Incredible place to work if you want a career and are willing to put in the effort. - Operations Supervisor Best Buy Employee Review

5.0
Apr 7, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Easy to get promoted if you work hard and take on responsibility. But really it is the people...plain and simple. What other job lets you make a living by helping customers, employees, and yourself? You get plenty of opportunities to create relationships with customers and employees. Every day I work, my only goal is to help people. The more employees I help(train, coach, etc) the more profit we make. The more customers I help, the more profit we make. Both in turn get me a bonus as a supervisor. The happier my customers and employees are the lower my turnover and the higher my profits. Figure out how to do that and you will move up the best buy chain VERY fast.

Cons

Dealing with management in the store. Depends on the store but some managers are just incompetent and are promoted based on personal performance not team performance. If everyone hates you in your dept but you perform well you get promoted...no matter your turnover.

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Cons

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Pros

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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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