Don't work for or shop at Best Buy... Ever. - Sales Senior Best Buy Employee Review

1.0
Apr 20, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The discount. Thats it. You get an awesome discount and you really get a taste of how much Best Buy is ripping off their customers.

Cons

Everything. The managers are incompetent and lazy. They push employees to tell lies to customers to increase profit margin but have ways of explaining it to make it sound justified. They pick favorites and that is how people get promotions. They can deny your time off requests for any reason. The HR staff that is there to help employees being treated unfairly does pretty much nothing. The pay scale is very unfair from one position to the next and talking about pay is grounds for termination because they don't want the employees who are getting screwed to realize it. Overall a terrible place to work unless you want the discount. Don't try to make this into a career.

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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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