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))

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3.4

45% would recommend to a friend

(1,589 total reviews)

Steven G. Miller

40% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

2.9

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

2.8

Career opportunities

2.6

Compensation and benefits

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).

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2K reviews

4.0

Nov 17, 2014

Great for College

Cashier/sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible; Great deals on clearance; Mostly friendly staff

Cons

Odd truck hours; Button down shirts to sell sporting goods?

3.0

Nov 7, 2014

Chill First Job

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very relaxed laid back environment, very friendly co-workers, all part timers are pretty much a chill group of kids.

Cons

Repetitive work, leadership can be questionable sometimes like, a manager can tell you to do one thing then a minute later another manager tells you to do another thing.

3.0

Oct 29, 2014

retail hours take some getting used to

Anonymous

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great benefits that are second to none

Cons

its retail and the hours are hard to deal with

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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 Sales Associate - Part-time

Retail Cashier Associate - Part-time

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