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      Big 5 Sporting Goods

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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
      May 31, 2015

      Better than other retail, but still retail

      Cashier
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Customers tend to be more understanding and friendly than at department stores. Co-workers are engaging. Company provides lockers for you to lock your stuff up during a shift.

      Cons

      No room for upward movement if you are a woman or a cashier (all women are made cashiers, all men are put in sales. A promotion to Jr Mgr is only possible from a sales position). That includes moving to full time.... being 'Head Cashier' is a unionized option that doesn't exist anymore.

      1.0
      Mar 31, 2015

      Worst experience of my life

      Cashier/sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Honestly, the best part of this job was interacting with the customers. Most of the time they were really friendly if you are nice to them, and you get to advise people on good products that will work for them.

      Cons

      Working with backstabbing, conniving coworkers that will go behind your back and try to get you fired (though this may only apply to the Big 5 in Woodland, California). DO NOT apply at Big 5 in Woodland, CA. As a psychology major who studies human behavior, I very sure that the majority of people that work at this store are psychopaths, Also, if you work in the back of the store, you will be required to look through thousands of shoes for just one order (and you are only allowed to take a matter of minutes to do this), and lift very heavy equipment. There were times where people from different Big 5 stores would call in for a shoe order if they didn't carry it, and they would be EXTREMELY rude. Also, as someone who is for animal rights, I don't support the fact that Big 5 sells hunting licensing, as I don't condone killing animals "just for fun." If you work here, you have to watch your back when it comes to coworkers.

      2.0
      May 30, 2013

      no place to make a career

      Assist manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      decent starting out first time job

      Cons

      low pay business dress code no set schedules poor life balance bad training

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