No breaks if you work under 8 hours. - Sales Associate Best Buy Employee Review

2.0
Sep 11, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good discount, good coworkers, helping customers is rewarding and helps time fly by.

Cons

No breaks unless you work over 8 hours and even then - you may be asked to skip your break. Work part timers 37-38 hours to avoid giving out health benefits. Set unrealistic goals and tell you every time you work that you aren't at your goal and you need to do better. Talked down to as if you are incompetent by certain managers - others are better.

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Pros

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Cons

This job adds little to no value, either for customers or for career growth. The primary focus is pushing credit cards and memberships that many customers don’t actually need, making the work feel repetitive and unfulfilling. The workplace culture and management are poor, and employees are often assigned busywork instead of meaningful responsibilities. There is almost no opportunity to develop product knowledge or apply any technical or electronics skills. Even the sales experience is limited since the role revolves around following scripted pitches rather than building genuine sales or customer relationship skills. Overall, it’s not a strong entry-level position for someone looking to develop transferable skills. There are many other jobs that provide better learning opportunities, stronger career growth, and more valuable real-world experience.

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