Best Buy reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(41,874 total reviews)
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Corie Barry

35% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Best Buy has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 41,874 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Best Buy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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42K reviews
4.0
May 20, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

when working as a full-time employee there are good benefits. If you are attending school, you can get money back for every grade C and above to compensate for your school expenses for that semester. Overall it's a great learning experience with customer service and being able to work with others in the environment. The company also does provide the ability to advance in their career field quickly. There is a salary increase after 3 months of working within the company, and another one after a year of working with the company. The discounts on accessories for your electronics is great. Although it is ideal to sale the quota trying to be filled, there is not as much pressure or stress to have to constantly harass customers into sales since there is no commission. It is easier to approach a customer as a friend and genuinely fit the electronic of their need to fill their everyday lifestyle.

Cons

some shifts can end extremely late or begin extremely early depending on your job position. Best Buy employees tend to get written up a lot and can easily get fired if too many write ups pile up for one employee. Generally write-ups are issued with meaningful purpose but there have been instances where different small unintentional mistakes and employee makes can result in penalty.

3.0
May 17, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The best reasons to work at a place like Best Buy, is that the compensation is okay in the sense that you'll make more that minimum wage and the job is not too difficult. You don't need too much experience to get a job there and training is pretty easy plus you're paid more than minimum wage.

Cons

There tends to be issues with management and lack off communication. There is a lot of corporate talk and everyone doesn't really discuss wages because everyone gets paid a different amount. So if you are lucky try and negotiate don't be afraid to ask for more.

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