Bob's Discount Furniture Reviews

Pros

Fun work environment, great place to hone your competitive sales abilities. Plenty of benefits are available to workers after 90 days.

Cons

Unfortunately, a commission sales environment can cause some individuals to act on questionable ethics when competing on the sales floor.

Advice to Senior Management

The local managers need to listen to the employees in order to maintain a firmer control on the issues challenging the sales floor.

Pros

Money, money,money,money,money,money, nothing more really

Cons

Upper management, cutthroat, dishonesty, favoritism

Advice to Senior Management

Be honest

Pros

Free Cookies and things like that

Cons

Low Salary and things like that

Advice to Senior Management

im not really sure what that is

Pros

Flex schedule and pt sales available also.

Cons

Low sales commission and horrible at recruiting good talent from within.

Advice to Senior Management

Look around you and promote those that are worthy

Pros

Excellent discounts, everyone is nice, the transportion made it easy for me to get there. great salary to support my famil

Cons

No help, manager is very rude, no one in the store talks to eah other, its hard to know what to do

Advice to Senior Management

Just be you self at all times, go to work and just make your money since everyone is rude, work hard

Pros

everyone is great! its really like one huge family!! everyone is so comfortable with each other. i love my managers, they are the best! they love me and i love them

Cons

i work very hard for little pay.. but in a way thats my own fault.

Advice to Senior Management

really keep doing what your doing. i work at the home store so i see pretty much everyone who's anyone lol

Pros

they give a lot of priases and kudos
they pay well for entry level positions
they offer sick days, 401k, and vaction days
new positions are avalible often
the co-workers are nice to work with

Cons

you have to take a 30 min unpaid break a day for an 8 hur shift
in my position customers yell at you all day, everyday
pevious managerial experience really doesn't matter there
comments and suggestions are brushed aside

Advice to Senior Management

offer employees the option to work 4 10.50 hour shifts, employees will call out less
shift changes should be offered to those with senority first, while new hires should be made to work closing shifts

Pros

fixed prices on quality furniture

Cons

delivery problems due to driver error or mistakes

Advice to Senior Management

get better feedback from IT people who may be working as sales associates. Re-read resumes as you may find people better suited to more avanced jobs then sales

Pros

Bob's management team wants everyone to succeed. They will do whatever it takes to help you be successful in your job. If you are willing to learn and give of yourself, they will do whatever they can to help you make it.

Cons

Some of the departments that are part of the operations of Bob's are not run as smoothly as they could. There are some inconsistencies in following procedures, but progress is being made.

Advice to Senior Management

The management team at Bob's needs no advice from me. They are the best that I have ever worked with and I am proud to work with all of them.

Pros

leadership is strong and reliable

Cons

pay is low and below standards instead of excuses about the economy when sales are above normal just give fair raises

Advice to Senior Management

pay people better