Great Pay, Very very fun place to work! - Geek Squad, Agent (CIA) Best Buy Employee Review

5.0
Apr 6, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fun environment and good pay. There is always a chance to get recognized and grow in the company. Maybe not during these bad times but when the economy is good, you can become anything you want to strive for in the company and the managers will help you. If you are full time, they have a nice tuition assistance program.

Cons

It gets too busy and there is a lot of favoritism. Sometime you can go 6 hours straight with customer after customer and no breaks, also the scheduling is an issue sometime with a certain amount of money and bad forecasting plans the under and over schedule. But its retail thats what you have to deal with.

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Cons

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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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