Employee Reviews
(Winged ratings measure job satisfaction on scale of 1 to 5)
Anonymous shared this review of Best Buy, United States on Feb 24th, 2020
"The women in leadership positions here are generally great, but they didn't get there by having a balanced life. Some feel they should change that for those who come after . . . and some don't. "
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Best Buy can improve?
"Improve my compensation"
Recent Salary
$80k-$100k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Level of Flexibility
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"It's incredibly dependent on your supervisor chain."
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Hours, Culture
Is paid parental leave offered, and if so, how much?
"No / Unsure"
Would you recommend Best Buy to other women?
"Yes"
How supportive is your manager?
1
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5
Which benefits are offered?
Parental leave, Health care, Childcare, Pension
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Anonymous shared this review of Best Buy on May 7th, 2018
"Not a terrible place to work, although it is frustrating to see lower level employees being hired in at higher pay rates, and men tend to get more promotions than women."
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Not sure"
One thing Best Buy can improve?
"Improve my compensation"
Position or Department
Back Office Lead, Administrative
Recent Salary
$25k-$50k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Level of Flexibility
1
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5
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Best Buy to other women?
"No"
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Anonymous shared this review of Best Buy on Jan 15th, 2018
"The organization was built from a boy's club. It continues to improve but still there is a long road again for the company to focus on powerful leaders within it that happen to be female. "
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Best Buy can improve?
"Promote more women into leadership positions"
Level of Flexibility
1
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5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"Yes"
6 Weeks Paid | 6 Weeks Unpaid
"I did not receive my full pay for the first 6 weeks. It was 60%. "
Would you recommend Best Buy to other women?
"Maybe"
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Anonymous shared this review of Best Buy on Nov 21st, 2017
"Be careful if you have a family, time off and stability is not their strong suit "
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Best Buy can improve?
"Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)"
Position or Department
Human Resources Generalist, Human Resources
Recent Salary
$100k-$150k
Recent Bonus
$10k-$20k
Level of Flexibility
1
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5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Best Buy to other women?
"Yes"
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Anonymous shared this review of Best Buy on Oct 29th, 2017
"Best Buy corporate is a great place to be pregnant or be a mom who needs to pump. They have secure mother's rooms in each tower at corporate. On my team, my supervisors were flexible about doctor's appointments, flexible on maternity leave, flexible on breaks for pumping, flexible on start/end time because of kid drop off/pick up. Pretty much all of my teammates had kids, so if you got that call during the day that your kid was sick and needed to be picked up *right now*, they were understanding and it was not a big deal to leave. I had to be on bed rest for part of one of my pregnancies, and was allowed to work from home for like, a month and a half. My only mild complaint is that I know that compensation on my team was not that great, and it was tough to advance -- for contractors and employees. Due to such great work-life balance, there was not much turnover on our team and I think a lot of people were willing to forgo higher wages (or maybe people had been on the team for so long they weren't aware of what their market rate should be). Despite that, it was still an amazing place to work. My goal is to return someday!"
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Best Buy can improve?
"Improve my compensation"
Recent Salary
$50k-$80k
Recent Bonus
$0
Level of Flexibility
1
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5
"I was a contractor at corporate. The general rule on our team was that, as long as you let your supervisor know ahead of time about needing to be out of the office and as long as you got your work done, they were flexible. Work from home was to be used sparingly, though."
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies, Culture, Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"Yes"
0 Weeks Paid | 16 Weeks Unpaid
"I was a contractor at corporate, so any time I didn't work, I didn't get paid -- hence, no paid maternity leave. I know employees have some maternity leave benefits. So, it was my decision to take off for 4 months. Even though I was a contractor, my supervisor was willing to work with me to re-hire me as a contractor after my leave. I did that twice. "
Would you recommend Best Buy to other women?
"Yes"
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