Item: Best Buy
Rating: 5
Author: Customer Assistant Supervisor

Question 1

Does Best Buy pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Best Buy employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Best Buy. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

Question 2

How satisfied are employees working at Best Buy?

Accepted Answer

59% of Best Buy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Best Buy 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

Question 3

What are the top reviewed jobs at Best Buy?

Accepted Answer

Sales Associate (4851), Customer Service Representative (1099), Sales Advisor (1046), Sales Consultant (1014), Geek Squad, Consultation Agent (868), Customer Service Specialist (571), Product Flow Specialist (567), Best Buy Mobile Sales Associate (562), Inventory Specialist (542), Retail Sales Associate (519), Best Buy Sales Associate (415), Sales (402), Geek Squad, Agent (CIA) (363), Cashier (352), Computer Sales Associate (330)

Question 4

What are the pros of working at Best Buy according to real employee reviews?

Accepted Answer

"Pay was good at $15 an hour and the hours at the time of this was nice." ((in 2574 reviews)); "the people you meet are great and if you want to move up in the company is great" ((in 2449 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the tasks are not extremely difficult" ((in 1993 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and know how to make a bad day turn out better." ((in 1458 reviews)); "I was in school at the time so flexible hours were a must and they were understanding" ((in 1095 reviews))

Question 5

What are the cons of working at Best Buy according to real employee reviews?

Accepted Answer

"Customer issues and management is poor when to deal with helping these Geek Squad agents." ((in 2820 reviews)); "really bad managers with hr violations against them that best buy corporate would not handle." ((in 1270 reviews)); "You are judged on your sales number's so no commission doesn't feel good." ((in 755 reviews)); "Too much favoritism and leaders don't lead." ((in 565 reviews)); "no work life balance its a all hands on deck environment right now got to save the company" ((in 497 reviews))

Question 6

What are employees saying about Best Buy layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Best Buy layoffs and their outlook for job security at Best Buy in 2026.

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