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 115 reviews)); "Great Management at some stores and really flexible with hours." ((in 84 reviews)); "Great coworkers and not too hard of a job overall." ((in 80 reviews)); "And great people." ((in 69 reviews)); "Overtime and benefits and good" ((in 62 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 171 reviews)); "District and Regional Managers have a vague idea of what happens in their stores" ((in 62 reviews)); "Upper management was a general pain and those issues often tricked down to staff." ((in 22 reviews)); "Minimum Wage and dealing with customers" ((in 20 reviews)); "No raise in pay" ((in 18 reviews))

Big 5 Sporting Goods reviews

3.4

44% would recommend to a friend

(1,587 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 1,587 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

Oct 26, 2012

Felt like I was undervalued and micromanaged.

Advertising adm

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits M-F schedule. Right off the freeway

Cons

Tedious Slow climb up the ladder

2.0

Oct 23, 2012

It is an okay place to begin your work career

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The employee discounts. The flexible hours. Good for college kids that want a little extra spending money.

Cons

Lazy coworkers. Rude customers. No fixed schedule. Call you in at any time of the day. Favoritism.

3.0

Oct 17, 2012

Salesperson

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The environment of the store was comfortable and the staff worked well together. I had a good guidline to work by as a salesperson there with sufficint information to help customers.

Cons

There was little communication from upper management about any evaluation of our work or outside business operations of the particular franchise where i was working.

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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