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 117 reviews)); "Great coworkers and not too hard of a job overall." ((in 83 reviews)); "And great people." ((in 79 reviews)); "Overtime and benefits and good" ((in 61 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and and easy to get days off." ((in 60 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 172 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 59 reviews)); "Minimum Wage and dealing with customers" ((in 25 reviews)); "Upper management was a general pain and those issues often tricked down to staff." ((in 21 reviews))

Big 5 Sporting Goods reviews

3.4

44% would recommend to a friend

(1,588 total reviews)

Steven G. Miller

39% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,588 reviews)

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Big 5 Sporting Goods has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,588 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

2.0

Aug 20, 2013

experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people that work hard.

Cons

overworked; management constantly preaches they pay just as well as similar business in the industry....they don't! Upper management plays favorites...they promote each other.

5.0

Aug 18, 2013

A good place to work

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I liked the set up of the company, and the history of the company as an army surplus store. I like how they sell guns and all types of affordable sporting goods.

Cons

Pay is low and work can get boring.

3.0

Aug 7, 2013

Not bad

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There aren't many employees, therefore it is easy to get to know each other. Managers will make a schedule with the employees in mind. Flexible.

Cons

Wasnt very consistent, Holidays were a madhouse with customers going into a frenzy over sales etc

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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