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| | The Container Store |  | President/CEO:Mr. Kip Tindell | | 1741 employees | | HQ: Dallas, TX | | www.containerstore.com |
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| At The Container Store's headquarters a Fun Committee builds intimacy among employees through lunchtime activities like silent auctions and an annual Halloween Chili Cook-Off. Every Tuesday, office employees gather in the atrium for a 10-minute huddle designed to replicate the daily huddles in each store, where time sensitive information is shared and new employees are introduced. |
| Retail stores welcome new employees with Foundation Week, a week-long orientation to the company and its products and philosophy, and a welcome box with more than $150 worth of product. At birthday celebrations, teams gather for lunch and cake. The most recent birthday honoree is responsible for bringing in a cake for the next birthday person. |
| Stores build community through Private Preview Parties that take place the evening before stores open. Employees who helped set up the store, VPs in the community, and members of nonprofits the organization has partnered with come together for dancing, food, and drinks. On a new store's Grand Opening day, the Chairman of the Container Store pushes the new store manager around on a "Victory Lap" with employees running behind the cart and cheering. The lap is followed by a champagne toast. |
