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 been stable over the past 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 (106) , 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 120 reviews)); "Great coworkers and not too hard of a job overall." ((in 86 reviews)); "And great people." ((in 74 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and and easy to get days off." ((in 64 reviews)); "Overtime and benefits and good" ((in 54 reviews))

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

"Low pay and overall very boring" ((in 178 reviews)); "Poor Management all across the board" ((in 83 reviews)); "District and Regional Managers have a vague idea of what happens in their stores" ((in 61 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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3.4

44% would recommend to a friend

(1,589 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 1,589 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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3.0

Jan 31, 2024

Easy

Desktop support technician

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Very chill environment, people are nice.

Cons

Your basically trapped in the office because you have to support the union.

1.0

Jan 30, 2024

Classic Corporation

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

if you need hours you can get them here.

Cons

They do not care about employees. I brought up an issue recently about a manager above me harassing others and it was ignored and I was told I was starting drama

1.0

Jan 28, 2024

it was chill

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

it’s was chill very good for college job

Cons

lot of inventory to manage

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