design consultant

customer service representative

warehouse associate

delivery driver

delivery helper

Baers Furniture

Tremendous cons: All orders are hand written because they have a very antiquated computer system. If the warehouse makes a mistake in delivering wrong item or furniture is damaged, guess who has to fix the problem? The salesperson! If there is an issue of a customer changing a delivery before the scheduled date, it's called a pull off and you lose half your commission. Also, too many early morning meetings from various reps of vendors. You aren't paid by the hour yet spend more time there. I  guess they think it's helpful. Not allowed to sit on upholstered furniture. Floor has way too many salespeople covering it half the year. A 2 week training course yet you learn NOTHING about the computer system and basically have to learn mistake by mistake or bothering another sales person. We sure learned how to write orders and eat Panera though! 

Pros: Hours are good, excluding all the meetings. Only work one night per week, but do catch one other on some Saturday assigned to you per month. If you can sell, you can make money. Only when product is delivered though. You can opt for 3 months on a certain salary, then go full commission when your feet get wet. Nice enough showroom but needs lots of work.  Sales staff here is nice enough, some are braggarts, some are mean and old sour pusses, some are lazy, some aren't good but are nice! Typical group of 20 plus personalities.  Have had none who are thieves, or just haven't been caught! 

Be prepared to be called into the manager’s office constantly throughout the day to give you negative feedback, constantly find fault in what you do, never be recognized in a heartfelt manner of an accomplishment you may have had. Picking on certain employees in front of the others, making them do tasks that are not required of them, Always being threatened to be written up or have your order “housed” if  you make a mistake. Continuous turnover due to the poor management. Overall employee morale due to management is below a zero. No one is happy there. Lots of gossip and favoritism. The employees that work there complained about the manager from the day I started and I soon learned why. Letters to HR regarding the manager went unnoticed. The store has lost many excellent top writers because they could not put up with the manager. The company prefers to lose great talented employees rather  than remove the source of the problem… the manager. The only pleasant days working there was when she was off.
It’s a very toxic, verbal and mentally abusive work environment. I’ve never experienced such negative management style in my life.

The hardest part of the job was dealing with the manager. The most enjoyable part of the job was when she was off.

What is the best part of working at the company?
It’s a family business and they treat you as family. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Sales always give you stress with the numbers 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
“Baer’s has a supportive and team-driven culture. Most associates work together to help customers, and the environment encourages learning, communication, and building strong client relationships. It’s a professional setting where your performance truly matters.”

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day for me at the company involves greeting customers, understanding their needs, and guiding them through the showroom to help them find the best furniture solutions for their home. I spend time following up with appointments, preparing quotes, and ensuring every detail of the sales process is handled smoothly. I also coordinate with the delivery team, process protection plans, and keep my workspace organized so I can give each customer a great experience. Every day is a mix of client interaction, problem-solving, and making sure my customers feel confident and happy with their purchase.

Baer’s has many long-tenured employees with loyal clients they have built relationships with over decades, which can make it difficult for new associates to establish themselves and generate consistent income. While there were certainly coworkers who were kind and willing to help, the overall environment could be challenging for newer salespeople.

The technology and sales systems felt significantly behind what I experienced at other furniture retailers, making the learning curve steeper and daily tasks less efficient. The sales floor structure also created added pressure, as associates needed to remain near the entrance to avoid missing their turn with incoming customers, yet there was limited space to comfortably wait nearby. On slower days, missing a single opportunity could mean missing your only customer interaction for the entire shift.

For established associates with an existing client base, the environment may work very well. For new hires trying to build a business from scratch, it can be a difficult path that requires considerable patience and persistence.

Misleading promises at interview. I am a licensed Interior Designer and they said I would be doing design work. The only time I was designing was for my own clients. They just want you to cover the floor for them. You will not make much money here for the first year instead of straight commsion. There should be some kind of salary plus commission for the first year to be fair. BECAUSE you have to write up sales for people that are not there, do lots of showroom work like Cleaning and picking up and SILLY re-tagging of merchandise for Sudo sales. The atmosphere is absolutely cut throat, you need to be strong to work. I was threatened verbally repeatedly by other sales people. I did do fairly well sales wise for the year I was there but it was not worth it.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Worst place to work!!!! The AC was broken the system they use is awful and way to complex. the sales agents fight all the time. The managers are never in or do not help you. You will get screamed and hollered at or blamed for things you did not do!! Very Hostile work environment. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
management not helping you or showing up for work. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
the Management is awful they are never there. It has taken over a year to fix the AC units. the delivery drivers are always breaking stuff. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
awful.. I do not suggest working here at all.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The company has an excellent reputation for customer care and employee support.  I always felt valued, supported and respected.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Difficult to find the time for new clients.  I must have been too meticulous with my design work.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
As sales and design professionals, we knew the company was committed to providing the resources and support we needed to accomplish our goals.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
1) Address outstanding issues.  2) Respond to communications and emails. 3) follow up on mfr. deliverables. 4) Find tome to work the floor. 5) Make house calls.

I can only say I learned to be cautious of coworkers, distrustful of others, poor high management, work culture is poor.  Excessive amount of working hours to meet sales goals,  no consistency in pricing,  store owners have zero ethics on pricing and will embarrassed salespeople by outbidding the pricing.  There are no true interior designers in this company. Company philosophy is to sell at whatever cost,  they want car salespeople not designers.  And the commission payout is very poor.  It is fixed and not scaled. The admin staff is paid so poorly, it is constantly changing.  It is a revolving door company and the medical insurance has a very high deductible.  Female Baer is extremely rude and insecure.

You can gain alot of knowledge and move up the ladder but the pay can definitely be higher for the work load. You start at customer contact and dispatching and you learn quite a bit about the business if you are willing .its an entry level position that can turn into a long term career if you have goals to be in a corporate world. There are company perks like barbeques and parties for certain celebrations and they acknowledge each employees birthdays. You work close alongside CEOs and they are friendly and make u feel like an impoetant assett if you stay ling enough to be known. They expect you to do your job and do it well as any other job would. You learn everything about furniture that there is to know.$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$%$$%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing. If you like working a different schedule every week, nights, weekends and holidays.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
All Baer's care about is money.  Sales staff gets away with anything.  Computer systems are antiquated and sales must be written and added by hand.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Extremely stressful, sales staff rushing you to finish with clients to move on to the next one.  Baer owners want to be in your personal business.


What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Lot of clients contact and phones, dealing with irate customers about furniture not being delivered on time. Scheduling deliveries, searching inventory.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Design consultant 112 salaries reported	$63,688 per year
Customer service representative 20 salaries reported	$16.00 per hour
Warehouse associate 13 salaries reported	$15.92 per hour
Delivery driver 10 salaries reported	$18.50 per hour
Delivery helper 3 salaries reported	$17.00 per hour

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