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B&H Photo Video reviews

3.1

33% would recommend to a friend

(357 total reviews)

Sam Goldstein

34% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

B&H Photo Video has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 357 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The B&H Photo Video employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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357 reviews
1.0
Aug 9, 2024

A paradise for the stagnant and the uninspired

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great vacation time and PTO Great discounts and vendor deals

Cons

Boy oh boy where do I start. The only good thing that has come from working here were the friendships that I developed with some of my coworkers. The daily free banana was also nice, thats basically where the positive ends. You see, it is incredibly easy to bond through shared suffering, and boy do the employees suffer. No the work wasn't abusive, or overly difficult, in fact the work was incredibly easy. The plight of the many employees of B&H however, came from the incredibly inept and painfully incompetent management. If you worked here and landed a manager that didn't make you want to blow your brains out on a daily basis, congratulations, you're the 1%. First things first, nepotism. This company is the definition of nepotism. You would hope a company of such scale would pick its management based off of ones accolades and/or business accomplishments, unfortunately that is not the case. If you're buddy-buddy with someone who is already high up in there, congrats you can land yourself a cushy job with great pay without actually having a single brain cell. That is a generous amount however, as I doubt my former director had a single to spare, you see things in this company are run with absolutely no direction, there are no tangible plans ever, and there is no desire for growth anywhere. If you have any aspirations, any dreams, or ambitions, run far and stay away from this place because that is not what they look for here. You will get mundane tasks to fulfill pointless quotas that amount to nothing at the end of the day. New exciting ideas and legitimate complaints from employees both equally fall upon deaf ears, as management truly does not care. They smile and make false promises, hoping you forget from the consistently meager weekly pay check they give you. When it comes to promotion time, there are two things you absolutely don't want to be. 1- A woman. 2- A Person of color. Why do I say this? Google B&H lawsuits, see for yourself. I am a white man, and the blatant sexism that I would see from the higher ups towards my female coworkers was nothing short of appalling. Women are not taken seriously here, I'm sorry I hate to say it but it is simply the truth. This goes the same for people of color here as well, however in a much more passive manner. The company has actually learned from their multiple lawsuits that they can't actually be openly discriminatory to minorities, keyword openly. You can indeed work your way up to a rather generous salary in this company. That is if you're willing to spend 20-30 years of your life here and kiss the rear ends of every manager. If you're good at your job don't expect to be rewarded for it, the priority goes to the guy who is been wasting away at desk for 2 decades and sleeping at it for a minimum of 1 decade. But its ok, they give you free bananas. Oh yeah one more thing, the the place is consistently filthy, not because the cleaning staff doesn't clean, in fact god bless them they do an absolute amazing job picking up after the overgrown toddlers that refuse to put their used toilet paper IN THE TOILET LIKE A NORMAL PERSON. This is the only place in the world that I have ever seen, on a daily basis for YEARS, literal mounds of used toilet paper in just about every stall. Hand washing after the bathroom? Forget it, it doesn't happen, frowned upon it seems. For whatever reason its also completely acceptable for the older men to rinse their beards and hair in the kitchen sink too. If you care for hygiene in the slightest sense, this is not the place to be. Did I mention they give out free bananas?

3.0
May 31, 2023

Way behind the times.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Great work/life balance: nobody works past 6pm, summer Fridays year round and a good chunk of Jewish holidays (but if you are hourly you are not paid for them unless you use your PTO, not cool) - Great job security, they avoid firing unless you are really bad at your job. - Depending on your team - nice and friendly colleagues, often very good knowledge base. My manager is supportive and within my team I feel trusted and valued. - Store discounts.

Cons

- No career growth unless you actively fight for it, no mentorship or desire to learn. - Often a feeling of distrust from higher management: all employees must clock in and out every day, even if you are salaried, an illogical, distrusting and antiquated habit. - Cracking down on WFH even though pandemic WFH exceeded expectations and the company did extremely well. Lost a huge number of valuable and incredibly talented employees to this and haven't fully recovered but still insisting. - Salaries are below market average - The office computers are hampered by strict and prohibitive filtering software, no wifi to laptops, extreme security both in office and working remotely, so much so that your productivity is affected. - Women are scrutinized for dress code, feeling watched and judged all the time. - Office facilities are old and depressing. - Diversity depending on the team and floor but generally very white and Jewish.

3.0
Apr 6, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay, visibility to other depts and teams, substantial training, can find good friends, convenient office location

Cons

Off for Jewish Holidays but not secular/government holidays, health insurance is most beneficial to those with kids or big families, zero upward mobility, upper management is not classically trained or interested in benefiting the employee,

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