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?

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 3.3 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 115 reviews)); "Great coworkers and not too hard of a job overall." ((in 87 reviews)); "Great Management at some stores and really flexible with hours." ((in 86 reviews)); "And great people." ((in 78 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and and easy to get days off." ((in 65 reviews))

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

"Low pay and behind technologically" ((in 179 reviews)); "place feels like a jail!!the managers dont want employees talking to each other.i" ((in 59 reviews)); "Upper management was a general pain and those issues often tricked down to staff." ((in 20 reviews)); "Pays minimum wage for all positions" ((in 20 reviews)); "Wage wasn’t much better than minimum wage" ((in 18 reviews))

Big 5 Sporting Goods reviews

3.4

45% would recommend to a friend

(1,589 total reviews)

Steven G. Miller

40% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,589 reviews)

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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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Nov 28, 2023

Good Schedule

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Let me work around my class schedule and pick up hours anytime classes were cancelled! Was working almost 40-hours a week but wasn't expected. Some people had 5 hour work weeks

Cons

I was relied on a little too much and wasn't promoted to lead which sucked.

4.0

Nov 27, 2023

As Expected

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good front-line managers, good area director, and regional manager.

Cons

The only downside I experienced while working for Big 5 was poor front-line team morale, interpersonal drama, and poor work ethic. As a manager, it was difficult to work for a team that behaved negatively toward management and associated management with the organization as opposed to being real people. What could have solved this problem was management recognizing they needed a new strategy while becoming more people-centric and empathetic and the front-line team needed to be able set prejudice and judgment aside and express a willingness to set old beliefs aside and give management a chance to do better without gossiping or battling them at every turn.

5.0

Nov 18, 2023

Great Place to work

Assistant store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly, easy going, customer service, low pressure

Cons

Part time hours vary by location

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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