Williams-Sonoma Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Nice job."

"As a consultant only had external perspective."

What do you like about working at Williams-Sonoma?

"I had an opportunity to help them with some system security issues."

What don't you like about working at Williams-Sonoma?

"There was much confusion between management levels, causing indecision which lead to stalls in progress of many efforts."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to your people on the ground."

"Appropriate"

What do you like about working at Williams-Sonoma?

"My position as store manager gave me a great opportunity to train the staff. The care and development my district manager showed."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It will be a fun and rewarding place to work"

What don't you like about working at Williams-Sonoma?

"Executive management was very removed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Visit the showrooms more and care about the development of their employees"

What don't you like about working at Williams-Sonoma?

"The DM told me after a year, I can become a buyer. That I had to work in the store for a year first."

What do you like about working at Williams-Sonoma?

"I love meeting new clients on a daily basis and helping them out with their design projects. Some are quick sales and others are small design consultation jobs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To respect the employees who have seniority and give them the hours they deserve. Currently, we are flooded with part time employers so our hours can range from 20 hours a week to 30 as they are abiding by California part time hour laws. It is creating much strain on a number of us for obvious reasons. Other than that, our store is widely liked by many customers so it makes it a wonderful environment to work in.."

What do you like about working at Williams-Sonoma?

"I like managing people and finding ways to increase production by streamlining the production. Treated well by employers."

What don't you like about working at Williams-Sonoma?

"Was a seasonal position"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"know what your managers are capable of before putting them into positions. Refers to previous manager who did not have a clue."

"I am disposable and don't feel valued."

What do you like about working at Williams-Sonoma?

"the environment is casual and flexible. I don't have to dress up every day which I like."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"take it for what it's worth. it is what it is."

What don't you like about working at Williams-Sonoma?

"I feel micro-managed and never get kudos for a job well done."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I suggest that management care more about its employees. I feel like we are a necessary evil."

"Could have been better"

What do you like about working at Williams-Sonoma?

"I love the products at William Sonoma and have a lot of knowledge about them."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Typical interview -- tell me about a time when or how do you handle difficult customers, etc. Interview for seasonal workers was a group interview."

What don't you like about working at Williams-Sonoma?

"Management is very cliquish and not well organized. They actually lost my resume and application which had all my personal information on it -- an HR nightmare. Poor training provided due to poor planning on managements behalf."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"When providing training to your seasonal employees break everyone up into smaller groups. It might take a little more time, but ultimately it will pay off in the long run."

"I've gained a valuable experience working at Williams-Sonoma as a UI designer. I was handling multiple projects and worked with a great team of creative designers. It was a contract job, so we had a timeline to deliver and manage our schedule accordingly. The environment is very professional and it inspired me greatly."

"The store is great. We have lots of great customers who visit regularly and we know them by name. We have great products and opportunities to try them out.Corporate direction has gone from offering incentives, etc. to pushing aggressively and shaming. Our district manager tells managers on their conference calls to shame employees into results. We are told repetitively that we are only as good as yesterday's numbers. We are expecting to strong arm customers into applying for WS credit cards."

"This company has amazing products and some even more amazing talent... currently. The turnover rate however is enormous and should be an indicator of the health of an organization.Problem 1: Turnover rate HIGH! Everyone here is 9 mos new or newer. Alumni is typically 1 yr. or older. Tribal knowledge escapes every nine months or so causing projects to restart frequently losing previous time and money investments.Problem 2: Leadership lives in a vacuum. They are not in touch with the issues at the tactical level. They only set strategic goals and manage remotely.Problem 3: This organization is at HUGE risk right now of experiencing a breach. There are GREAT engineers trying to warn management of the impending threats but are not regarded as valid input sources.Problem 4: No requirements are ever set prior to procuring products for business use (i.e. applications, systems, etc.) I continually ran into issues where a product didn't meet the intended purpose but was already approved and installed. Wasted money.Problem 5: No system of record...anywhere. They use Excel ad-hoc and multiple versions of projects and statuses exist throughout the company. When you ask "which one is the most accurate?" No one knows.Problem 6: Silos. Everyone exists in silos. Kingdom building is strong here. Don't step on someones turf because the egos are strong. Friendly at first but guarded in the end.Problem 7: Everyone basically talks smack about everyone else. So sad. Unprofessional.I hope this helps."

"I have worked at WSI for around 3 years. As a developer if you are technically strong, the compensation will be good, but you'll have to build solutions for current market using technology that is 6-7 years old, work without a proper plan or roadmap and without upfront design for majority of the projects. If you are a techie at heart, I'll recommend WSI."

"I've worked for Williams Sonoma for the past year and a half. It's been a great growing experience. The management staff is incredible. Very detail oriented and professional, but they can also let loose and be very down to earth."