Best Buy is a pretty decent place to start out in business. - Supervisor Best Buy Employee Review

4.0
Aug 23, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

If you're a fulltime employee, the benefits are fantastic, and there are plenty of opportunities for stock options and bonuses if you're higher up in the leadership heirarchy. The employee discount is good, the pay is much better than most retail places, and overall there is a good sense of teamwork. The company focuses a lot on individual development. Despite some negative press, the overall focus on customer service and satisfaction behind the scenes is extremely high, especially when compared to some other places I've worked in the past. I've always been treated well.

Cons

Sometimes stores can be very "clique"ish and people will move up and get promotions based more on how well liked they are versus their actual ability to lead. Sometimes there is a lack of focus on overall improvement of employees and instead management gets misguided and focuses on driving a performance goal instead of fixing the problems that led to the lower number to begin with.

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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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