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

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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2.0
Nov 29, 2016

Overworked and underpaid

Recommend
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Pros

The staff I worked with were wonderful people and kept me motivated. This is a great place to start learning about tech. I troubleshooted customers on a daily basis. The experience and skills that I have gained from my employment here is invaluable. It is a good stepping stone position if you want to get into IT.

Cons

In my experience, the wage gap was wide in the department for people performing the same duties. With the previous management, there was an intense tendency to micromanage. It has since improved with the change in management but I left shortly after.

1.0
Nov 21, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

-You meet people who are interested in technology. -You get 1 hour for lunch. -Can be somewhat helpful with scheduling hours. Not the greatest. (See cons) -Health insurance (Can apply once a year) -Discounts on items. -Diverse group of co-workers. -Understandable about being late (Just be careful, it's NOT a good idea to ever be late). -Only "nice" Manager at Madison Heights, MI is Cathy, she has years of experience.

Cons

-If you want to spend time with family, don't work here. -If you want to go to college, watch out the managers will reduce your hours for the first week then slowly schedule you back up. -The management treats you like you're in high school, Colleen (General Manager) is the principal of the school (Micro Center - Madison Heights, MI). They can be really rude, and pick on people they don't like. -You are forced to work weekends. -I was General Sales, everyone else stands around while you do all the work- this means unloading "bread racks" and stocking the shelves. The other sales teams Apple, Systems, BYO all look down on you. -You do not leave at a exact time, and you may be forced to stay over. -After the store closes management has you clean up, even if you start early and work really hard to get everything completed so you can leave on time- management will hold you and make you help anyone who didn't use proper time management to start cleaning their isles. -If you are recruited by a Micro Center Employee, just remember Micro Center will give them 250 dollars after you work so many months. Which means they will say anything to try to get you to work there. -PROMISED everyone in General Sales would get a little raise for many months- it never happened. Overall: This list could go on much longer.

4.0
Nov 11, 2016

Sales Associate

Recommend
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Pros

Great people to work with, learning new things every day about technology. A perfect entry-level position for finance or information technology majors.

Cons

Management at my store was phenomenal I really felt like I mattered. I just disliked the corporate's policies on A LOT of things, and I missed out on a few benefits that I should have received.

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Micro Center Response
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We appreciate your positive feedback; however, I want to make sure we are communicating appropriately so that you don't miss out on benefits you may have been eligible for. Please email me directly with a phone number where I can reach you. Sincerely, Angie Miller ajmiller@microcenter.com
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