Does The Beer Store pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Beer Store employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Beer Store. This rating has decreased by 9% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Beer Store?

41% of The Beer Store employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Beer Store 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Beer Store?

Customer Service Representative (93) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (35) , Sales Associate (25) , Cashier (24) , Retail Sales Associate (22) , Sales Associate/Cashier (20) , Store Manager (10) , Retail Store Manager (9) , Supervisor (8) , Sales Representative (7) , Customer Service (5) , Manager (5) , Customer Service Associate (4) , Part Time Sales Associate (4) , The Beer Store (4)

What are the pros of working at The Beer Store according to real employee reviews?

"Flexible Hours (I work full" ((in 41 reviews)); "Flexible and great people." ((in 31 reviews)); "the best place to work! great staff to work with and i had a lot of fun!" ((in 19 reviews)); "Good coworkers (reason I stayed for so long)" ((in 17 reviews)); "Good scheduling and good managers" ((in 15 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The Beer Store according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is low and you don't know how many hours you will get week to week." ((in 26 reviews)); "no proper ppe provided and poor management" ((in 25 reviews)); "Starting wage is minimum wage" ((in 13 reviews)); "Unfortunately due to the contract that the union negotiated you are getting paid minimum wage which is not enough." ((in 9 reviews)); "district manager is verbally abusive, and they don't get to know their employees." ((in 3 reviews))

What The Beer Store locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Windsor , Oshawa , Bolton , Whitby , Ottawa

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The Beer Store reviews

3.2

41% would recommend to a friend

(481 total reviews)

Roy Benin

24% approve of CEO

25% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.7

Senior management

2.6

Career opportunities

2.5

Compensation and benefits

The Beer Store has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 481 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Beer Store employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

481 reviews

4.0

Mar 4, 2026

Good experience

Sales associate/cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The beer store taught me a lot about dealing with customers whether it be simple human interaction and enforcing the rules appropriately.

Cons

You dont get discounts on beer

5.0

Feb 28, 2026

Solid Work Environment

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Steady hours, and strong team

Cons

Weak pay for amount of effort

1.0

Jan 31, 2026

Closings company wide - no real future

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None that are beneficial any more

Cons

Stores are controlled by staff and the union , not by management

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