Best Buy Reviews in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN Area

Pros

Discounts, new products, fun atmosphere, opportunity to grow

Cons

Can be stressful, promotions based on store performance than individual accomplishments

Advice to Senior Management

More rewards for performance

Pros

Great Discount on products and services
Stock awards, company stock given to exceptional employees
Health insurance
Tuition assistance, repayment for college tuition payment

Cons

Long hours, and no set schedule
Only get benefits if you are Full Time
A lot of Computer based leanrnings

Pros

Great discount and pay, good opportunity

Cons

Management can get crazy, customers can be cranky

Advice to Senior Management

relax, it'll get better

Pros

employee discount, some interesting co-workers

Cons

Unless you are a GM or higher, you get no time for family..empty promises of chances for advancement unless you fit their "cookie cutter" mold for a GM. Constant passive aggressive behavior from upper mgmnt about performance. A lot of talk about how the customer comes fist, but then a total 180 with their new sales training initiative called Sales Excellence that started this year....waaaay too many hours for a BS bonus structure..

Advice to Senior Management

Get your resumes ready..because at this rate its not long before you join Circuit CIty and Ultimate in the grave

Pros

Opportunity to switch disciplines or functions, flexible work schedules, very nice people, beautiful corporate campus make it a place with very good work culture, its a fun place to work. In many jobs, you have considerable freedom to control your own performance and career destiny.

Cons

Because the general feeling is "anyone can do anything" you'll experience a lot of the Peter Principal where individuals have reached the limits of their capability. A general lack of strong intellectual thinkers; being "too smart" is sometimes a detriment in an environment where many senior leaders came up from the stores with limited outside experience and sometimes limited education. Poor performers don't get fired because company wants everyone to feel like family and there are often unclear objectives or evaluations are based more on interpersonal feelings and personality than true objectives and accomplishments

Pros

The benefits and paid time off are good; main campus facility is top notch; some people are allowed to work from home

Cons

Poor compensation; way too much management; lack of opportunity unless you know someone; IT is subpar and there are issues almost daily; lack of ethics and accountability

Pros

The work enviroement is very clean and easy to work in. Another great thing is the benifits you get. You can guy any of their merchandise for only 10% above what they pay for it. So those $250 monster cables are about $30 dollars, and that $2000 TV is only about $600. Its pretty dang great when you think about how you can advance and get even more benefits if you're full time.

Cons

The only cons I can think of is the "if you are late" con. If you are late to work 3 times within a 6 month period I believe then you get fired or suspended for 3 to 6 months depending if they liked you are not, which is likely seeing how sometimes you have to be at work at 7:45 in the morning!

Advice to Senior Management

The only thing I would say is that you need to have it so previous workers can get in easier.

Pros

If you work hard, you'll be recognized and rewarded. Dedicated and motivated employees move fast in their careers at Best Buy.

Cons

Salary isn't as competitive, but if you prefer a more flexible work/life balance, consider that the trade off.

Pros

Flexible time off via the Results Oriented Work Environment (ROWE) program, competent management, exciting products (TV's, Gaming, Movies, Music, etc...), good compensation & benefits

Cons

Chaotic atmosphere doesn't work for everyone. Changing demands and timelines can be frustrating.

Advice to Senior Management

I think many areas would benefit from better training and development, i.e. a Merchant Development program that would allow for transitions between Finance and the Merchant organization

Pros

Looks good on the resume. Great experience if you're fresh out of college. Movement is generally encouraged. Flexible work schedule.

Cons

Pay is way low compared to other companies of similar size. Employees can get lost in the shuffle. Layoffs almost every other year.

Advice to Senior Management

Pay for experienced professionals. BBY is wasting it's time training fresh college grads who then leave when they realize pay is better elsewhere.