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 been stable over the past 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 3.3 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 (106) , 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 123 reviews)); "Great coworkers and not too hard of a job overall." ((in 83 reviews)); "And great people." ((in 73 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and and easy to get days off." ((in 62 reviews)); "Overtime and benefits and good" ((in 53 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 178 reviews)); "Poor Management all across the board" ((in 80 reviews)); "place feels like a jail!!the managers dont want employees talking to each other.i" ((in 58 reviews)); "Upper management was a general pain and those issues often tricked down to staff." ((in 23 reviews)); "Wage wasn’t much better than minimum wage" ((in 17 reviews))

Big 5 Sporting Goods reviews

3.4

45% would recommend to a friend

(1,589 total reviews)

Steven G. Miller

40% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,589 reviews)

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Big 5 Sporting Goods has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,589 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

2.0

Feb 11, 2015

Flexibility is good, but thats about it.

Cashier/sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Usually are pretty flexible with hours, but depends on the store. Job is very easy, with most work just moving things around. Fellow employees are usually young, college students, so the environment can be fun.

Cons

The pay is most likely going to be minimum wage to start. At 6 months you are eligible for a a joke of a raise of about 10 cents more per hour. Corporate is very close minded, and projects they send out is mostly busy work. Their philosophies are stuck in the 20th century. Only promote from within, so people in management are all the same and have been with big 5 their whole lives.

1.0

Feb 6, 2015

Sales/cashier

Cashier/sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule, and easy to request days for time off.

Cons

Low pay, have to wear dress clothes, and cannot make more than $ 8.00

4.0

Feb 2, 2015

Big Five sales/cashier

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good work environment very flexible hours

Cons

minimum pay, get raises every six months

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Jobs at Big 5 Sporting Goods

Retail Cashier Associate - Part-time

Retail Cashier Associate - Part-time

Retail Cashier Associate - Part-time

Retail Cashier Associate - Part-time

Retail Sales Associate - Part-time