Is Micro Center a good company to work for?

Micro Center has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,579 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 62% of employees would recommend working at Micro Center to a friend and 50% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Micro Center have been left by employees working as Manager , Retail Sales Manager and Technician .

Does Micro Center pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Micro Center employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Micro Center. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Micro Center?

62% of Micro Center employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Micro Center 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Micro Center?

Sales Associate (188) , Customer Service Representative (177) , General Sales Associate (116) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (84) , Retail Sales Associate (56) , Service Technician (45) , Systems Sales Associate (35) , Sales (26) , Warehouse Associate (23) , Computer Technician (17) , Inventory Specialist (16) , Technician (16) , BYO Sales Associate (15) , Manager (15) , Cashier (14)

What are the pros of working at Micro Center according to real employee reviews?

"The people that I work for are just great and the people I work with are equally awesome." ((in 97 reviews)); "benefits were good and sufficient" ((in 59 reviews)); "It is pretty good money for work that is not that hard" ((in 32 reviews)); "They have flexible schedules and are willing to work" ((in 27 reviews)); "So many great employees and discounts" ((in 26 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Micro Center according to real employee reviews?

"bad management for the entire store" ((in 181 reviews)); "low pay and poorly run" ((in 105 reviews)); "Managers don't take complaints to heart." ((in 67 reviews)); "Long hours for low commision" ((in 45 reviews)); "all pay is based on commission" ((in 38 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Micro Center locations?

Columbus , Dallas , Houston , Fairfax , Tustin , Madison Heights , Hilliard , Duluth , Rockville , Yonkers , Paterson , Westmont , Cambridge , Westbury , Denver , Marietta , Chicago , New York , Overland Park , Sharonville , Brooklyn , Flushing , Saint Louis Park , Brentwood , Minneapolis , Saint Davids , Baltimore , Towson , Mayfield Heights , Saint Louis

Micro Center reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(1,562 total reviews)

Richard M. Mershad

68% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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Micro Center has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,562 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Micro Center employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Jun 28, 2023

Solid Job, but pay wasn't enough for the work load.

Service technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sense of team was nice, co-workers helped one another.

Cons

Pay was variable starting at 15/hr, meaning after training your pay could drop if you didn't hit a certain quota. You manned every part of the service area, counter, phones, and repairs. Repairs were fine to man but along with having to man the counter for sometimes half your shift it would stack up units within your queue.

Micro Center Response

2y

It is great that you enjoyed the teamwork and your co-workers while you worked at Micro Center. Let me state that $15 per hour was the base pay, which means your pay would not be less than $15. Our techs make base plus commission which gives them the potential to make $20-$30 per hour, even more depending on how productive they are. You can also make 10% for each item sold from the Super Six, excluding data recovery. In the past we did have Knowledge Experts that were dedicated to the Service Counter, however the potential to earn more money was not present, hence the Service Department was not making money. We wish you all the best in your new endeavors. Sincerely, Leslie Whitley Regional HR.

3.0

Jun 28, 2023

Can be good pay

Computer sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay when you actually sell. Good co-workers. Fun to talk about what your passionate about and keep up with the latest technology.

Cons

But the employer asks you so do everything else in the store when you aren't selling. Stocking, merchandising, cleaning, warehouse work. You come in two hours before the store opens to put away about 5 plus pallets of truck and hundreds of loose product at $4 an hour. Or you stay 2 hours after close at said pay to clean, stock, and straighten. Expect to not have a life outside work as hours are usually long and completely random. There are at least 6 different shift blocks.

2.0

Jun 27, 2023

Great environment to work in, horrid pay.

Repair technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people and on site management make coming to work a blast every day and we produce great product.

Cons

The top in HR seem completely out of touch with reality when it comes to fair pay for the job. I have done nothing but increase my value to the company and proved my value to them and seen nothing in return in the form of a pay increase. We make significantly less than the average in the state and yet our company is opening 3 new stores. If you want to get taken advantage of then by all means work here.

Micro Center Response

3y

It's great to hear that you enjoy your work and the people you work with. We recently conducted a salary survey and based on the job description provided to us, we approved new wage rates. It's possible that you may be looking at a different job and it's also possible that the description we have varies from your actual duties and both of these scenarios affect the wage rates. In addition, your wage rate takes into account productivity, duties, teamwork, willingness to do extra, etc. Please work with your manager to see how you can best work towards future growth and pay increases. Best of luck and thank you for sharing your perspective. Angie Miller - VP of HR

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