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 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Big 5 Sporting Goods. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Big 5 Sporting Goods?

44% of Big 5 Sporting Goods employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Big 5 Sporting Goods 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

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

Sales Associate (394) , Cashier (105) , Assistant Manager (100) , 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 114 reviews)); "Great coworkers and not too hard of a job overall." ((in 89 reviews)); "And great people." ((in 82 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and and easy to get days off." ((in 61 reviews)); "Overtime and benefits and good" ((in 55 reviews))

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

"Low pay and no ladder" ((in 178 reviews)); "Poor Management all across the board" ((in 85 reviews)); "District and Regional Managers have a vague idea of what happens in their stores" ((in 59 reviews)); "Upper management was a general pain and those issues often tricked down to staff." ((in 23 reviews)); "Minimum Wage and dealing with customers" ((in 21 reviews))

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3.4

44% would recommend to a friend

(1,585 total reviews)

Steven G. Miller

39% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

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Big 5 Sporting Goods has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,585 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

1.0

Feb 21, 2025

Low Pay, Toxic Work Enviornment, Cliques

Ptam

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big 5 is completely dead most of the time, maybe 20 customers the entire day, so really, you don't have to work.

Cons

Full time managers talk behind peoples backs. Made the job very toxic. Picked a few hard workers and forced them to do all the work, basicically if you were good at your job you got rewarded by more work.

3.0

Feb 17, 2025

Average

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very low-maintenance job with flexible hours

Cons

Disorganized management and poor scheduling

4.0

Feb 17, 2025

Good People to work with

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the people are great to work with

Cons

the salary is minimum wage

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