Too many Chiefs, Not enough Indians - Geek Squad, Agent (CIA) Best Buy Employee Review

2.0
Sep 17, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good discount, most people were nice, used to be fun until management shift cant really say much else Vendor perks were good too, if you knew how to get them

Cons

I understand that a job is what you make of it but Best Buy was awful for me. Sexist male managers who only hired pretty girls who couldn't spell their own name if they tried. I was getting paid less than someone who did the exact same job and I had a degree and certifications whereas he did not. I had no idea who my managers were since there were so many so outside of my supervisor I was lost. There was no training outside of those eLearnings they made you take and once the holidays were over, I would be lucky to get more than one day a week, although sometimes I would go months without being on the schedule until one day the forced me to quit over something dumb Management had their favorites so if they didnt like you, expect your life to be a living hell. Also the pay was crap. I was making little over $10.50 to start as a PC Tech

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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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