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 2.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Big 5 Sporting Goods. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Big 5 Sporting Goods?

45% of Big 5 Sporting Goods employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Big 5 Sporting Goods 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Big 5 Sporting Goods?

Sales Associate (394) , Cashier (104) , Assistant Manager (99) , 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 117 reviews)); "Great coworkers and not too hard of a job overall." ((in 81 reviews)); "And great people." ((in 76 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and and easy to get days off." ((in 67 reviews)); "Overtime and benefits and good" ((in 56 reviews))

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

"Low pay and behind technologically" ((in 182 reviews)); "Poor Management all across the board" ((in 81 reviews)); "District and Regional Managers have a vague idea of what happens in their stores" ((in 60 reviews)); "Upper management was a general pain and those issues often tricked down to staff." ((in 24 reviews)); "Minimum Wage and dealing with customers" ((in 24 reviews))

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3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(1,583 total reviews)

Steven G. Miller

40% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.8

Culture & values

2.7

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

2.5

Compensation and benefits

Big 5 Sporting Goods has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,583 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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2K reviews

2.0

Dec 17, 2010

Poorly Managed.

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Co-workers, made lasting firendships, enjoyed most of the work, had cool merchandise, had a lot of hilarious times there.

Cons

Management was awful, harrassed employees, treated everyone poorly, couldnt satisfy the customer, Management were horrible delegators, No Hours if part time.

3.0

Nov 11, 2010

Entry-level job

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Part-timers can be flexible with schedule Managers usually work at most 45 hrs a week, significantly less than other major salaried positions

Cons

Minimum wage which leads to a constant war for more hours of which are usually unavailable because store managers hire to many employees. If you want to be the top part-timer you will have to give up your life and get called in a lot along with working weekends. Manager trainee program is a joke

3.0

Aug 17, 2010

Sales Associate

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work if you like sports. Can be boring and there is not much opporunity for growth because they are small stores.

Cons

Managers can be jerks and it can be boring. There is not much room for growth in this organization. .

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