Micro Center reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(1,565 total reviews)

Richard M. Mershad

65% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Micro Center has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,565 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).

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2K reviews
1.0
Jan 26, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Plenty of free easy shopping center parking. PERIOD - nothing else.

Cons

Let me list SOME: Poor pay ($4 per hr + 2% of sales + 10% for protection plans) - Do the math, you need to sell thousands if you want good pay. I will tell you this, you will never that much. They want you to watch for shoplifters because the company is CHEAP (even a craft store that is next door, that really does not carry expensive items, hires an off duty state cop), you get paid ONLY $4 /hr for 2hrs in the morning shift (don't work morning shifts cause you will only make $8 !!!!), they require constant facing of products on shelves and stocking of shelves, no internal promotions to other deptmts unless you can sell a lot and will require inter-dept reassessment, constant manager & customer kissing, store meetings almost always concern selling more, plans & store numbers and store ranking against other locations, ALL management AND home office have NO close interpersonal relations with the employees - always distant. That's some of the major cons.

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Micro Center Response
3y
We would like to thank you for more than 10 years of service. We also appreciate you taking the time to share your concerns with us. Without knowing the store/location you are referring to we cannot address your concerns with management. I would encourage you to reach out to your location leaders with your listed cons to better understand the following... 1) your compensation plan, 2) an associate's role in securing the merchandise, and 3) the requirement for promotion at your location. Once again, since you didn't list your location, we cannot discuss with management the lack of interpersonal relationships. In most cases you have a District Manager and a Regional HR to address your concerns, if your concerns are not being met at the location level. Please take the time to communicate your concerns to make a better environment for everyone. Sincerely, Leslie Whitley, Regional HR.
4.0
Jan 26, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I made many connections with those in the tech industry while working here.

Cons

Commision has its pros and cons

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Micro Center Response
3y
Thanks for taking the time to give us some feedback. Micro Center does offer the opportunity to meet some tech savvy and like minded individuals. Commission sales can have it's challenges, but our sales model and selling process have been a big part of our success throughout the years. I wish you well in your future endeavors. All the best, Greg Nicolai Regional Human Resources Manager - 513-344-8018
3.0
Jan 19, 2023

loved working there but...

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-great people (non-managers) -freedom of creativity -great company culture (or at least on paper) -great discounts

Cons

-too much freedom to employees as in lack of leadership -corpo policies excessively strict -company culture not actually appreciated -pay relies heavily on ability to sell -want associates to do too much for what they pay -leadership is terrible at communicating -very biased leadership

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Micro Center Response
3y
Thank you for taking a moment to share your opinion with us. We are glad that you enjoyed your time working with us. Your advice to management is sound advice. However, it takes all associates to share their concerns with management in order to make the environment better. Since you neglected to list the location, we cannot follow up with that particular location. Nevertheless, we wish you all the best. Sincerely Leslie Whitley Regional HR.
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