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 117 reviews)); "Management was great and worked well with my school schedule." ((in 85 reviews)); "Great coworkers and not too hard of a job overall." ((in 83 reviews)); "And great people." ((in 74 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and and easy to get days off." ((in 66 reviews))

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

"Low pay and no ladder" ((in 176 reviews)); "place feels like a jail!!the managers dont want employees talking to each other.i" ((in 59 reviews)); "Minimum Wage and dealing with customers" ((in 22 reviews)); "Upper management was a general pain and those issues often tricked down to staff." ((in 21 reviews)); "No raise in pay" ((in 19 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

1.0

Dec 10, 2014

A once employee orientated company becomes a money hungry machine

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The only Pro is the ability to move between different big 5 locations very easily by submitting a transfer request.

Cons

Big 5 used to offer things like free benefits and cheap co pays as added benefits for their employees. They now charge an absurd amount for benefits, both medical and dental, and have recently DOUBLED the co pay charge when seeing a Doctor. Monotony and extended long hours with little to NO praise about the hard job you've done should really detour you from a management position with this company. It takes a million horizontal moves before you get one lateral promotion up the chain. The music is also insanely outdated, humdrum and depressing. Update your music and your image to sync with the times already..

2.0

Dec 7, 2014

It's retail

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This place is great for customers who want to buy affordable sporting goods. This is where it pretty much ends.

Cons

Training is virtually non-existent. HR middle management has huge problems with favoritism, ganging up on those who don't agree, and going back and forth between decisions.

2.0

Dec 5, 2014

Unfavorable hours, insufficient wages

Cashier/sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

*Awesome coworkers *Great first-time job *Employee discount is so-so *No experience needed

Cons

*Time of Shifts subject to extreme change weekly *Total hours subject to extreme increase/decrease weekly *Minimum wages with extremely small and seldom opportunity for raises *Little to no chance of career development

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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