Tolerable for a Time - Sales Associate Best Buy Employee Review

2.0
May 15, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

GM of the store is a good guy. Fairly lax with dress code and phone restrictions. Can be fulfilling when helping someone in a tough spot.

Cons

The manager in charge of Geek Squad also handles scheduling for the whole store, and they are utterly incompetent at it. They disregard availability information and put the onus on you to make sure they don't mess up. They often catch an attitude when a change is needed, and would forget about time-off requests unless reminded constantly in the weeks leading up to it. It was common to hear managers openly disparaging subordinates behind their back during break, and there was also strong resentment between managers. It was an uncomfortable environment more often than not. Management alternates between being completely hands-off to a detrimental degree, and micromanaging interactions based on how far away deadlines are. Many customer service actions require a manager to sign off, but they often took a long time and multiple requests to respond. It is encouraged to stretch the truth and employ predatory techniques to coerce customers into purchasing memberships. Several of the best-performing associates straight up lie to customers, and are praised for it by management. I did not feel comfortable doing so and was consistently pulled aside by management to "practice" coercing customers.

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1.0
Jul 7, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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