"Fun job for college students" - Wireless Sales Consultant Best Buy Employee Review

4.0
15 Dec 2008
Recommend
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Pros

I've worked with best buy for over two years now. I enjoy every single one of my employees, especially those who work very close to me in my department. Although there is sometimes high school drama, I've made some good friends there. A lot of the people have been there for over a year, and at my store, the turnover rate is very low. There are opportunities to move up and work at corporate.

Cons

The management is incompetent at times. They treat us like we're 15 and think that it's our career. I guess it should be understood that it's their career though. The managers NEVER help out, and never work on the floor and love to huddle and cry if they have to help. There is a lot of favoritism. In order to succeed you must transfer far away to move up.

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5.0
15 Apr 2026
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Pros

Great management Helpful Staff Opportunities to grow

Cons

If you start out on registers up front it can be difficult to learn on the floor and find a department especially if you are not selling enough credit cards and memberships

2.0
4 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-It's a job that is available in most locations.

Cons

-The company, on a corporate level, doesn't seem to grasp the value of the talent they have. - Close ties with Citibank subvert the importance of product knowledge, customer service, and revenue for credit card sales. - Daily Performance check-ins are overbearing and myopic. - Tends to burnout motivated employees with false carrots and hollow promises. - Pay's terrible, and rides the line of predatory at times.

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