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      Best Buy

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      Best Buy reviews

      3.5

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (41,822 total reviews)
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      Corie Barry

      35% approve of CEO

      38% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      Best Buy has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 41,822 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 Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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      Reviews by job title

      42K reviews
      3.0
      Jun 2, 2008

      Best Buy, a fair place to work

      Customer assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Working at best buy can be defining. People actually get excited when they hear you work at best buy. You are also working around the latest and greatest technology, thus you get to see and experience cool new things before anyone else. Beyond that they do give a very good discount on a lot of items. Finally, people there are friendly, and once you have worked there for some time it is more like working with a family.

      Cons

      They pay is not all that great. If you're a great salesman and could get a job actually making comission, I would advise going in that direction if money is a concern. They do have benefits which help to offset the pay, the employee discount, their 401k plan, etc...

      4.0
      Jun 2, 2008

      Best buy is a good place to work, if you know the ropes heading in.

      Geek squad, double agent (da)
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Once you work there for a period of time, the managers come to respect you a bit more and in turn will compensate you more fairly when it comes time for a raise. Also if you move into a more demanding role you can get increased compensation. Also the benefits of working there part time are that they are willing to work around your schedule for school. Although you don't get any PTO or benefits if you are PT. The discount is the largest benefit.

      Cons

      The management is typically incompetent, however, the store that I was in had decent managers. There were a few that were "relics" from the pre-commission days that had a tough time changing over to the new ideals of best buy, and were a little more difficult to get along with.

      5.0
      Jun 1, 2008

      A great job with interesting benefits, but not without its flaws.

      Customer assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      5% Overcost Employee Discount, Great Accommodations from partners like Apple, Bose, Shure, and ATI to name a few, Management is very practical and flexible, time and labor management (like days off) are a lot easier to deal with, meetings are short, sweet, and to the point, and you get properly and effectively trained.

      Cons

      They keep a close watch on your sales, are hesitant when you ask for a non-lunch break, push branded payments a bit, supervisors can be real idiots, and closing duties can take up to two hours after the store has closed.

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