A few things to consider before working for Best Buy - Product Specialist Best Buy Employee Review

3.0
Mar 11, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

You learn a lot about business and technology. I came out a much better seller by learning the ins and outs of average sale price, units per transaction, customer centricity, close reate, NOP, price margins, etc. I learned a lot about many of the products they sell.

Cons

Hourly updates and questioning on sales performance. Lack of respect. Most managers never actually work in the position of a sales associate in their lives. I have no problem with changes. I think change is good. However, they were changing so much and so often, every week there was a new abbreviation or little slogan, or buzzword we had to remember and recite our knowledge of in our seemingly weekly district manager walks.

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5.0
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Pros

A lot of PTO and good benefits

Cons

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3.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Pros

No Need to sell or deal with customers (Much) Constantly moving so you always have a task to do Management leaves you to your own devices Almost all warehouse employees have a set of headphone

Cons

Everyone (Cust & employees) Expect an encyclopedic knowledge on where every single item is. Management seems to think we can lift a 85" tv, pull a washer off the top shelf, stock gaming shelves, and handle store pick up at the same moment. Customers think we don't want to help them when we call someone else to help with sales There's almost too much to do and even though we may have 1-3 employees working at a time, 1 is at the door, 1 is behind store pick up, which leaves 1 employee to handle new orders, deliveries, and down stocking.

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