Best Buy reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(41,847 total reviews)
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35% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Best Buy has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 41,847 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
Sep 21, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Best Buy offers a great Discount, you can buy items at 5% above cost (how much they buy them for). It's great for accessories and service plans but not so much for large expensive items. As far as retail goes, Best Buy is easily the best choice. Working with technology is challenging, but you find yourself enjoying keeping up with all the latest tech.

Cons

Best Buy is not great for someone looking for a stable job. Consumer electronics sales ebb and flow with the economy, and if you work for a specific store, you will definitely have to deal with losing hours during the slow months, and being overworked during the holidays. Also, the difference between how a full-time employee is treated and how a part-time employee is treated is incredible. Part-timers do not get paid sick time, or any type of paid time off whatsoever, there are no benefits except for stock options (which you won't be able to afford as a part-timer), and you are not guaranteed hours at all. Full-timers are guaranteed at least 32 hours, they get sick time, vacation time, and personal holiday time, they get health benefits, and tuition reimbursement. Salary cap for regular store employee (non-supervisor sales, inventory, merchandising, operations and cashiers) is around $12.50. Geek Squad and project team make significantly more (I started project team as a part-timer at $11.75 after working Sales at $8.75) than sales and inventory. Best Buy mobile is the best choice if you want a job with BBY. They make around what geek squad and project team make, their job is less physically strenuous, and they get cash bonuses. If you think Management is better, store managers have to work 50 hours a week, and make anywhere from $50k-$150k (depending on how long they've been with the company, and which managerial position they're in).

3.0
Aug 27, 2010

Best Buy Canada

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lot's of great people working in the stores

Cons

Too much focus on results. District teams tell you wrong not right. Company keeps restructuring not enough labour for customers.

1.0
Jun 23, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The employee discount is the only perk - but rumor has it they are looking to slowly pull back on that benefit.

Cons

If you're looking for a dead end job, no work life balance, and disrespect for you as a person - you've come to the right place. If you've made the mistake of signing up, then run while you still have the chance.

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