Is Best Buy a good company to work for?

Best Buy has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 43,467 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 60% of employees would recommend working at Best Buy to a friend and 38% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Best Buy have been left by employees working as Financial Analyst , Overnight Stocker and Bestbuy .

Does Best Buy pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Best Buy employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Best Buy. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Best Buy?

60% of Best Buy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Best Buy 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Best Buy?

Sales Associate (4868) , Customer Service Representative (1100) , Sales Advisor (1052) , Sales Consultant (1015) , Geek Squad, Consultation Agent (873) , Customer Service Specialist (571) , Product Flow Specialist (569) , Best Buy Mobile Sales Associate (562) , Inventory Specialist (542) , Retail Sales Associate (522) , Best Buy Sales Associate (415) , Sales (402) , Geek Squad, Agent (CIA) (363) , Cashier (352) , Computer Sales Associate (330)

What are the pros of working at Best Buy according to real employee reviews?

"Pay was good at $15 an hour and the hours at the time of this was nice." ((in 2581 reviews)); "the people you meet are great and if you want to move up in the company is great" ((in 2460 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the tasks are not extremely difficult" ((in 2042 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and know how to make a bad day turn out better." ((in 1463 reviews)); "I worked at Best Buy while I was in school and it was great because of the flexible hours." ((in 1078 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Best Buy according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and mistreatment of staff caused a storewide exodus of more than 20 employees." ((in 2833 reviews)); "really bad managers with hr violations against them that best buy corporate would not handle." ((in 1265 reviews)); "No commission and weak motivational methods ultimately leads to a sense of aimlessness among floor salesmen." ((in 759 reviews)); "Too much favoritism in the store." ((in 556 reviews)); "no work life balance its a all hands on deck environment right now got to save the company" ((in 507 reviews))

What are employees saying about Best Buy layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Best Buy layoffs and their outlook for job security at Best Buy in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Best Buy locations?

Richfield , Minneapolis , Houston , New York , Chicago , Atlanta , Los Angeles , Dallas , San Antonio , Miami , Orlando , Austin , San Diego , Phoenix , Charlotte , Tampa , Boston , Saint Louis , Denver , Columbus , San Jose , Indianapolis , Jacksonville , Portland , Las Vegas , Oklahoma City , Seattle , Brooklyn , Cincinnati , Louisville

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3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(41,913 total reviews)

Corie Barry

34% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Best Buy has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 41,913 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Best Buy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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3.0

Dec 25, 2009

Great place to work until you get a real job

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

You can choose your hours and get days off if you need them. Getting employee discounts was also nice even though they were small.

Cons

Not very intellectually stimulating. A monkey could easily do my job. The people in charge have no clue what they are doing.

4.0

Dec 24, 2009

Job not a career

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great discount Great job while still in school A good transition into a semi professional environment Very good about scheduling work around personal life such as school, church, family Good benefit package for fulltime employees

Cons

No career advancement Lack of job security Too much interoffice politics random early morning meets that serve no purpose

3.0

Dec 22, 2009

Great Company To Work For But Poor Management

Digital technologies specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Discount -- Wholesale plus 5% on most items. Great for networking with other employees and even customers. Bonuses (bluecrew bucks) for all employees depending on store performance for each quarter. Generally a Team / Fun environment. Corporate HR is very supportive with issues.

Cons

I never understood what exactly the managers were suppose to be doing. Managers spend a lot of time on cell phones texting/playing games but won't allow anyone else to have cell phones. Do as I say not as I do. Managers will throw employees under the bus when trying to enforce sales policies with customers. Promotions can be personal based and not so much work/performance based. Unequal treatment between employees for write ups, attendance, rules, etc. Stay on their good side. Not commissioned but expected to attach, attach, ATTACH! These cons are for the store i worked in, but this management problem seems to be very similar with other stores.

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