Micro Center reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(1,560 total reviews)

Richard M. Mershad

71% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Micro Center has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,560 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
3.0
Nov 27, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are so many energetic and vibrant people work at the store who truly love what they do. They genuinely love to share their wealth of knowledge with their customers and advice with those whom are less experienced.

Cons

Micro managing, less diversity, a lot of managers are not willing to listen, learn then lead. They became the "boss" vs. the "leader".

3.0
Aug 3, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice coworkers. They work around your school schedule. The General Manager at my location was amazing. He was very professional and gave all employees a fair chance. In Columbus, you have opportunities to move to Corporate since headquarters are in Columbus as well. Customer Service is their number one priority and most of the customers were friendly. The owner, John Baker, created a solid company foundation.

Cons

Several managers were very passive aggressive. As an aggressive individual who was up front and wanted to be told straight up about issues, this was very annoying. It is also very cliquey. They promoted based on friendship and whom they liked, not who would be best for the position. You get paid decently, but it is hard to make more than 13 dollars an hr. They don't give raises, you get 4 dollars an hr, pooled commission and sales commission. "Selling more is how you get a raise". I can't control customer traffic so it's hard to get a "raise". Yes, you can make more money in the computer dept, but there are several old dudes that have made a career out of sales. It's hard to get back there. Also, many of the employees have settled for staying there forever. Because of this, many were bitchy and found reasons not to like other employees. Some had no backbone and talked behind the backs of other employees. The management makes too much money compared to the sales associates who are actually making the company money. I have so much more product knowledge than management, but got paid a bunch less. Some managers would bad talk employees to other employees. That is SUPER non-professional.

3.0
Jun 19, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Stability and opportunities for advancement are available for those who work hard and do well on the sales floor. The work environment allows for the ability to build a relationship with a customer one-to-one, which is great for experienced salesmen or even those looking to improve their techniques. This job definitely helped me in learning how to negotiate and how to build a rapport with vast ranges of personalities.

Cons

Though commission-based sales can be good for those who thrive on competition, the company can sometimes focus too much on arbitrary numbers to base your performance. Many times, I felt guilty trying to sell something the customer clearly doesn't want that I knew would not be of any help to him, but that is the business of sales. Regardless of how much you sell, if you're low on your attachments, they can call you in for warnings and even knock you down a peg.

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