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?

44% 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 120 reviews)); "Great coworkers and not too hard of a job overall." ((in 86 reviews)); "And great people." ((in 74 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and and easy to get days off." ((in 64 reviews)); "Overtime and benefits and good" ((in 54 reviews))

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

"Low pay and overall very boring" ((in 178 reviews)); "Poor Management all across the board" ((in 83 reviews)); "District and Regional Managers have a vague idea of what happens in their stores" ((in 61 reviews)); "Upper management was a general pain and those issues often tricked down to staff." ((in 24 reviews)); "Minimum Wage and dealing with customers" ((in 24 reviews))

Big 5 Sporting Goods reviews

3.4

44% would recommend to a friend

(1,589 total reviews)

Steven G. Miller

39% 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 22, 2014

Stable company but low pay

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- flexible scheduling if you are a valued employee - low stress environment - regular weekly routines with clear expectations

Cons

- typical starting wage is minimum wage - opportunities for raises are not very frequent and marginally insignificant when they do come (Several time I've had only 10 cent raises for 6 month periods, even after receiving "outstanding" reviews)

2.0

Jan 17, 2014

Learning

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You learn a lot about the company. -You know your days of the week by what you do. Thrusday truck, Friday ad set, Saturday show flip - where you take the shoes from the floor and you move them to the next side.

Cons

A lot of favortism. If your coming from a different background they looked down upon

2.0

Jan 14, 2014

Unorganized

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

At the time, they paid a little bit more than minimum wage for a simple cashier position. There was room for advancement.

Cons

Poor management, sexist, unorganized sales.

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Jobs at Big 5 Sporting Goods

Retail Cashier Associate - Part-time

Retail Cashier Associate - Part-time

Retail Sales Associate - Part-time

Retail Cashier Associate - Part-time

Retail Cashier Associate - Part-time