It's a big box store - Sales Associate Best Buy Employee Review

2.0
Jul 16, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Compared to similar companies I've worked at, Best Buy has a better worker experience. More functional and helpful digital systems and generally good integration of automatic and manual workflow.

Cons

Like every other brick and mortar chain right now, Best Buy is pushing credit cards HARD. Memberships are far more important to them than actual product sold, and because of that associates are hounded incessantly to sell the credit card and totaltech membership, to the point of detracting from the customer experience. Like any position in low-level sales, there's a constant pressure to set aside empathy for the customer in order to sell more credit cards. This was easily the worst aspect of the job, which was otherwise actually on the more pleasant side of retail.

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5.0
Jun 1, 2026
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Pros

Great General Manager, that’s about it.

Cons

All of the leadership besides the GM were unprofessional. They couldn’t help it but most were incompetent.

3.0
Jun 30, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

No Need to sell or deal with customers (Much) Constantly moving so you always have a task to do Management leaves you to your own devices Almost all warehouse employees have a set of headphone

Cons

Everyone (Cust & employees) Expect an encyclopedic knowledge on where every single item is. Management seems to think we can lift a 85" tv, pull a washer off the top shelf, stock gaming shelves, and handle store pick up at the same moment. Customers think we don't want to help them when we call someone else to help with sales There's almost too much to do and even though we may have 1-3 employees working at a time, 1 is at the door, 1 is behind store pick up, which leaves 1 employee to handle new orders, deliveries, and down stocking.

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