Get ready to be ignored - Sales Associate Best Buy Employee Review

1.0
16 Sept 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The benefits were great, I was able to have surgery done on my teeth and get mental health diagnoses for pennies on the dollar with the deductible in place. Sales experience here looks phenomenal at any other sales-related position, some places actively look for employees from this company. At least they used to, anyways.

Cons

Good luck getting full time, this company would erase all full time spots and make it so only teenagers could work here. In general, you're entirely a number, a mechanism for management to sell crappy credit cards and bad memberships to people who don't really want or need them. If you do become a supervisor or manager, you're placing unnecessary responsibility on yourself and placing a target on your back to get unceremoniously fired when the CEO decides she wants another bonus. There's a reason the blueshirts have a joke about her performing "Thanos Snaps". Your pay caps at $17.25/hr if you're not a supe or manager, you'll get maybe 32hrs/wk consistently if you're lucky and it's not holiday season, and you'll be dealing with some of the most entitled people of all time.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
7 Jul 2026
Recommend
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Pros

No pros. Just don’t work here.

Cons

This job adds little to no value, either for customers or for career growth. The primary focus is pushing credit cards and memberships that many customers don’t actually need, making the work feel repetitive and unfulfilling. The workplace culture and management are poor, and employees are often assigned busywork instead of meaningful responsibilities. There is almost no opportunity to develop product knowledge or apply any technical or electronics skills. Even the sales experience is limited since the role revolves around following scripted pitches rather than building genuine sales or customer relationship skills. Overall, it’s not a strong entry-level position for someone looking to develop transferable skills. There are many other jobs that provide better learning opportunities, stronger career growth, and more valuable real-world experience.

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