Working at Best Buy in San Jose, CA: 6 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in San Jose, CA Area

"The workplace culture is fun and truly makes the job enjoyable. While you are a salesperson and mainly there to sell and make customers happy, it feels like the right place to do so. Management is flexible and looks out for employees, and good work does not go unseen."

"I have worked at best buy for 6 months and I like it sometimes but most of the time I really do not like the way the employees are treated, management has communication issues and it is a very numbers based environment, they basically tell you to forget customer service and to sell sell sell, if you stay with a customer too long, you get yelled at, if you don't get a sale, you get yelled at. Our expectations are extremely high for such low pay, and the fact that they almost treat us as if we are commission based which we are not. No real opportunity to move up as management is very biased and shows favoritism. We are expected to do so many things that are above our pay grade it is kind of ridiculous. My supervisor sets unrealistic goals for us, and the fact that if you do not hit the extremely high revenue per hour goal, you are scolded. The thing is when someone is closing for the night over 45 minutes go by every night when you are on the clock with no sales and you get scolded for not reaching revenue goals because this time counts toward that. I like my coworkers and the community. The general manager of the store is awesome, but its the other upper management that is disconnected and totally numbers based."

What do you like about working at Best Buy?

"The hours worked well with when I was going to school."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Use your experience to speak for you."

What don't you like about working at Best Buy?

"The management did not work well with people."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Understanding employees more and set realistic goals."

What do you like about working at Best Buy?

"The people."

What don't you like about working at Best Buy?

"The pay."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give more kudos."

"Retail IT, I guess you have to start somewhere."

What do you like about working at Best Buy?

"People."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be nice."

What don't you like about working at Best Buy?

"Manager."