Pros
There is really a good work/life balance at Best Buy. I never felt great pressure to meet a deadline, and never had to work nights or weekends. Most people are very nice. It is very pleasant to work here.
Cons
Especially compared to Amazon, the leadership is terrible. There is little vision. Despite doing way above what I was expected, I rarely received praise, and not even a hint at a promotion. You have to promote yourself. My friend did this, and then when it came time for layoffs, despite managers wanting him to stay, HR choose him for a layoff. (Hence, the reason for my give only 3 stars) There is also a lot of "silo" environment: each team existing for just themselves, and not really trying to help out. Last, I experienced incompetence with my manager, who wanted to completely change code in a bad way to achieve his pet goal. (He is not knowledgeable in my field, data.)
