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 118 reviews)); "Great coworkers and not too hard of a job overall." ((in 89 reviews)); "And great people." ((in 80 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and and easy to get days off." ((in 64 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?

"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 175 reviews)); "Poor Management all across the board" ((in 84 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 24 reviews)); "No raise in pay" ((in 20 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

5.0

Aug 16, 2011

great work place,easily to get employment there and if u want to call every week to check you stasis of your employment

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

you don't have any one hounding your back while at work, as long as you do what your suppose to do.

Cons

there are no down sides, but just be ready to stand you your feet till your shift is over, and bring head akee med, cause if u work in the shoes dept. you will get one its not easy, woking them shoes.

2.0

Jul 22, 2011

Not a good place to work.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fairly easy job for the most part. Fellow employees make the job better. You don't need any experience for working here.

Cons

Some managers are unfair to employees. Very, very trashy looking store, makes it embarrassing to say you work there. Managers tend to make work harder than it should be. Not enough hours to go around. Absolutely no training offered.

5.0

Jul 15, 2011

Great place to work

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Management is very thoughtful and gives time off when needed. If you do a good job praise and promotions are easy to get. Management (at least at my store) was caring and willing to help in any way they could. Other employees made the job fun. Management was fun and approachable.

Cons

Never busy...could sometimes get very boring. We never had more than 2-3 customers in the store at a time and VERY often went hours with no customers at all. I had a number of full 6 hour shifts with no customers. The back room was VERY dirty and slightly unsafe for employees. Some shoes in the back were on the top shelf and there was no ladder available that could reach them...you had to climb the shelves.

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Jobs at Big 5 Sporting Goods

Retail Sales Associate - Part-time

Retail Cashier Associate - Part-time

Retail Cashier Associate - Part-time

Retail Cashier Associate - Part-time

Retail Cashier Associate - Part-time