Is Micro Center a good company to work for?

Micro Center has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,577 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 65% of employees would recommend working at Micro Center to a friend and 52% 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 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Micro Center?

65% 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, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Micro Center?

Sales Associate (188) , Customer Service Representative (177) , General Sales Associate (116) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (84) , Retail Sales Associate (55) , 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 101 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 57 reviews)); "Can make good money considering it's retail" ((in 34 reviews)); "They have flexible schedules and are willing to work" ((in 30 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 67 reviews)); "Long hours for low commision" ((in 45 reviews)); "Hourly pay for all sales members is $4/hr + commission." ((in 38 reviews)); "Ive worked there for 3 + years and work life balance is terrible!" ((in 19 reviews))

What Micro Center locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Santa Clara , Charlotte , Mayfield Heights , New York , Westbury , Cincinnati , Overland Park , Saint Louis , Columbus , Cambridge

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

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.4

Senior management

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Work/Life balance

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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Oct 22, 2017

Interesting store, some great co-workers, some evil customers.

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The crew that works there are very hard working, friendly people. Some really cool regular customers who are so kind and friendly (if you're there long enough to strike up that positive relationship.)

Cons

Some of the Mangers. Though some of the upper/mid-level staff are great people. The occasional crazy customers. (Because of that Cambridge bag-ban, customers will hate you personally for ten cents a bag. )

Micro Center Response

8y

I'd like to understand more about the concerns you raise so please contact me directly at 614-850-3150. It's good to know that you enjoyed your co-workers and most of our customers. Angie Miller VP-HR

2.0

Sep 20, 2017

Low Pay + lots of physical work = not a lot of commission

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The medical benefits are second to none. Very good plans with some having a $500 deductible is fairly hard to beat any where.

Cons

The pay on the floor is for the most part $4 an hour plus commission. You end up doing so much merchandising on the floor during store open hours, especially before and after holidays, that you do not get a lot of time to actually sell and make the commission you need for a good paycheck. Also they over staff for holidays so bad, your hours and commission are fairly low. If you do not work in the Systems Department where you do not have to merchandise all day like other Departments, you really don't get to make a lot of money.

Micro Center Response

8y

As an organization, it's important to us that our associates have an excellent compensation and benefits package. Thank you for acknowledging the benefits package. As far as compensation, our program is set up to allow associates to earn more money by providing customers with a total solution. Being in a commission environment allows associates to earn more by helping more customers and we've made enhancements to increase the time associates can spend with customers. When associates make more by serving more it benefits everybody so our goal is to help you increase your commission. Thanks for your time with us. Angie Miller VP-HR

2.0

Jul 27, 2017

Warehouse associate - good for students but terrible otherwise

Warehouse associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work schedule (great for school schedule), relaxed supervisors, motivates you to get a better job, most supervisors are easy to get along with, 24 hr notice to call off without penalty

Cons

No AC (100°+), very unorganized, old tech, super boring, hard work, severely underpaid, terrible benefits, little to no raise/promotions, rarely OT opportunities

Micro Center Response

8y

We are very interested in learning more about your experience and details you may have. Please call me at 614-850-3151 so we can talk. Best of luck to you, Angie Miller VP-HR

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Interesting store, some great co-workers, some evil customers.

Low Pay + lots of physical work = not a lot of commission

Warehouse associate - good for students but terrible otherwise

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