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Batteries Plus Bulbs

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Batteries Plus Bulbs reviews

3.2

40% would recommend to a friend

(778 total reviews)
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Scott K. Williams

35% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Batteries Plus Bulbs has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 778 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Batteries Plus Bulbs employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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778 reviews
1.0
Oct 8, 2015

No GOod

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Kind of a cool job

Cons

Really no chance of getting a raise. They DO NOT promote within very well at all. they will promise you a manager job then keep you at your old rate FOREVER and never promote you

1.0
Aug 27, 2015

poor pay, benefits, cliquey, nepotistic

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company is growing very fast. They are adding roughly one new store per week. Most people are somewhat friendly.

Cons

Pay is well below industry averages. PTO is a joke. Managers rate you on likability, not on job performance. Working with franchise owners is like working with the worst bridezilla everyday. They are pompous, rude, unprofessional, self entitled, and oftentimes are the ones driving a wedge between corporate and the franchise community. Some of the senior management are franchise owners or have family that are franchise owners. This has led to insane amounts of nepotism and clearly interferes with sound decision making. Some departments only hire based on looks (If you're tall, blonde, and attractive, you should apply for product management.) A lot of people in other departments were only hired because they are friends. Management doesn't listen to work issues but instead focuses more on policies. Complete lack of any type of professional development. If you have to work interdepartmentally, good luck. Everyone tries to pass off work to the next guy.

1.0
Jun 14, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People you work with at the store level are great! Excellent learning experience to take with you when you they let you go.

Cons

President of franchise has a bad business motto. Get rid of the best employees to prove a point. If they give you a choice to relocate and you answer wrong the president of the franchise will show up and fire you. Long hours and bad pay. Do not care about their people.

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