancing work and school, but that is obviously not a concern for everyone. The most enjoyable part of the job is helping people shop and find what they are looking for! People get so excited when you help them, and I certainly love being able to help people and show that I actually care to meet their needs. – less

The Manager is extremely rude, and she is never on time with the schedules. she changes it the day before the shift and doesn't inform anyone because "she forgets". the store is a mess, and the customers complain A LOT.!! its a pretty easy job. the thrive on legendary customer service there, so as long as thats in check, the customers are happy and – more... so is management. – less

A typical day at work is entering customers order, assisting w/ resetting of customers password and issuing a temporary password.

I've learned a lot of patience is necessary.

Management and co-workers are very helpful.

The hardest part of the job is when a customer is difficult and is already upset, when you try to offer assistance they are reluctant.

The – more... most enjoyable is when we have contests, and promotions, management will provide prizes and often lunch is provided. – less

The management sucks from the DM all the way down. They are beyond messy and they gossip about everyone from the customers to the employees to people from other stores. The store managers are very lazy and can't really maintain or run their stores, the DM has a very nasty attitude and is very sneaky! The scheduling is also ridiculous it changes everyday – more... without notification and if you can't work on one of those days they changed on you last minute, they'll cut your hours down. – less

Typical day was restocking the sales floor with backstock and keeping product on the sales floor for the customers.
Learned that Gymboree customers learn the product and know what they want before coming to store.
Management and co-workers didn't seem to enjoy the work that went into keeping the sales floor organized and customers happy, so sales goals – more... dropped.
Hardest part was trying to work in a hostile atmosphere.
Enjoyed the customers. – less

The only good thing about this company is the benefits of being a full time manager. I always wondered why I heard about managers just walking out saying they quit. Then after being there for a month without a store manager and I was left to pick up the dirt I too walked out. For one the other store managers gossip like middle school children. Majority – more... of the sale associates did the same thing and since I was younger than all of them but yet there boss I was targeted. The district manager would tell me I'm correct but would undo everything I did. Nobody communicated anything unless it was gossip and of course they twisted that up too. Several times I work 23 days straight with no day off and a few doubles here and there and nobody cared. I have never seen so many ignorant, incompetent, and manipulating group of people until I started working there. I would never work for this corporation again not even for a million dollars. Everybody needs to replaced starting in corporate on down this company stinks ! – less

Very fast paced retail. Nice company to work for. Managment was great.

Enjoyed my co-workers, and selling a great product. Seemed there were never enough hours, and scheduling was slim according to the needs. Loyal customers.

Great place to start working. Laid back with just enough structure. made going to work fun.

As the assistant manager, I am in charge of every shift I have unless the manager is also there. It is my responsibility to oversee the sales associates I work with and make myself available to solve any issues that may arise with register procedures or customer questions. I am required to understand our sales policies so as to provide the most accurate – more... information to customers who have problems with our service. The people I work with are extremely supportive of each other. On shifts where we all have to work together to complete a large project, we have open communication with each other, which makes for a very pleasant working environment. However, as a piece of a corporation, we do have to deal with upper management from corporate offices. They are not the most communicative or resourceful team so my manager and I have to take a lot of matters into our own hands, and take on more responsibility than is required of our positions. The hardest part of my job is the occasions where I have little direction. There are some shifts when there is almost nothing to do, or no customers to help, and it becomes boring and stagnant. I like to be in constant motion, or at least have a set of clear cut tasks ahead of me as opposed to just standing around with no projects. – less

Friendly employees with high standards and flexable hours
great place to work
management really knew how to run the company

They do not have flexible hours from what i remember but they may have changed. Over all though it was a fun place to work finding outfits for children and helping parents and others shop for their kids.

A typical day at gymboree was making sure u made each customer walked out happy and will return soon. i learned no matter what when u work for a job u have to put ur personal life on hold and do what u have to because u have a job at the end of the day. being a manager made me realize what hard work is, nothing comes easy, no matter what i learned what – more... it takes to be a leader and to have leadership skills.My co workers became my family. i was seeing these indivuals everyday. it was trust loyalty respect and so much more. I love them. The hardest part i can say is working hard and not getting any credit or feeling appreciated for it, the enjoyable part was making a connection with my customers and knowing i made them happy. – less

New floor sets can be fun seeing the new merchandise as it comes in. Everyday is fun. The hardest part of this job is major floorsets with not enough hours to complete.