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
2.0
Nov 12, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Employees get a pretty good discount on anything that's not computers or computer parts.

Cons

During your interview, you will be told that you'll "start as a cashier to get you used to the store, then you'll move to sales after a couple months." This couldn't be further from the truth. The management staff are arrogant and rude.

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Micro Center Response
3y
We appreciate you taking the time to give us your opinion. As a company Micro Center always wants and tries to promote from within. We also want our associate to be successful in their current role before we promote them to a new role. If you wish to discuss your opinion about management, please reach out to a Regional HR. Best Regards, Leslie Whitley, Regional HR.
1.0
Nov 1, 2022

Bad

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some discounts. My coworkers were good people.

Cons

4 dollar base pay, makes you stay extra time making that 4 dollar base pay while you cant sell which is ridiculous. Pay at least minimum for the hours you make us work when we can't sell.

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Micro Center Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to write this review and give your opinion to management. We will discuss your suggestions with the local store management team. As for the pay, all associates in our stores are compensated with at least the minimum wage rate in their state. With most of our associates surpassing the minimum rate. Micro Center has a base plus commission pay structure for sales associates, which allows for competitive wages and high earning if you take advantage of the opportunity. We wish you all the best in your new endeavors. Leslie Whitley, Regional HR.
3.0
Apr 29, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Micro Center's service department provides good exposure to a number of IT fundamentals, such as diagnostics and repair on a variety of systems, imaging systems, and managing data. The co-workers were a highlight of the job, the culture of the store is great, and I found myself surrounded by great people that truly had a passion for technology.

Cons

The company will expect you to be a sales person first, and a technician second. Many times they encourage you to push services that are superfluous to the reason a customer is having the system looked at, like data backups, recommending OS re-imaging as a broad solution to every issue, virus scans (not removing a detection unless the customer pays $100), and anti-virus software. The pay structure is entirely reliant on these services, and without them you can expect to make minimum wage, regardless of any certifications or higher learning. Corporate level management is extremely poor and disconnected from most of what goes on on a local level. With that said, the store managers were always great to work with and very helpful. Finally, be aware that this job is still very much a retail job, and comes with all the issues typical to retail

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Micro Center Response
4y
Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback and for your service with our team. We are always working to do what is best for our associates and customers and value input from our associates. Thank you, Brian Sr HR, Home Office
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