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 119 reviews)); "Great coworkers and not too hard of a job overall." ((in 91 reviews)); "And great people." ((in 74 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and and easy to get days off." ((in 60 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 174 reviews)); "Poor Management all across the board" ((in 82 reviews)); "place feels like a jail!!the managers dont want employees talking to each other.i" ((in 56 reviews)); "No raise in pay" ((in 23 reviews)); "Upper management was a general pain and those issues often tricked down to staff." ((in 21 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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2.0

Apr 8, 2010

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Pros

none at all its the cheapest bad pay rate and too much drama. everone knows your business and gosssip everytime.

Cons

work with your schedule for school and vacation but the hours is just bad and i wouldnt recommend this job if your just working part time because you will not get a raise

2.0

Mar 16, 2010

Think twice before working at Big 5.

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Pros

The good news: it easy to get a job there. Not too much background in management needed, just lots of sports knowledge will do.

Cons

The bad news: you just might get the job. When you do, be prepared to be thrown into an environment where you're mostly a stocking grunt. No reason to plan or set goals for the actual running of the store. Just set up the registers, stock the truck and help customers along the way.

2.0

Feb 13, 2010

Depressing place to work

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Pros

You get to work in a somewhat sports related environment. They are always hiring, and should hire you if you are somewhat competent or trustworthy.

Cons

Making your way up from a trainee is slow and boring. The pay will never be good, and you will have to work every single weekend, and work multiple nights per week. They do not care about your personal happiness in that you have to be available to work every shift every week. So you can never have consistent outside interests like taking a class, or playing on a softball team, etc.

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