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 115 reviews)); "Great coworkers and not too hard of a job overall." ((in 86 reviews)); "And great people." ((in 76 reviews)); "Overtime and benefits and good" ((in 59 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and and easy to get days off." ((in 59 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 179 reviews)); "Poor Management all across the board" ((in 82 reviews)); "Upper management was a general pain and those issues often tricked down to staff." ((in 22 reviews)); "Pay was minimum wage unfortunately" ((in 21 reviews)); "No raise in pay" ((in 18 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

3.0

Sep 4, 2014

Low pay, good experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job security, community involvement, good atmosphere

Cons

Inconsistency from store to store, High turnover, corporate office is unrealistic

1.0

Aug 30, 2014

Tully Road (STAY AWAY)

Manager trainee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If nothing else it is a paycheck when you have nothing else to go to.

Cons

terrible neighborhood gang bangers stealing every day, management was horrible they have no people skills and very rude. They hired me as a trainee yet received no training you have to keep bugging them to train you. Terrible work hours and not safe to be at that store late.

2.0

Aug 11, 2014

Poor middle management, no leadership, and upper management... What's that?

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The best thing about working for Big 5 Spring Goods for me is that I am a fixer and there is no shortage of areas that need fixing. They had very good healthcare coverage when I started working there but they reduced it for anyone hired after that time, first quarter 2012, and decreased the quality of more tenured employees shortly thereafter.

Cons

Management is selected from sales workers. While this gives employees an opportunity for growth and career advancement it also creates a closed-minded management team which has little experience outside of the company. This dramatically diminishes diversity leading to limitations in innovation, cultural growth and development, and employee satisfaction. The many drawbacks of a weak or toxic culture follow, high turnover, low morale, diminished customer service, and poorer overall experience for everyone involved.

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Low pay, good experience

Tully Road (STAY AWAY)

Poor middle management, no leadership, and upper management... What's that?

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