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      3.5

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (41,855 total reviews)
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      Corie Barry

      35% approve of CEO

      38% positive business outlook

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      Best Buy has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 41,855 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
      Sep 8, 2008

      Pretty good place to be.

      Customer assistant (ca)
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The people are all pretty good... I can't think of many that I outright dislike out of more than one hundred employees at my store. Plus the discount is awesome on a lot of things: definitely a great reason to work there. Plus the great thing is working with technology... something that I always love to do. I always feel up to date on the latest stuff and everything is truly what I love to sell so that makes me very happy. I do not think that the prices are fair for everything... but overall the value for your money is also pretty good.

      Cons

      The scheduling system is a bit hectic at times. It's all done by computer and then modified by humans. I was receiving pretty decent hours but it was all extremely inconsistent. I could be working near full time hours (30-40) one week and then the next week end up working as little as five or ten. Another thing that annoys me sometimes is some of the hoops you need to jump through procedural wise. I'm not sure if all stores would do a few things... but there are a couple "busy work" activities that a lot of employees end up doing.

      5.0
      Sep 7, 2008

      My Job At Best Buy

      Customer assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      For me, Finding a stable job in the state of our society and economy is rough, especially without some type of college education AND trying to make it on your own. I had three interviews with Best Buy for a new store opening, and was hired on my second interview. They have provided me with Full-Time Status and a decent starting salary AND benefits. My co-workers are amazing and every day I leave my job feeling better than I did when I went to it. Management is really great about recognizing your hard work, and if there is something you would like to improve on they are at your side helping you out. Alot of my co-workers started out at Best Buy knowing nothing about the department they were hired for, and over the weeks and months of training have developed so much knowledge not only about they specific products we offer, but also about people and how each person is looking for a specific type of experience. The values that Best Buy instills on their employees are values you can use in your personal life to help you see the glass half-full when your having a half-empty kind of day. And also, everything Best Buy can teach you will not only help you move up quickly in the company if you work hard, but also if you decide to move onto different projects or careers. I love my job, my co-workers, and I especially love knowing that even if my customer doesn't leave buying something-they have learned a little bit more about a product then they wouldn't have otherwise known.

      Cons

      In some departments, morning shifts can start as early as 6am, and other departments end as late as Midnight. But depending on what type of "person" you are, Best Buy is pretty flexible about scheduling you during the morning or evening if you prefer. For instance, I have recently been scheduled mostly morning shifts when I am definately NOT a morning person, and working in the morning affects my performance in my Job. Management almost immediately (within a few days of working mornings) recognized the deterioration of my performance in the mornings, and without condemning me for not working hard enough-talked to me about it and immediately switched me to all evening shifts- with of course, the occasional coverage of mornings.

      3.0
      Sep 6, 2008

      Best Buy is ok

      Media salesman
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good bonus incentives. Reduced prices on store merchandise

      Cons

      Required meetings earlier on Saturday mornings. Shrink targets are unrealistic at times.

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