Is Micro Center a good company to work for?

Micro Center has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,587 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 62% of employees would recommend working at Micro Center to a friend and 51% 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 8% 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 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Micro Center?

Sales Associate (188) , Customer Service Representative (178) , General Sales Associate (116) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (85) , Retail Sales Associate (57) , Service Technician (47) , Systems Sales Associate (35) , Sales (26) , Warehouse Associate (23) , Computer Technician (17) , Inventory Specialist (17) , Technician (16) , BYO Sales Associate (15) , Manager (15) , Cashier (14)

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

"Good for experience/semi good for pay" ((in 106 reviews)); "The people that I work for are just great and the people I work with are equally awesome." ((in 97 reviews)); "benefits were good and sufficient" ((in 61 reviews)); "Flexible hours great for students." ((in 43 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 33 reviews))

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

"bad management for the entire store" ((in 179 reviews)); "Managers don't take complaints to heart." ((in 63 reviews)); "Hourly pay for all sales members is $4/hr + commission." ((in 37 reviews)); "Blatant favoritism gets you ahead in this company, and hard work will be overlooked." ((in 19 reviews)); "Ive worked there for 3 + years and work life balance is terrible!" ((in 17 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Micro Center locations?

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

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Micro Center reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(606 total reviews)

Richard M. Mershad

67% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Work/Life balance

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Reviews by job title

606 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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4.0

Jul 21, 2021

Great location

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Location was great, management most staff(evryplace has a few bad apples)

Cons

Commission pay struction never adjusted for inflation or cost of living and either management doesn’t understand basic economics or they played so stupid because they couldn’t do anything that forest gump looked like Einstein

Micro Center Response

Thanks for your 4 star review. We would like to better understand the cons you listed o the post. Please reach out to your Regional HR Manager Greg at gnicolai@microcenter.com or directly to Home Office HR at 614-850-3150. Ask for Jennifer or Angie Miller our VP of HR. Thanks Jennifer Home Office HR Manager

4.0

Jul 19, 2021

Good Potential

Customer service representative (csr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly Staff/Management Good employee discounts on some items

Cons

Pay is not the greatest unless you are really good at pitching sales

Micro Center Response

Thanks for your 4 star review. We wish you the best in your future career. Micro Center HR team

4.0

Jul 15, 2021

Experience as a CSR at Micro Center

Customer service representative (csr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture Opportunities to move around the store Able to learn a lot about the tech industry Learned essential customer service skills

Cons

Pay is not that great You constantly have to offer protection plans on items Micromanagement was a factor when I was there

Micro Center Response

Thank you for your 4 star review. We also appreciated your 5 stars on the Senior Management team. Thanks Home Office HR team

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