Is Best Buy a good company to work for?

Best Buy has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 43,371 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 59% 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 Associate Manager .

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 been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Best Buy?

59% 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 (4854) , Customer Service Representative (1099) , Sales Advisor (1047) , Sales Consultant (1014) , Geek Squad, Consultation Agent (868) , Customer Service Specialist (571) , Product Flow Specialist (567) , Best Buy Mobile Sales Associate (562) , Inventory Specialist (542) , Retail Sales Associate (519) , 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 2554 reviews)); "the people you meet are great and if you want to move up in the company is great" ((in 2464 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the tasks are not extremely difficult" ((in 1984 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and know how to make a bad day turn out better." ((in 1471 reviews)); "I worked at Best Buy while I was in school and it was great because of the flexible hours." ((in 1077 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 2813 reviews)); "really bad managers with hr violations against them that best buy corporate would not handle." ((in 1260 reviews)); "You are judged on your sales number's so no commission doesn't feel good." ((in 762 reviews)); "Too much favoritism." ((in 565 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 Best Buy locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Carolina , Midlothian , Georgetown , Anderson , Bethel Park , Simi Valley , Sierra Vista , Arden , El Centro , Ardmore

Best Buy reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(41,822 total reviews)

Corie Barry

35% 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 41,822 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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Reviews by job title

42K reviews

5.0

Jun 18, 2008

Very happy Best Buy Employee

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has lots of opportunities to grow your career and to grow your income. If you are interested in seeing other parts of the country or the world, opportunities at stores, district offices, territory offices and subsidiaries often present themselves. By and large, promotions are based upon merit and most employees in leadership positions are in those roles because of their performance and abilities.

Cons

Change is constant at the company, it is an underlying part of the culture. This is necessitated by the types of products which are sold and consumer wants.

4.0

Jun 17, 2008

Good high school / college job for the tech savvy.

Product specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Discount. Best Buy was a gateway into the tech world for me. It started with computers and eventually home theatre equipment and digital cameras, etc. Schedule Flexibility. With the exception of Black Friday and pre Xmas, I was usually able to get off without explaining too much. Great place for somebody who enjoys technology & people.

Cons

Occasionally, the customers are not the best, but that is to be expected in any retail box. Personally, I couldn't stand the 6 and 7am store meetings. During the holidays, all negatives are amplified exponentially.

4.0

Jun 17, 2008

Good and Bad.

home theater pro i

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Employee discount is awesome. You get good health and wealth benefits. A majority of the time you have a lo t of fun. If your in high school or college its a fun environment because you are working with a lot of people your own age. From what I have seen, the management team determines how good or bad or fun the store is. Many stores do after hours store events to have fun and help commeraderie. My store has done bowling nights, wiffleball tournaments, game nights, but like I said, the management plays a big part in how much you enjoy your time thier.

Cons

There are some big downsides to working hear. One thing is promotions. A lot of times favoritism comes into play and the best person does not always get the job. Also, a few years ago many companies would only promote men, well now it seems like Best Buy is making up for the entire work community's mistake because of the last 5 positions that people applied for, four times an under qualified women got the position, so it can create some resentment in the work place and that can lead to you hating working there. Other than that, there are just the small things that any workplace has to deal with.

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