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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
4.0
Mar 8, 2016

Glassdoor is stupid

Recommend
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Pros

customers are great and thats about it

Cons

I ran a store for 7months that was never fully staffed and the staff I did have were half wits (no i could not/ did not do the hiring). In that 7months at the end of the fiscal year my store had made over a million dollars and I personally had the highest ticket count in the district. After all that they fired me because one of the employees that they hired had stolen a deposit and it was my fault even though i was not there when it happened.

1.0
Dec 5, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Work/life balance is good most of the time. Some of the info you learn is good for your own knowledge.

Cons

If you don't work at the corporate level, you are at the mercy of the franchisee when it comes to your wages/Salary. The one I worked for doesn't even pay a livable wage. The commission structure was terrible, and the benefits were even worse. This particular franchisee is now moving to a "strictly commission" plan for his reps, but still doesn't have a livable commission structure in place. The store manager position is even worse. With no positive reinforcement, more hours expected, high turnover, and increasingly difficult sales goals to hit with little to no reward for hitting them. There is zero opportunity to make a career for yourself unless you are willing to live in Wisconsin. DO NOT APPLY.

3.0
Sep 29, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible hours and good training provided. More hands on and creativity than typical retail jobs.

Cons

Its retail which comes with pros and cons, mostly cons. Management like to crawl around inside your butt to make sure nothing is left untouched. Ever try to change 10 car batteries in a row in the middle of a ice storm wearing gloves thin enough to allow you to hold a tool precisely? Exactly.

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