Good experience if you want to advance within the company - Mobile Sales Consultant Best Buy Employee Review

3.0
Mar 7, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you like to keep up with what's new and exciting in technology, there's no better place to work than Best Buy. You get to see new products come in, and get to personally experience them with a reasonable employee discount.

Cons

Pay scale has never been fair enough; some of the management was promoted too soon and there fore aren't experienced enough

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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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