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))

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3.4

44% would recommend to a friend

(1,588 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 1,588 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).

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1.0

Jun 17, 2013

The manager is the reason why I hated working here, not very friendly people

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

shoe sale, knife sales pretty much it

Cons

have to dress nice for minimum wage, lack of hours, no bathroom breaks, over priced merchandise...

2.0

May 30, 2013

no place to make a career

Assist manager

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Pros

decent starting out first time job

Cons

low pay business dress code no set schedules poor life balance bad training

4.0

May 12, 2013

Great Company!

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Upbeat environment and they treat employees well.

Cons

Long hours and the holidays are grueling.

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