Best Buy - General Manager Best Buy Employee Review

5.0
Jul 9, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, lots of smart and passionate people, that famous employee discount. I absolutely loved working for Best Buy and I hope to again someday but some life events made me part ways. The company had some rough years when it refused to change with an evolving climate but after Hubert came on board as CEO and some different strategies were implemented I have all the faith that BBY has a strong future still.

Cons

Restructures are a necessary part of a business changing and adapting to the times but my own job has been on the chopping block many times which can be nerve racking and bad for morale. There isn't AS much incentive in recent years to get and retain good entry level talent. Making it in to management like I did is a prosperous job and very rewarding but there isn't as many leadership positions to go around as there used to be and the starting pay for entry level positions should be better to attract more driven and intelligent people that want to climb the ladder.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

-It's a job that is available in most locations.

Cons

-The company, on a corporate level, doesn't seem to grasp the value of the talent they have. - Close ties with Citibank subvert the importance of product knowledge, customer service, and revenue for credit card sales. - Daily Performance check-ins are overbearing and myopic. - Tends to burnout motivated employees with false carrots and hollow promises. - Pay's terrible, and rides the line of predatory at times.

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