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

3.0

Feb 12, 2013

meh

Second assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big 5 sporting Goods is alright.

Cons

Under paid for the ammount of work required.

3.0

Feb 11, 2013

Good people - OK job.

First assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee discounts are good. Advancement is there if you work hard. They like to promote from within.

Cons

It's retail so you work weekends, nights, and holidays. Salary based on mandatory overtime every week. Retirement benefits are a joke. No raises in more than a year. Medical benefits(which used to be free) are now costing employees money.

2.0

Feb 10, 2013

Corporate level does not listen to Store level Management

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great if in your 20's fresh out of college and looking for management training.

Cons

Pay is not very good for senior management. 5+ years in any other retail management would be above 50,000 a year.

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