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 118 reviews)); "Great coworkers and not too hard of a job overall." ((in 89 reviews)); "And great people." ((in 80 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and and easy to get days off." ((in 64 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?

"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 175 reviews)); "Poor Management all across the board" ((in 84 reviews)); "District and Regional Managers have a vague idea of what happens in their stores" ((in 62 reviews)); "Upper management was a general pain and those issues often tricked down to staff." ((in 24 reviews)); "No raise in pay" ((in 20 reviews))

Big 5 Sporting Goods reviews

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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

Jan 12, 2025

Best job

Sales associate/cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very friendly staff to work with, always uplifting comments from managers!!

Cons

Nothing negative about this job

1.0

Jan 11, 2025

Decent for a short time,

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Usually chill - Tasks are relatively easy to complete - A LOT of downtime - Flexible hours/shifts - Ability to choose days to work

Cons

- Management (or lack there of) - little to no care about part time employees - Questionable competency of upper management - Blatant favoritism towards "golden child" employees - Poor marketing strategies - HEAVY reliance on paper ad that gets thrown out every week - HEAVY reliance on emails - Horrible/Non-existent HR - Conflicts DO NOT get resolved - If you are seasonal, you will NOT get a raise despite if you retain the knowledge - Extremely strict corporate rules (only applies to part timers) - A LOT of downtime (you will get bored) - Selling TEMU level products - It takes a stupid amount of stuff to get disciplined - One person in management leaving the company throws a wrench throughout the ENTIRE DISTRICT

2.0

Jan 11, 2025

Get in and Get out

Part time assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-you basically can't get fired -low stakes environment -meet good people (sometimes) -flexible scheduling

Cons

-incompetent upper management -overly strict policies -you basically can't be fired -only 3 allowed topics of conversation -limited upward mobility -minimal raises that are rarely awarded -poor scheduling -poor work life balance -hires too much resulting in cut hours -variance in policy compliance from store to store -dying industry -irritating customer base -email marketing -no recognition of good work given by management -write ups mean next to nothing -dress code -ineffective marketing strategies to combat low sales -micromanaging -changeover -poor execution of merchandise delivery -inventory scanning -rigid store layout structure -poor communication -tech support incompetence -strict loss prevention policies -lackluster break area (In ALL stores) -repetitive pop music -weekly ad structure

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