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 119 reviews)); "Great coworkers and not too hard of a job overall." ((in 82 reviews)); "And great people." ((in 78 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and and easy to get days off." ((in 68 reviews)); "Overtime and benefits and good" ((in 57 reviews))

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

"They expect you to do all this work even though they start you off at a low pay and give little to no raises." ((in 180 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)); "Minimum Wage and dealing with customers" ((in 23 reviews)); "Upper management was a general pain and those issues often tricked down to staff." ((in 22 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

2.0

Jun 9, 2022

Decent job, terrible compensation

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits. If you're lucky enough to get a good group of co-workers it can be somewhat enjoyable. And if you like meeting lots of unique individuals then any retail job is okay.

Cons

Despite record profits and enduring COVID, they are giving management pitiful pay raises on top of pitiful wages already. They aren't adjusting to inflation or coming close to a livable wage. Don't work here until you hear otherwise.

3.0

Apr 5, 2022

Can do much more better if they care about their employees

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

401K, vacation days, pay sick day

Cons

Even if you excel and do many extra work compare to other coworkers you won’t get payed well with what you believe you deserve. I was praised a lot by my colleagues but that didn’t help in feeling I was worth based on my paycheck. When covid hit many of the upper people had the opportunity to work from home and receive extra benefit for working at home except for some employees. They were obligated in working at the office even with the risk of getting infected. That’s how much they really care about their employees. Big 5 please do better in treating your employees all equally.

4.0

Dec 23, 2021

Solid College Job

Part-time manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very flexible hours for students, smaller staff with more frequent interactions with returning customers, safe work environment.

Cons

Small staff can get overworked due to callouts and employees missing work, work schedule is not always consistent.

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Can do much more better if they care about their employees

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