Good company depending on your position - Phone Operator Best Buy Employee Review

3.0
Jan 6, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Decent pay. Good hours. Relaxed work environment where you can do whatever you want. Watch netflix on your phone, do homework, text, whatever. Management ignores you the whole time so you get paid to do nothing. Which is nice but gets old quick.

Cons

Management ignores you. No chances to grow. No recognition. Management never wants to answer the phone so they make you deal with the customer who is is insisting on speaking to the manager. Worked there for 7 months and didnt even know all the employees names by the time i left, i would walk in and sometimes id have coworkers think i was a customer because thats how little you are included as a phone person.. im sure working on the floor would've been different. Was warned about this by the person who trained me but i didnt heed that warning.

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5.0
Jul 5, 2026
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Pros

Learn a lot on the job. Great place to entry level in tech. Geek squad has a lot of independence from the store when I was there.

Cons

Proper scheduling. If people call out they do not try to fill role they simply expect you to do more. Rotating schedule, Your on and off days will change week to week.

3.0
Jun 30, 2026
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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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