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 decreased by 2% over the last 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 (105) , 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 116 reviews)); "Great coworkers and not too hard of a job overall." ((in 85 reviews)); "And great people." ((in 76 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and and easy to get days off." ((in 66 reviews)); "Overtime and benefits and good" ((in 55 reviews))

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

"Low pay and overall very boring" ((in 179 reviews)); "Poor Management all across the board" ((in 85 reviews)); "place feels like a jail!!the managers dont want employees talking to each other.i" ((in 59 reviews)); "Upper management was a general pain and those issues often tricked down to staff." ((in 24 reviews)); "Huge company but low raises.. :(" ((in 22 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

3.0

Jan 20, 2013

its okay

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pretty good at giving you requested days off work with your school schedule really cool coworkers easy work

Cons

managers dont train people well never give reviews not enough hours expect you to be on call the whole week

3.0

Jan 9, 2013

Entry Level Manager Training

Manager in training

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A place to gain some experience for someone with zero experience.

Cons

Long term growth to slow

3.0

Jan 6, 2013

Low Pay No Hours

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee discount. Easy work. Doesn't require much effort or intelligence to work there.

Cons

Lazy coworkers. Average less than 6 scheduled work hours a week. Minimum wage. Males must be clean shaven and have short hair. Required to where a shirt and tie when doing manual labor. It's hard to pay for nice work cloths when your making $50 a week.

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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