Does ThinkGeek pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ThinkGeek employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ThinkGeek. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ThinkGeek?

34% of ThinkGeek employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ThinkGeek 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ThinkGeek?

Sales Associate (5) , Key Holder (4) , Customer Service Representative (3) , Keyholder (3) , Geek Specialist (2) , Lead Geek Specialist (Key Holder) (2) , Manager (2) , Store Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at ThinkGeek according to real employee reviews?

"Mostly great people." ((in 11 reviews)); "calm environment with great coworkers" ((in 10 reviews)); "Benefits were great." ((in 5 reviews)); "My managers are extremely approachable, listen to my concerns, praise my accomplishments, and provide excellent feedback." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at ThinkGeek according to real employee reviews?

"Management believes employee morale is "not our problem" and high turnover is "normal."" ((in 5 reviews)); "Low pay" ((in 5 reviews)); "incompetant upper management, very low pay but high expectations, super niche market" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about ThinkGeek redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about ThinkGeek redundancy and their outlook for job security at ThinkGeek in 2026.

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ThinkGeek

Acquired by GameStop

ThinkGeek Reviews

3.0

34% would recommend to a friend

(80 total reviews)

Kathryn McCarthy

28% approve of CEO

12% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity and inclusion

3.0

Culture and values

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.3

Compensation and benefits

2.1

Senior management

2.1

Career opportunities

ThinkGeek has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 80 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The ThinkGeek employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

80 reviews

2.0

10 Apr 2015

Ohhhhh how things have changed

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

ThinkGeek used to be a GREAT place to work. We were a small group of dedicated employees who knew our brand and customers. Some of them are still there but there are fewer and fewer.

Cons

They brought in a bunch of C-Level executives and marketing folk who have NOOOOO idea who/what we are. We are losing fans left, right and center. Everyone is expendable. They do not value employees and their contributions. People who had full time jobs are volunTOLD they have more duties because they just laid off several people.

2.0

17 Jan 2015

Was an amazing place to work until the board fired the founders

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Working at ThinkGeek was once a dream come true. Amazing office culture. Flexible hours. Work life balance was great (although work felt like play most of the time). It never felt like there were "bosses"... just friends who happened to have different job duties than you. I will always cherish my memories of ThinkGeek in the "good ol' days" because it was absolutely amazeballs.

Cons

None of the pros are true anymore. Management believes employee morale is "not our problem" and high turnover is "normal."

2.0

31 Jul 2014

Great people- except the managers

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Mostly great people. Easy to mesh, accepting. Generally a team atmosphere, but success of the individual seems more heavily emphasized as of late. Nerf guns ever present. Decent PTO and holidays, industry standard discount.

Cons

Very very little growth opportunity or support for existing employees. Almost no promotion from within. Continuous external hiring. Poor communication between departments, breeding resentment among both employees and vendors. Goals are not aligned. Majority of employees are in the office or working from home >50 hours a week. High pressure, high anxiety environment. With the rotating door of employees, very difficult to feel like your job is secure. The environment isn't just a 150cc race; it's your first run through rainbow road. People are constantly falling off the edge because no one knows where they're going.

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