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      3.5

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (41,878 total reviews)
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      Corie Barry

      35% approve of CEO

      38% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Best Buy has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 41,878 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
      5.0
      Apr 6, 2009

      Great Pay, Very very fun place to work!

      Geek squad, agent (cia)
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fun environment and good pay. There is always a chance to get recognized and grow in the company. Maybe not during these bad times but when the economy is good, you can become anything you want to strive for in the company and the managers will help you. If you are full time, they have a nice tuition assistance program.

      Cons

      It gets too busy and there is a lot of favoritism. Sometime you can go 6 hours straight with customer after customer and no breaks, also the scheduling is an issue sometime with a certain amount of money and bad forecasting plans the under and over schedule. But its retail thats what you have to deal with.

      4.0
      Apr 5, 2009

      Best Buy is Awesome!

      Sales representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Regardless of what position you hold in the company, you will learn a lot about sales acumen, merchandising, operations, inventory control, hiring, training, and HR. In short, you will learn a great deal about running a business. Approach any store position as an intense crash-course in retail business.

      Cons

      First and foremost, retail is not a family friendly occupation. Many lives have been turned assunder due to retail hours. It is mostly nights, weekends, and holidays--and I mean ALL of them--ok, 98%. That leads to numerous breakups, divorces, and latch-key kids for associates. It also means upset and depressed associates. And it's even worse for managers, who sometimes (depending on the season of the year or severity of the problems at work) don't even get a day off---in their 60+ hour workweeks. If they are recruiting you for supervisory or management, they will tell you it's 50-55 hours, but most managers end up putting in an extra hour a day (off season) and an extra couple of hours a day (October through January) plus work one of their rare days off. And so, in peak Christmas retail season salaried employees can put in upwards of 70 hour weeks.

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