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

(1,585 total reviews)

Steven G. Miller

39% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,585 reviews)

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Big 5 Sporting Goods has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,585 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

Jun 4, 2011

My experience allowed me to learn new things in the retail industry.

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I really enjoyed the friendly environment of the workers and flexibility of management. The training was superb and I had opportunity to be part of a great working team. Overall, my experience working at Big 5 was a good one.

Cons

The condition of the store was slightly below acceptable. I also didn't like how the lunch breaks and 10 minute breaks were supposed to suffice for every four hour shift. At times there wasn't enough employees to assist in the busy flow of customer service.

4.0

May 24, 2011

My experience at Big 5 was very rewarding.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great management Good Pay for starting sales associate

Cons

The back room is constantly dirty

4.0

May 24, 2011

Positive

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good coworkers, management willing to give feedback, flexible with time off and scheduling. Perfect job if you are completing school.

Cons

If you are trained to work in both sales and cashier, you don't have much of an option to work both, stuck in cashier position. Really hard to move upwards from there.

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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