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?

"Good Pay if you are good at sales" ((in 111 reviews)); "The people that I work for are just great and the people I work with are equally awesome." ((in 93 reviews)); "benefits were good and sufficient" ((in 62 reviews)); "Can make good money since it's a commissioned base job." ((in 31 reviews)); "So many great employees and discounts" ((in 28 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 have no organization and no favor for old" ((in 67 reviews)); "Long hours for low commision" ((in 46 reviews)); "be prepared to make $4 per hour even when the store is closed and you cannot make commission" ((in 34 reviews)); "Ive worked there for 3 + years and work life balance is terrible!" ((in 19 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

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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

Jan 11, 2024

Many opportunities for career growth!

It project manager ii

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Pros

I've had a great time working for Micro Center, I started on as an app developer and have had many opportunities to grow my skills and evolve my career. Micro Center management is open to my ideas and allowed me to take the lead on upgrading a few of our internal processes to modernize and streamline our workflows. Very grateful to the team.

Cons

I don't have much in the way of cons.

Micro Center Response

2y

Thank you for the glowing review! We're delighted you've grown your skills and career with us. Your initiative in upgrading internal processes is truly commendable, and we appreciate your dedication to improving our workflows. We hear your feedback on project prioritization and are committed to clear focus. Thank you for helping us improve! Your "Recommend" and positive words mean a lot. We're proud to empower employees like you. -- Jennifer Rex - Senior HR Generalist

2.0

Jan 9, 2024

Overworked and not enough pay

Service technician

Recommend

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It was good people you worked with

Cons

The system would change every other month

Micro Center Response

2y

Thank you for sharing your feedback about your experience at Micro Center! We appreciate you taking the time to highlight both the positive and negative aspects of your time with us. We’re glad to hear you had a positive experience with your team members. We understand your concern about the system changes occurring frequently. We are constantly working to improve our processes and procedures, but we recognize that these changes can sometimes be disruptive. We’ll share your feedback with our management team to consider how we can better communicate and implement changes in a way that minimizes disruption for our employees. We encourage you to share more details about your specific experience to help us identify any additional areas where we can improve and better serve our customers and employees. Thank you again for your review! We wish you all the best. Jennifer Rex - Senior HR Generalist – 614.850.3250

3.0

Jan 9, 2024

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System sales associate

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Pros

Amazing people and decent pay if you hustle

Cons

Micro managing and be ready to see and hear numbers constantly.

Micro Center Response

2y

Thanks for the review! We're glad you enjoyed the amazing people and appreciate your contribution to achieving good pay. We understand your feedback on metrics and management style. We utilize data to track performance and guide improvement, but we value our team's individual strengths and contributions. If you have any specific concerns, please share them with us so we can work towards solutions. Thank you for recommending us! Your insights help us learn and grow. Best - Jennifer Rex - Senior HR Generalist – 614.850.3250

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