Started off great but lost its way post merger. - Manager GameStop Employee Review

1.0
Mar 21, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Gained a lot of good management experience and worked with a lot of really great people. For a while seemed like a great job, but things really went south after eb merger. Benefits are good enough.

Cons

For such a fast growing company advancement opportunities seem limited once you hit store manager. Unrealistic expectations from middle and upper management lead to eye rolling goals and directives. After the merger a lot of good executives that understood what it meant to manage a store left, leading to a disconnect between stores and the home office. Time off is very hard to take as payroll is constantly being cut. Managers are forced to compensate by working 50+ hour weeks diminishing what would be considered an ok salary to a laughable one. There is a severe problem with work vs. life balance here. Too much time is devoted to redundant tasks leaving less time to actually help customers, whom they want us to drop everything for but there is not enough time in a day to actually do both. Much more to say but bottom line, the bigger this company gets the worse it treats its people leading to high manager turnover.

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

You get real management experience fast. You can honestly say you handled: Inventory control Cash handling Customer conflict Sales goals Scheduling pressure Loss prevention Store operations Merchandising Trade-ins Tech/product support Opening and closing Problem-solving without backup That is valuable on a resume. You also learn independence. If you can run a store alone, you can handle pressure, prioritize, and make decisions without someone holding your hand. It can also be good if you like games, collectibles, tech, consoles, and talking to customers who care about that world. And if the store has decent traffic, you can build strong customer relationships. Regulars matter.

Cons

Being “store manager” but also being the only person there is often exploitation dressed up as responsibility. You may be expected to do the work of: Manager Sales associate Inventory clerk Security Customer service desk Tech advisor Cleaner Cashier Loss prevention Complaint handler All at once. The biggest cons: You are accountable for problems you may not have enough staff, payroll, or authority to fix. Upper management may push metrics, warranties, memberships, preorders, and sales goals without giving enough labor or support. You may get blamed for shrink, low numbers, customer complaints, late tasks, missed calls, or messy inventory even when the real issue is understaffing. Breaks can become fake breaks. If you are alone, you may not actually be able to step away. Safety can be an issue, especially with cash, consoles, theft, angry customers, or closing alone. The title can sound stronger than the pay. GameStop management responsibility has historically outweighed compensation in many stores. Burnout risk is high. You are constantly “on,” and there may be no one to absorb pressure with you.

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