Is Best Buy a good company to work for as a Sales Associate and Computer Associate?

Sales Associate and Computer Associate professionals working at Best Buy have rated their employer with 3.2 out of 5 stars in 376 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Best Buy employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Sales Associate and Computer Associate Jobs at Best Buy now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sales Associate and Computer Associate interview questions at Best Buy .

Does Best Buy pay Sales Associate and Computer Associate employees well?

Sales Associate and Computer Associate professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Best Buy with 2.4 out of 5 stars based on 376 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 28.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sales Associate and Computer Associate salaries at Best Buy.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Best Buy?

Sales Associate (4867) , Customer Service Representative (1100) , Sales Advisor (1055) , Sales Consultant (1014) , Geek Squad, Consultation Agent (874) , Customer Service Specialist (571) , Product Flow Specialist (570) , Best Buy Mobile Sales Associate (562) , Inventory Specialist (542) , Retail Sales Associate (523) , Best Buy Sales Associate (415) , Sales (402) , Geek Squad, Agent (CIA) (363) , Cashier (352) , Computer Sales Associate (330)

What are the pros of working at Best Buy according to real employee reviews?

"Pay was good at the time and training for the section of the store you needed to know was helpful." ((in 2571 reviews)); "the people you meet are great and if you want to move up in the company is great" ((in 2449 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the tasks are not extremely difficult" ((in 1988 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and know how to make a bad day turn out better." ((in 1469 reviews)); "I was in school at the time so flexible hours were a must and they were understanding" ((in 1113 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Best Buy according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and mistreatment of staff caused a storewide exodus of more than 20 employees." ((in 2841 reviews)); "really bad managers with hr violations against them that best buy corporate would not handle." ((in 1260 reviews)); "You are judged on your sales number's so no commission doesn't feel good." ((in 775 reviews)); "Management has so much favoritism." ((in 560 reviews)); "no work life balance its a all hands on deck environment right now got to save the company" ((in 500 reviews))

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Best Buy Sales Associate and Computer Associate reviews

3.2

53% would recommend to a friend

(376 total reviews)

Corie Barry

9% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.0

Senior management

2.9

Career opportunities

2.4

Compensation and benefits

Sales Associate and Computer Associate employees have rated Best Buy with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 376 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sales Associate and Computer Associate professionals have a good working experience there. Best Buy is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sales Associate and Computer Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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4.0

Oct 1, 2014

Computer Sales Associate

Computer sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Timely raises, good training that is accessible at work or at home via the computer, payed training. Good instore programs to help build up sales associates, and future supervisors, managers, etc.

Cons

Would prefer and hour lunch break over 45mins.

3.0

Sep 11, 2014

Fairly relaxed work environment with somewhat unrealistic expectations

Computer sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fair pay for someone fresh out of high school, you get to be in the know about new products, and the discount is awesome(usually).

Cons

Unrealistic expectations are put on part time employees, you're expected to sell protection plans and service plans on everything.

4.0

Sep 8, 2014

Pretty cool job with pretty awesome people

Computer sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pays well, good team atmosphere, awesome employee discount, knowledgeable team, they teach you what you need to know, and customer and solution centric.

Cons

Sometimes not enough coverage is scheduled, Black Thursday/Friday, hard to get a raise, and promotions opportunities could be better.

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