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))

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3.4

44% would recommend to a friend

(1,587 total reviews)

Steven G. Miller

39% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

2.9

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

2.8

Career opportunities

2.6

Compensation and benefits

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).

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4.0

Sep 6, 2012

Alright for a beginning job, but not a company I'd make a career with

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to get face-to-face selling experience. Good fellow employees. We sell guns. :)

Cons

Corporate bureaucracy often lacks common sense Somewhat of a disconnect between Corporate policies and the freedom to conduct business at the store level according to local community habits. Weekly varying retail schedules are extremely frustrating!

3.0

Aug 30, 2012

Very mediocre, poor compensation.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule around school needs.

Cons

Bottom of the barrel pay. Other retail stores consistently pay all levels of employees more. Work includes pretty standard retail tasks but Big5 stores are a mess; the location of their products are completely scattered and hard to find.

3.0

Jul 28, 2012

You can see the promotions

Manager trainee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good benefits with positive work place

Cons

short pay and off hours that are inconsistent, plus no two days off together

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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 Cashier Associate - Part-time

Retail Cashier Associate - Part-time

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Alright for a beginning job, but not a company I'd make a career with

Very mediocre, poor compensation.

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