Employer of Choice... It's your choice. - Senior Manager Best Buy Employee Review

3.0
Aug 26, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

ROWE started with Best Buy - great promoter of work-life balance and working at the corporate campus is very convenient (full service banks, daycare, gym, great lunchroom, minute clinic, employee store... you can even get your oil changed and a passport). They made it very easy to be comfortable in your job and come into work every day. Great employee discount.

Cons

Leadership and management is dismal at best. Employee recognition is null, and the advancement of women and fairness to employees is non-existent. Even women who are part of WOLF (women's leadership forum - a employee resource group to help women network and build leadership skills) are constantly having to justify why it is important to have women in the work place as well as the importance of the women customer to all the male peers. There are organization changes and layoffs in one area or another every 4-6 months, so the job security is scarce. There is tremendous growth, which can be good if done right - Best Buy lets everyone run loose with little to no direction and then several different groups will be working on the same initiative all with huge capital funding and very high up positions leading it, but delivering no results... and then they change direction in the blink of an eye, don't communicate to anyone...

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jul 7, 2026
Recommend
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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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