Best Buy Reviews

I have been working at Best Buy part-time for more than a year

Pros – youll be treated fairly with a decent wage and a good amount of hours. plus the discounts are awesome. just be nice toyour co-workers and youll get it back.

Cons – raises are minuscule and difficult to acquire, Advancement in the workplace is a joke and if you start as a seasonal worker, your training is often minor.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Best Buy part-time for more than a year

Pros – great co-workers, flexible scheduling for part timers who are still in school, good discounts on certain items

Cons – poor management and huge managerial turn over, many co-workers didn't care about sales due to lack of commission.

Advice to Senior Management – Hire higher quality workers.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Best Buy full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Team was absolutely together, Management was good and we used to have lots of fun store level.

Cons – top level management/district or country wide management has to look into things like employee retention. This is the biggest reason why Best buy has a very high attrition level

Advice to Senior Management – You can absolutely reduce your operating cost by reducing the amount spend on weekly flyer and signage changes every friday, bring it to a level where you need to advertise only those which are absolutely necessary.

I worked at Best Buy part-time for less than a year

Pros – Minor discounts
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heat
electricity
free water from the tap
toilets
toilet paper

Cons – They fire you if you are not extreamly pushy with customers and they want you to keep up selling.
Bad pay.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Best Buy full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – fun to work at, lots of great people, great to be around new technology

Cons – management don't always know what they are doing, no job security due to store closings, terrible pay

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Best Buy

Pros – Pros include working with fellow young individuals who share a slight interest in electronics and technology in general.

Cons – Extreme pressure on employees to sell overpriced products and services. They offer no commission pay and treat employees like dirt.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Best Buy part-time for less than a year

Pros – - You start at more than minimum wage, which was good for me coming in with no retail experience
- The job has it's rewarding moments, you have a lot of freedom to dictate the flow with your customers
- Consistent hours, was never found lacking for shifts

Cons – - Terrible scheduling, was always two weeks in advance and my supervisor was very inflexible about switching shifts
- Undue pressure to sell service plans, management pays lip service to the experience but focuses too much on the bottom line
- Standarized sales process which can be too inflexible and time-consuming

Advice to Senior Management – Be more flexible about things, and focus on the experience first to start turning around the negative perception people have about the store

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Best Buy part-time for less than a year

Pros – Employee Discount was decent, usually just on accessories.

Cons – I worked seasonal so that may have been why I was treated so terribly but older staff would be lazy and push their work onto the new staff, I found myself picking up other peoples slack and even covering more than 2 departments at the same time, I was supposed to be one of four people in the media.

Advice to Senior Management – Treat employees better.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Best Buy full-time for less than a year

Pros – Great people among the work place, fun and enjoyable demos, Perks (discount), a decent atmosphere.

Cons – A lot of untrustworthy managers, managers somewhat not honest with customers purchasing products, no incentive for harder work employees, trust among workers flutters.

Advice to Senior Management – Give employees more appreciation for reaching numbers.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Best Buy part-time for more than a year

Pros – Flexible shifts and the ability to reschedule it at your whim on a weekly basis, lots of extra perks. There is some areas of growth where you can go, but I'd recommend you not to or get your supervisor/managerial experience and leave.

Cons – Demanding goals with no compensation (no commission), Best Buy suffers from the "show room" syndrome where people just come to look but not buy. The company itself is going down hill and there's not much a retail associate can do - but they will blame it on you.

Advice to Senior Management – Be realistic on shoving down your unrealistic goals down your sales associate's throats

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company