An ok place to work - Customer Service Specialist Best Buy Employee Review

3.0
Jun 8, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The employee discount is fantastic. You get a job where you basically talk to customers and recommend fun stuff for them to buy. It's in no way a hard job to do but at the same time you feel like they credit their employees ENTIRELY with with successes and failures of the store. To them there is no such thing as a slow day or just a bit of bad luck with a sale.

Cons

There is no way to advance in best buy unless you completely drink the kool aid. You have to learn a huge mess of acronyms and take ridiculous certifications for the department you work in. You can count on pathetic raises every year.

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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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