Is Micro Center a good company to work for?

Micro Center has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,579 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 62% of employees would recommend working at Micro Center to a friend and 50% 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 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Micro Center?

62% of Micro Center employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Micro Center 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 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 (56) , 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?

"The people that I work for are just great and the people I work with are equally awesome." ((in 95 reviews)); "benefits were good and sufficient" ((in 62 reviews)); "Good work environment" ((in 32 reviews)); "The money is good if you can capitalize on the opportunities at hand" ((in 31 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 179 reviews)); "low pay and poorly run" ((in 113 reviews)); "Managers don't take complaints to heart." ((in 68 reviews)); "Long hours for low commision" ((in 45 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 39 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

62% would recommend to a friend

(1,562 total reviews)

Richard M. Mershad

68% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Career opportunities

Micro Center has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,562 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

5.0

Dec 8, 2016

Great Opportunities

Anonymous employee

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Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, great customer interaction, great for work experience and resume building, great opportunities to learn

Cons

Sales associates are competitive, some customers are rude, but 95% of them are great and know what they're talking about.

3.0

Dec 1, 2016

Apple Specialist

Sales specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

At the time I worked there Apple was going through their boom with the iPad (1 & 2), and some good computer updates, so it was a good time in terms of commissions and products to sell. As well, I learned a lot more about hardware through some pretty interesting problems presented by customers. Co-workers throughout the store were all pretty nice. Being able to buy electronics at cost (or close to it) as an employee. A bonus at the time was a trip out to Cupertino for Apple Training. Not sure if this is still going on.

Cons

It is a retail environment if you are at a store, so there are all of the hassles that go with that (irate customers, working a closing shift then coming back to open...) Before the store opens, and cleaning up after closing, you are basically working for below minimum wage since there are no customers to add to your commission for the day. When I was there those times were trending up little by little to get the things done that weren't possible during regular business hours. Hopefully they stabilized or went back down. I don't really like sales, so it didn't really fit my personality over time.

2.0

Nov 29, 2016

A different kind of electronics retail position

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Flexible with hours as a part time worker/student -More freedoms given to how to set up in-store displays and some placement of products compared to other larger company retail stores allowed you to be creative -Employee discount of products let you purchase items only a shade above warehouse pricing -Commission pay allows you to make what you sell -Upward mobility within store very obtainable

Cons

-Hours dedicated to opening, closing or training paid at commission rate led to low motivations on such essential tasks and created a wide enthusiasm gap between on and off sales floor hours -The focus on sales day after day can become tiresome/ creates a work environment with questionable ethics all for the sale -Slow business days and seasons came around quite often and highly fluctuated pay -Middle management was hit or miss as primary supervisors. Some micro-managed to a high degree while others were completely disinterested in everyday affairs

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