Best Buy reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(41,813 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 41,813 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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2.0
Oct 29, 2011

Lots of opportunity amid the chaos

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Opportunity to switch disciplines or functions, flexible work schedules, very nice people, beautiful corporate campus make it a place with very good work culture, its a fun place to work. In many jobs, you have considerable freedom to control your own performance and career destiny.

Cons

Because the general feeling is "anyone can do anything" you'll experience a lot of the Peter Principal where individuals have reached the limits of their capability. A general lack of strong intellectual thinkers; being "too smart" is sometimes a detriment in an environment where many senior leaders came up from the stores with limited outside experience and sometimes limited education. Poor performers don't get fired because company wants everyone to feel like family and there are often unclear objectives or evaluations are based more on interpersonal feelings and personality than true objectives and accomplishments

4.0
Jan 19, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

One of the most flexible work environments I've ever seen. Salary and benefits are outstanding. People are fun. My Director empowers me to make decisions and own those decisions. High energy, gorgeous campus.

Cons

Sr. Leadership just can't seem to get it together, particularly in HR. Things are a little better under Brian Dunn, but I still at times can't believe a $50B company operates the way that we do.

5.0
Jul 20, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits are great! Medical, Dental, Vision, Matching 401K and Tuition reimbursement. Employee Accommodation and discounts. Development is highly encouraged for those that seek it out. They provide a lot of resources. Compensation is good.

Cons

Sometimes you run into bad managers. So its a good idea to do research before taking a new position.

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