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On average, employees at Big Lots give their company a 3.4 rating out of 5.0 - which is 14% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Big Lots employees are Furniture Managers submitting an average rating of 4.0 and Customer Service Representatives with a rating of 3.6.

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3.4
Average Rating
(based on 73 Big Lots Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.1
Growth Opportunities
2.9
People You Work With
4.0
Person You Work For
3.5
Rewards You Receive
3.1
Support You Get
3.3
Way You Work
3.7
Work Setting
3.4
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Big Lots Employee

"I worked at big lot thinking I was going to learn something new because I have never worked at a store that sells food and furniture.but there employees are bad at management when you apply they put you on the computer and expect you too know what your doing by the computer teaching you when you on the floor no one tells you what to do or explains you have to figure it out on your own and when you go and ask a manager they don’t even explain to you they just say do this and this but no example is giving very horrible experience the store is very bad managed…"

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
QA Automation Engineer

"Good to work Here and nice environment"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.4
Big Lots (105)

4.6 Highest Rated in this Industry is Lehigh Press (8)
2.7 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Aaron Brothers (16)
3.6 Average of All Companies in this Industry (7,571)
QA Automation Engineer

"Good to work here and Nice Environment"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Big Lots Employee

"Good to work here; Good Environment"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Big Lots Employee

"Good to work here And good future"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Store Associate

"I have worked with Big Lots for a little over a year now and it has been nothing but great work for myself and co-workers. I know I have grow not only as a person but employee through this company and I will always be grateful of the opportunity i was given to work at this wonderful establishment."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Big Lots Employee

"Training is non existent. Company would rather hire more part timers than give hours to the ones there. Online ordering is a joke. They work those who work to death, while others sit in recliners."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Big Lots Employee

"I wasn't there that long due to hardship with my family. Overall while I was with them the job wasn't busy as I thought it would be. The employees were very helpful and friendly to me. I got the idea of the salesman area, when promoting store coupons, in the same day. The managers were always available if questions needed to be answered. They also provided walkie talkies, which also made it easier to reach management Great Company."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Order Picker

"Good company to work for just not much pay"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Big Lots Employee

"I've worked at Big lots since 4/2019. The tools provided to do your job require improvement as does their training in various positions."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Big Lots Employee

"Big Lots has lost it's way. This year my store was remodeled as a part of their "store of the future" initiative. The remodel itself was a disaster as there were construction and fixture delays. I had a SOTF administrator and district manager giving pages of merchandising notes that conflicted. No one in corporate was on the same page and the training leading up to the remodel was minimal at best. Big Lots hides behind gimmick metrics like rewards cards, credit cards, and the ridiculous "Big Coverage" plan in furniture. Corporate claims these shoppers are more likely to return to the store if offered these services. Wrong! These metrics are in place because the company does not have enough faith in their products to let them speak for themselves. In fact, metrics are pushed harder than capital sales! Management is forced to micro manage employees who are not paid a living wage. It's a vicious cycle of turnover and zero job security."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Stocker

"Went to the one in east brunswivk nj a couple of weeks ago..the guy i had the interview with said him or his boss would get back to me that week..that was a big lie..they kept playing games with me..so do not work for these idiots..all they do is lie..and lead you on"

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Big Lots Employee

"I have worked here for almost a year and my store manager and other managers have also been so friendly and kind. They always try to help out as much as they can and are always so friendly. When I first started working all my coworkers were really friendly. Store 4272 has some of the most friendly employees. They all really help out when needed. When my grandma was in the hospital they were able to give me that day off to go and see her without any issues. I really enjoy working for this company"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Big Lots Employee

"This job is for people who have no place else to go. If you smoke weed- work here. No college-work here. Like being dirty and drinking energy drinks- work here. like expired food- work here. like Corporate people lying about the company being in good shape- work here. Don’t worry you can live off 4 hours a week they give you. Want to steal- work here. Big lots should be named big lies. Good luck!"

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Big Lots Employee

"The managers at this location are rude. They lie to new employees and to customers. It is also unfortunate that they only pay 9.50 an hour while they gross around 700 a week. They talk about the customers as they come into the store and simple manners are hard to find from them. There is a dress code but most of them do not adhere to it. The actual Manager doesn’t run the place the other 2 managers run it. I feel Big Lots needs to hire an undercover employee at each location and really see what happens. Plus they steal merchandise they put it in the trash and take it. Or mark it down and buy it cheaper than it really is."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5

Big Lots Reviews FAQs

Is Big Lots a good company to work for?

Big Lots has an overall rating of 3.4 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 73 Big Lots Review Ratings left anonymously by Big Lots employees, which is 13% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 81% of employees would recommend working at Big Lots.

Does Big Lots pay their employees well?

Big Lots employees earn $30,000 annually on average, or $14 per hour, which is 55% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 27 Big Lots employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Big Lots Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Big Lots?

81% of employees would recommend working at Big Lots with the overall rating of 3.4 out of 5. Employees also rated Big Lots 3.1 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.1 for Rewards You Receive, 2.9 for Growth Opportunities and 3.3 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Big Lots?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Big Lots is a Lead Consultant at $151,000 annually. Browse Big Lots Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Big Lots?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Big Lots is a Retail Associate at $12,000 annually. Browse Big Lots Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Big Lots?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Big Lots to be Company Culture, People You Work With, Person You Work For and Rewards You Receive, and cons to be Growth Opportunities.

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