Great benefits, but favoritism kills quality-employee morale. - Mobile Sales Consultant Best Buy Employee Review

2.0
Dec 21, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

The benefits of working at Best Buy are great, the employee discounts are awesome, schedule flexibility is decent, but it depends on the immediate supervisor unfortunately.

Cons

The fact that favoritism has alot to do with promoting is and always will be a huge growth killer for any company in my opinion. The right people who are qualified dont get promoted and usually dont last with the company. Corporate only sees numbers when it comes to promoting and fails to see the real efforts of the underdogs within a given location which, again, results in undeserved promoting.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

No pros. Just don’t work here.

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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