Build-A-Bear Workshop Employee Benefits

Health & Wellness Benefits

Build-A-Bear Workshop is pleased to provide full-time employees and supervisors with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.

Dental

Build-A-Bear’s Dental Plan connects employees with dentists from a network of providers through a major dental carrier.

Build-A-Bear Workshop and its Employees split the expense of the plan.

Vision

The Vision Plan covers eye exams, glasses or contacts, and frames as well as discounts on others eye care items and services including laser vision correction.

Medical / Prescription Drug

Through a major Health insurer, Build-A-Bear’s comprehensive Medical Plan offers associates access to Medical Care from a large network of doctors.

Build-A-Bear contributes to the plan’s cost with colleagues, and prescription drug coverage is included.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

At No Additional Cost to colleagues, the Build-A-Bear Workshop EAP provides confidential counseling from qualified, professional counselors.

24/7 Nurse Line

Build-A-Bear Workshop provides a nurse line to its colleagues and their families that provides confidential solutions to Health-related issues 24 hours a Day, 7 Days a Week.

Wellness Program

Taking action to modify behaviors and routines that may be putting your health at risk is one of the best strategies to become healthy, remain well, and prevent expensive health care expenditures.

Work/Life Balance

Flexible Schedules

Build-A-Bear is able to give its associates flexible work schedules.

Build-A-Bear proud to have only the best on their team, and they work closely with their employees’ scheduling needs to attract and retain the best.

Office Environment

While Build-A-Bear’s World Bearquarters and Bearhouse take their work seriously, its office culture and dress code are relaxed.

Life and Disability Benefits

Build-A-Bear Workshop offers full-time workers and managers company paid and “buy-up” alternatives for peace of mind.

Life Insurance & Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)

The life and AD&D insurance provided by Build-A-Bear Workshop is equal to one time your annual pay.

At group rates, you can get additional coverage for yourself, your spouse or domestic partner, and your covered dependent children.

Concierge Services

There is a range of on-site conveniences offered at Build-A-Bear’s World Bearquarters, including a massage therapist, chiropractor, and on-site oil changes.

At both their World Bearquarters and Bearhouse sites, they offer lunch and learn events.

Bring Your Dog to Work!

At its World Bearquarters, their animal pals work alongside them, and birthday invitations to the office puppies are not uncommon.

All of their four-legged friends join in on the festivities, which always appear to include birthday cake and frosty paws reserved just for the dogs!

Disability

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Plans are available at Build-A-Bear Workshop. States have different plans.

Beginning on the day of hire, associates are eligible for a 30% Discount on all products sold in their stores.

This Employee Discount is available to spouses, domestic partners, children, moms, and fathers.

Online Corporate Perks Program

Beginnings on their date of hire, all colleagues and their families are eligible to participate in the Build-A-Bear Workshop online corporate rewards program.

There are Discounts on a variety of products and services like apparel, cell phones, electronics, jewelry, flowers, tickets, magazines, travel, automotive, health and wellness, financial services, and much more.

The Maxine Clark CEB Scholarship Program

Build-A-Bear will provide college scholarships to a chosen group of associates each year.

The award details and quantity of scholarships available may change from year to year, therefore please refer to the annual information provided regarding this program.

Paid Time Off

Honey Days

Honey Days is a new retail concept designed by Build-A-Bear for Store Managers, Full-Time World Bearquarters, and Bearhouse staff.

Honey Days provide you the freedom to make the most use of your Time off, whether it’s for vacation, sick days, religious holidays, or personal matters.

Birthdays

Build-A-Bear Workshop celebrates birthdays with a celeBEARation.

In the month that they celebrate their birthday, all associates are granted a paid day off!

Holiday Pay

At Build-A-Bear’s World Bearquarters and Bearhouse, employees are eligible for up to 6 paid holidays, including New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

Bear Builder Associate Appreciation Month (BBAM!)

Build-A-Bear celebrates together and acknowledges all employees for their contributions to their success in September, which is Bear Builder Associate Appreciation Month.

Non-management, part-time colleagues who have worked for BABW for at least 90 days prior to September 1st will get an extra average day during this memorable month!

Savings & Retirement Benefits

401(k) Plan

The 401(k) Plan is a fantastic benefit that allows eligible full-time and part-time workers to save money for retirement while avoiding paying taxes!

Payroll deductions allow employees to contribute up to 75% of their salaries (subject to the IRS maximum).

The company provides a variety of funds with varying levels of risk and possible earnings.

Flexible Spending Accounts

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) offer eligible Store Managers and dull-time World Bearquarters and Bearhouse colleagues valuable tax benefits by allowing them to pay for health and dependent care expenses before taxes.

Bonus Opportunity

Bonus compensation is available to Store Managers, Sales Leads, and Full-Time World Bearquarters staff.

Incentives might be based on the performance of the store, the individual, or the corporation.