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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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

3.0

Jan 12, 2015

Good job during college.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very flexible for working around a changing schedule, or college classes. Management is friendly and easy to talk to. Sometimes is exciting, it's retail. Getting time off is rarely a problem.

Cons

Corporate makes decisions that make no sense at the store level. Management has no real hiring process, so poor employees are often hired. Incredibly boring when management doesn't assign projects. Pay is incredibly low, not a living wage.

3.0

Jan 7, 2015

It's been a great experience with this company

First assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, my boss is very good at answering all my questions. Great benefits.

Cons

Pay could be a little higher on the scales Dress code doesn't match the environment

3.0

Jan 7, 2015

Alright for a basic minimum wage job.

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People were nice, hours were reasonably steady week to week, you get a 20% off employee discount which is cool. Not much else

Cons

I had issues with the manager, it wasn't a very professional environment, hardly anything was private, even when speaking only one on one with a manager. Cashiers weren't allowed to check returns or hundred dollar bills, very little actual work to do.

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