Is Micro Center a good company to work for?

Micro Center has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,584 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) (85) , Retail Sales Associate (57) , Service Technician (46) , 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 105 reviews)); "The people that I work for are just great and the people I work with are equally awesome." ((in 94 reviews)); "benefits were good and sufficient" ((in 55 reviews)); "Flexible hours great for students." ((in 43 reviews)); "Good money available if you are good at talking to customers" ((in 36 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 64 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 37 reviews)); "Blatant favoritism gets you ahead in this company, and hard work will be overlooked." ((in 18 reviews)); "Ive worked there for 3 + years and work life balance is terrible!" ((in 17 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Micro Center locations?

Columbus , Dallas , Houston , Fairfax , Tustin , Madison Heights , Hilliard , Duluth , Rockville , Westmont , Yonkers , Paterson , 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

(1,567 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 1,567 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

Feb 2, 2022

Could be better

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive salary, Decent benefits, Self rewarding, Lots of product training

Cons

Horrible schedule Very limited growth opportunities

Micro Center Response

4y

We appreciate your review. We would like to better understand your particular scheduling situation so please reach out to HR . Thanks Home Office HR team 614-850-3150

4.0

Jan 28, 2022

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Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Management Good Vetting process on who to hire

Cons

Low Pay Managers really push you to sell warranties

Micro Center Response

4y

Thanks for your 4 star review. We appreciate your 2+ years of employment with us so please reach out if you have any questions for HR. Thanks Home Office HR team 614-850-3150

4.0

Jan 25, 2022

Good for discount

General sales assocites

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee Discount... that is about it

Cons

Competitive... Not worth it for how much you get paid... Toxic environment ngl

Micro Center Response

4y

Thanks for your 5 stars in diversity and inclusion. Please reach out to HR at Home Office or your Regional HR Mgr Leslie at lwhitley@microcenter.com so we can better understand the Cons you listed above. Thanks Home Office HR Team

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