Good job - terrible career. - PCHO/BBFB Supervisor Best Buy Employee Review

3.0
8 Jul 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Perfect for a college student or someone looking for PT work. Great discount (although slowly getting worse), get paid to be immersed in technology, develop social skills that you can take with you elsewhere. You will usually get along with your co-workers and the scheduling is pretty flexible.

Cons

Don't waste too much of your life there though, even if you are serious about a career in retail management. Non-commissioned sales environment means that leadership will (almost always unfairly) manage you based on instinct and politics, rather than actual job performance. Trainings are not effective - you will be thrown to the wolves and have to learn from your peers.

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5.0
15 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great management Helpful Staff Opportunities to grow

Cons

If you start out on registers up front it can be difficult to learn on the floor and find a department especially if you are not selling enough credit cards and memberships

2.0
4 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-It's a job that is available in most locations.

Cons

-The company, on a corporate level, doesn't seem to grasp the value of the talent they have. - Close ties with Citibank subvert the importance of product knowledge, customer service, and revenue for credit card sales. - Daily Performance check-ins are overbearing and myopic. - Tends to burnout motivated employees with false carrots and hollow promises. - Pay's terrible, and rides the line of predatory at times.

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