Is Micro Center a good company to work for?

Micro Center has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,579 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 62% of employees would recommend working at Micro Center to a friend and 50% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Micro Center have been left by employees working as Manager , Retail Sales Manager and Technician .

Does Micro Center pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Micro Center employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Micro Center. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Micro Center?

62% of Micro Center employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Micro Center 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Micro Center?

Sales Associate (188) , Customer Service Representative (177) , General Sales Associate (116) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (84) , Retail Sales Associate (56) , Service Technician (45) , Systems Sales Associate (35) , Sales (26) , Warehouse Associate (23) , Computer Technician (17) , Inventory Specialist (16) , Technician (16) , BYO Sales Associate (15) , Manager (15) , Cashier (14)

What are the pros of working at Micro Center according to real employee reviews?

"The people that I work for are just great and the people I work with are equally awesome." ((in 95 reviews)); "benefits were good and sufficient" ((in 62 reviews)); "Good work environment" ((in 32 reviews)); "The money is good if you can capitalize on the opportunities at hand" ((in 31 reviews)); "They have flexible schedules and are willing to work" ((in 30 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Micro Center according to real employee reviews?

"bad management for the entire store" ((in 179 reviews)); "low pay and poorly run" ((in 113 reviews)); "Managers don't take complaints to heart." ((in 68 reviews)); "Long hours for low commision" ((in 45 reviews)); "If you don't, you get reprimanded and your pay gets cut (your commission is based on how much you can upsell customers into buying software, warranties, and credit cards)." ((in 39 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Micro Center locations?

Columbus , Dallas , Houston , Fairfax , Tustin , Madison Heights , Hilliard , Duluth , Rockville , Yonkers , Paterson , Westmont , Cambridge , Westbury , Denver , Marietta , Chicago , New York , Overland Park , Sharonville , Brooklyn , Flushing , Saint Louis Park , Brentwood , Minneapolis , Saint Davids , Baltimore , Towson , Mayfield Heights , Saint Louis

Micro Center reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(1,562 total reviews)

Richard M. Mershad

68% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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Micro Center has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,562 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Micro Center employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews

2.0

Aug 26, 2011

Not the best of places to work

Knowledge advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Somewhat Flexible hours, good benefits, management is not overbearing. Really not much more good about it beyond that. Oh, the way they scale the absent/vacation time is OK.

Cons

Working 7am - 10am before the store is open and 9pm - 11pm for $4.00 really hurts your paycheck as you make no commission during this time, also add responsibilities such as merchandising an aisle by yourself during commission hours taps on more lost wages due to lost sales. If you work in the PC department you have to keep your numbers high otherwise they boot you out of the department. Overall if your looking to make money, you won't find much here without driving yourself crazy.

3.0

Aug 16, 2011

Working at Micro Center is OK

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Constant interaction with customers will keep your mind sharp, from always asking and answering questions. Some managerial staff actually care about how the other staff feel.

Cons

Commission rate hurts you during the slow season. Cheap computers bring in cheap customers which hurts the commission rate more. Not much encouragement besides being told to sell more if you want a raise.

3.0

Mar 28, 2011

It was adequate.

Byo

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

If you like commissioned based sales this is the place for you. You make as much as you can sell on products and any add-on such as warranties and accessories.

Cons

If you make a good commission, it can suck when you are asked to work overtime after closing hours to stock and clean up the store. This is especially annoying during the holiday season when the stock to be put away is more than the usual. Imagine making money only on commission then having to work an extra 4 hours stocking and cleaning because of a visit from corporate. You already made your money on the sales. You don't get paid on top of that with overtime No matter how many extra hours you work the money you get paid in the next check is the money made on commission. Your extra time is free labor to Micro Center.

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