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    Best Buy Georgia Reviews

    Updated July 19, 2018
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    3.6
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    Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly
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    281 Employee Reviews

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    • "Work life balance but its retail" (in 478 reviews)

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    1. "Great company"

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      Current Employee - Sales Consultant in Smyrna, GA
      Current Employee - Sales Consultant in Smyrna, GA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Best Buy full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Employee benefits, competitive pay, diverse employees, great discount, fun atmosphere, etc.

      Cons

      There are really no cons depending on the store you work at. It depends on store leadership and some stores suffer from poor management.

    2. "Decent Company"

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      Former Employee - Technician/Sales in Alpharetta, GA
      Former Employee - Technician/Sales in Alpharetta, GA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Best Buy part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Employee Discount, fun place to work and learn.

      Cons

      It's retail only negative is that working in retail has its obstacles.

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    3. "Sexist company"

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      Former Employee - Customer Service Representative in Atlanta, GA
      Former Employee - Customer Service Representative in Atlanta, GA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      I worked at Best Buy full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      None at all sorry to say

      Cons

      Low pay sexist poor management

      Advice to Management

      Pay your females the way you do your males

    4. "Great"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous in Macon, GA
      Former Employee - Anonymous in Macon, GA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Best Buy (More than a year)

      Pros

      Family environment
      Accepting people

      Cons

      Black Friday and standing on feet

      Advice to Management

      Keep up the good work!

    5. "Sales associate"

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      Former Employee - Sales Associate in Kennesaw, GA
      Former Employee - Sales Associate in Kennesaw, GA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Best Buy part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great way to get to see the latest and greatest technology. Get to work with others with similar interest. Managment pushes you to do your best work without pressuring you too much. Discount can be really nice as well.

      Cons

      I have no complaints besides only one yr=early performance to receive a raise.

      Advice to Management

      My management was great and have no advice.

    6. "It was a good entry level job for a young human. Good social interaction."

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      Former Employee - Customer Assistant in Augusta, GA
      Former Employee - Customer Assistant in Augusta, GA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Best Buy full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Discount on products and such.

      Cons

      Them trying to get you to sell things to people that they do not need.

    7. "Know What You Sign Up For"

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      Former Employee - Customer Service Specialist in Atlanta, GA
      Former Employee - Customer Service Specialist in Atlanta, GA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Best Buy part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      I can't speak for all locations because each one is different. Since I have left, a lot of the management that was staffed there during my employment has been terminated and fully re-equipped. It's a decent gig to have between jobs or if you're a college student. If you're a full-time employee and furthering your education, they do tuition assistance programs. And based upon the staffing at your location, managers may be pretty cool. Occasionally you may meet a few celebrities and athletes as well. Would I go back to Best Buy? Only if need be and I would choose another location.

      Cons

      Aside from it being one of the largest stores in the district, there were approximately 5 different General Managers in just my short term of a little less than a year of employment. The location I worked for had a high employee turnover ratio, constant change, pressure to sell Geek Squad Protection plans and credit card applications to each and every customer, short-staffed, and constant pressure to work more way more hours than scheduled or to push become full-time with no raise.

      And the work/life balance is terrible. Beware, holidays and weekends are a given because it is a retail job, so don't accept the offer if you are a traditional Monday-Friday 9-5 person. Not to mention I lost a sibling who served for the Armed Forces 2 weeks before Thanksgiving. Due to the matter, I had to go out of town. Although I had notified my department manager of my loss, I was called to show up to work the day after. Furthermore, 3 days into my bereavement leave, not only was I scheduled for Black Friday shifts but also asked when did I plan on coming back. Lack of communication, privacy and no respect for military families.

      Advice to Management

      Learn to listen and communicate with your employees. Instead of spending tons of computer-based training, train managers how to be humans and not robots. Retail is the art of marketing, not becoming a nuisance to consumers. No one wants to shop and being constantly harassed to purchase something knowing it's a want and not a need.

    8. "Good place to work at."

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      Current Employee - Sony Experience Expert in Atlanta, GA
      Current Employee - Sony Experience Expert in Atlanta, GA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Best Buy full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great Discounts Benefits, Cool people around
      Fun place to work while going to school.

      Cons

      Management can be really bad at some stores.
      Growing in the company is hard.

      Advice to Management

      Do a better job when selecting supervisors and managers.

    9. "GREAT"

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      Current Employee - Sales Associate in Morrow, GA
      Current Employee - Sales Associate in Morrow, GA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Best Buy part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good discounts, flexible, good bonus

      Cons

      Sales driven and stressful on holiday seasons

      Advice to Management

      Management is great

    10. "Fun Times"

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      Former Employee - Magnolia Home Theater Sales Associate in Atlanta, GA
      Former Employee - Magnolia Home Theater Sales Associate in Atlanta, GA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Best Buy full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      -fun atmosphere
      - great training
      - diverse clientele
      - challenging situations to problem solve

      Cons

      -benefits could be better and given to part-time as well
      -more opportunities to receive competitive pay
      - difficult to grow at times unless interested in leadership

      Advice to Management

      Probe to find what drives your employees and partner with them to help them grow either within or outside of the company.

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