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 110 reviews)); "Great coworkers and not too hard of a job overall." ((in 88 reviews)); "And great people." ((in 77 reviews)); "Overtime and benefits and good" ((in 56 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and and easy to get days off." ((in 56 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 174 reviews)); "Poor Management all across the board" ((in 85 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 21 reviews)); "Minimum Wage and dealing with customers" ((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

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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

Mar 22, 2013

Good job for students

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This was a very Flexible job.

Cons

Everything was really great as far as workplace relatedness

3.0

Mar 18, 2013

Part-time Sales

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great management in my store

Cons

Minimum wage Dress code is too formal for sporting goods Display lacing is dumb

5.0

Feb 21, 2013

Good place to work while going to college

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, management will work around you school schedule. Employee discount Reasonable price Co-workers are easy to work with

Cons

you can experience strange shift when they do floor cleaning or inventory audit. Most of the time store wasn't very organized due to customers. Minimum wage salary for sales/customer service. You have to wear dress shirt and tie to workl and make dirt. lo

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