Is Micro Center a good company to work for?

Micro Center has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,582 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 63% of employees would recommend working at Micro Center to a friend and 51% 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 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Micro Center?

63% of Micro Center employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Micro Center 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Micro Center?

Sales Associate (188) , Customer Service Representative (178) , General Sales Associate (116) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (84) , Retail Sales Associate (57) , 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?

"Good Pay if you are good at sales" ((in 108 reviews)); "The people that I work for are just great and the people I work with are equally awesome." ((in 96 reviews)); "benefits were good and sufficient" ((in 60 reviews)); "Can make good money considering it's retail" ((in 35 reviews)); "Fun work environment" ((in 29 reviews))

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

"bad management for the entire store" ((in 178 reviews)); "Managers don't take complaints to heart." ((in 66 reviews)); "Long hours for low commision" ((in 39 reviews)); "If you don't, you get reprimanded and your pay gets cut (your commission is based on how much you can upsell customers into buying software, warranties, and credit cards)." ((in 36 reviews)); "Ive worked there for 3 + years and work life balance is terrible!" ((in 18 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

63% would recommend to a friend

(1,565 total reviews)

Richard M. Mershad

68% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

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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

4.0

May 14, 2022

Good starter job if you're into tech

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Paid Time Off Good employee discounts Likeminded co-workers

Cons

Non set schedule Heavy customer traffic

Micro Center Response

4y

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. As a retail organization with a focus on customers, our schedules do vary based upon customer needs. We are happy to hear you are taking advantage of the knowledge sharing among associates as well as your discount!☺

4.0

May 12, 2022

Decent

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interested in being around technology

Cons

Work hours are a bit long

Micro Center Response

4y

Happy to hear you like being around technology and we hope you take advantage not only of all of your co-worker knowledge but also the various training we provide. We try to balance schedules with both associate and customer needs in mind and we appreciate your work! Angie Miller VP-HR

3.0

May 10, 2022

ok

Senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible but unorganized. ok to work

Cons

did not train me wel

Micro Center Response

4y

We're sorry to hear you feel like we fell short with your training and would like to rectify that. Please reach out to our corporate HR department at 614-850-3150 and we'll get you what you need to be successful. Thanks, Angie Miller VP-HR

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