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3.9
Average Rating
(based on 159 Blockbuster Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.7
Growth Opportunities
3.2
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
3.4
Support You Get
3.8
Way You Work
4.3
Work Setting
4.1
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"Very good place to work for high school students."
Posted 14 years ago in Talladega, AL
Area Manager

"Career starter."

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Getting to know your members and learn about everyone's personalities."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"The color of the employee shirts."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Always keep the store clean and organized."

District Manager

"Walk away if you can. Loosing your home is better."

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"I cannot think of one."

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

"Run."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Senior Management and their inability to make better decisions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Leave now or listen better. Be positive."

Customer Service Representative

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Part-time with flexible scheduling."

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

"Be honest. Everybody likes an honest and forthcoming employee."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Few opportunities for advancement or pay increases."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Giving a better benefits package to its employees."

Regional HR Manager

"Check up on the Internet... BBV is not doing so well now!"

Customer Service Representative

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"the atmosphere and bond between customers and co-workers."

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

"Relax, be calm and be positive."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Working late nights."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None, management is excellent."

General Merchandising Manager

"Tough sector, and getting tougher."

Customer Service Representative

"If you have a love of movies, then I recommend working there."

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"The free movie rentals."

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

"Just be yourself and love movies!"

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"The hours and locations, some are out of my reach, even by public transportation."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"You just recently went back to 5 day rental. You used to have 10 days from the day it was due to return it. Most consumers liked that and now that you have shortened it from 10 to 5 a lot of people are going with either Netflix or Red Box, you have no one to blame but yourself."

Assistant Manager

"They'd be better if they weren't going bankrupt."

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"My favorite aspect of this job was dealing directly with the customers. I am cool under pressure when dealing with angry customers but am in my element when simply helping customers leave the store happy."

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

"The basic tip for interviewing with Blockbuster is to just be normal. They tend to attract the underbelly of society but even though they don't mind if you have tattoos and piercings and dyed hair, they expect you to be intelligent and have common sense."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"The worst aspect of the job was the low pay coupled with the lack of employee loyalty. In this economic climate along with their own specific situation financially, they just want as many low pay employees as possible."

Assistant Manager

"College job."

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"They gave me the opportunity to be a manager for the first time."

Store Manager

"It was a very nice place to work with great benefits."

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"The opportunity for advancement and the benefits."

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

"Ask a lot of questions."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Doing inventory every quarter."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Holding employees accountable."

Closing Supervisor

"Any position with Blockbuster Video is only adequate for high school and college students."

Customer Service Representative

"A fun place to have been my first employer."

Customer Service Representative

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Meeting new people."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Dealing with slackers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"You need to enforce the rules, not be a slacker with the rules."

Shift Leader

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"You can rent 5 titles every week, the work isn't hard."

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

"Show that you like movies/video games, and that you're a customer service go-getter."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Some of the customers are really strange; they can make strange demands that don't make sense of a video store."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None, it's a pretty simple job."

District Manager

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"I enjoyed the people I worked with."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Constant leadership/corporate changes."

Blockbuster Reviews FAQs

Is Blockbuster a good company to work for?

Blockbuster has an overall rating of 3.9 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 159 Blockbuster Review Ratings left anonymously by Blockbuster employees, which is equal to the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 94% of employees would recommend working at Blockbuster.

Does Blockbuster pay their employees well?

Blockbuster 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. 3 Blockbuster employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Blockbuster Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Blockbuster?

94% of employees would recommend working at Blockbuster with the overall rating of 3.9 out of 5. Employees also rated Blockbuster 3.7 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.4 for Rewards You Receive, 3.2 for Growth Opportunities and 3.8 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Blockbuster?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Blockbuster is a Vice President of Marketing at $226,000 annually. Browse Blockbuster Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Blockbuster?

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

What are the pros and cons of working at Blockbuster?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Blockbuster to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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