Does Big 5 Sporting Goods pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Big 5 Sporting Goods employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Big 5 Sporting Goods. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Big 5 Sporting Goods?

45% of Big 5 Sporting Goods employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Big 5 Sporting Goods 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Big 5 Sporting Goods?

Sales Associate (394) , Cashier (104) , Assistant Manager (99) , Sales Associate/Cashier (82) , Retail Sales Associate (65) , Store Manager (53) , Manager (37) , Manager Trainee (32) , First Assistant Manager (26) , Second Assistant Manager (25) , Sales Representative (21) , Relief Manager (19) , Cashier/Sales Associate (17) , Sales (15) , Management Trainee (13)

What are the pros of working at Big 5 Sporting Goods according to real employee reviews?

"Hours are flexible and job is easy" ((in 117 reviews)); "Great coworkers and not too hard of a job overall." ((in 81 reviews)); "And great people." ((in 76 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and and easy to get days off." ((in 67 reviews)); "Overtime and benefits and good" ((in 56 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Big 5 Sporting Goods according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and behind technologically" ((in 182 reviews)); "Poor Management all across the board" ((in 81 reviews)); "District and Regional Managers have a vague idea of what happens in their stores" ((in 60 reviews)); "Upper management was a general pain and those issues often tricked down to staff." ((in 24 reviews)); "Minimum Wage and dealing with customers" ((in 24 reviews))

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3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(1,583 total reviews)

Steven G. Miller

40% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.8

Culture & values

2.7

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

2.5

Compensation and benefits

Big 5 Sporting Goods has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,583 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Big 5 Sporting Goods 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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2K reviews

3.0

Nov 12, 2015

EH

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

People do move up the ladder if you know the right people. The majority of the promotions are kept in house.

Cons

Pay is a joke and they do EVERYTHING they can keep from paying you benefits. They will work you full time hours but claim they cant hire anyone full time. The top of the ladder is full of your typical white males who are so against change and anyone trying to invoke it.

3.0

Nov 10, 2015

Store Manager

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Company has a solid foundation and has been in the business since 1955. A few others are in the discount sporting-goods space so One should feel confident that this company will be around for many years to come. It's low stress for a retail environment given that the company tracks very few metrics and there is little accountability in regard to meeting projections.

Cons

Big 5 lacks Innovation and lacks inspiring leaders at the executive level. The company still relys on mailing sale ads to customers. The company doesn't invest in its employees. The training for management was marginal and the training for associates was almost non existent. This is an uninspiring place to work and there is little incentive for managers to exceed expectations.

4.0

Oct 26, 2015

Corporate "mom and pop shop" mentality

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- The opportunities for advancement are great if you work hard. - Everyone is promoted from within, so management knows what part-time employees are going through -Many of the upper level managers and supervisors are really cool people who will help you out. -Stores are given enough hours to be appropriately staffed.

Cons

- The pay scale is almost hilariously low for the amount of work expected. As such, the quality of many assistant managers are dwindling. - The company has been run the same way for 60 years, and the top level executives are too unwilling to change anything

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