Best Buy CHQ - Anonymous employee Best Buy Employee Review

1.0
Jun 16, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Great co-workers - Staff Discounts - Best Buy Brand looks great on resume

Cons

- Compensation. Pays under market compared to other local companies. Especially in IT - No growth opportunity. Expects someone to be in their position for 5 + years without any sort of growth or learning opportunity - Wants to compete with other big players such as Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, etc, but lacks the infrastructure to do so. - Losing great talents across the board because of Managers not listening to their employees.

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Pros

No pros. Just don’t work here.

Cons

This job adds little to no value, either for customers or for career growth. The primary focus is pushing credit cards and memberships that many customers don’t actually need, making the work feel repetitive and unfulfilling. The workplace culture and management are poor, and employees are often assigned busywork instead of meaningful responsibilities. There is almost no opportunity to develop product knowledge or apply any technical or electronics skills. Even the sales experience is limited since the role revolves around following scripted pitches rather than building genuine sales or customer relationship skills. Overall, it’s not a strong entry-level position for someone looking to develop transferable skills. There are many other jobs that provide better learning opportunities, stronger career growth, and more valuable real-world experience.

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