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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
Cashier

"Inconvenient location, bad management, bad compensation."

Inventory Coordinator

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Able to coach and train."

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

"Just be a people person."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Company was not doing well."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Must be able to put in hours."

Shift Manager

"Verbally appreciative of good employees."

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Yes, but I was in college still."

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

"Work hard and make your goals."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"$$$"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Compensate good employees better."

Sales Representative

"High school job."

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Customer sales."

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

"Be yourself."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"The hourly wage."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Should give out more incentives of bonuses."

Blockbuster Employee

"A huge mistake."

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Nothing."

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

"Do not fall under false pretenses and misguided information."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"The company is the most disrespectful, ill managed company I have ever had the misfortune of working for."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Actually managing the company and the employees ethically and professionally."

Supervisor

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"I liked to interact with my customers, get to know them on a first name basis. Also, 5 free movies a week was a plus."

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

"Know your movies. Make sure you are upbeat when you talk. Have to know how to sell in order to hit our goals for the week. Customers are always right, no matter what."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Some of the managers and other employees did not do work, so most of the time it was me doing their work and my work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make sure when hiring an employee or another manager, see what they bring to the table, do not go and blindly hire someone that applies."

Store Manager

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"It was a fun atmosphere. I had a great team and everyone worked together."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Wasn't work/life flexible."

Store Manager

"Although this is considered a great company, needs much work on the store level."

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Being able to work with the multiple individuals and having fun with the customers."

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

"Be yourself."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"No back up from the district level up when it comes to needing help."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen more to the store managers, because we are the ones always there knowing what is happening to our stores."

Store Manager

"Retail environment, 24/7 commitment."

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Being able to review movies prior to their release, as I am a movie buff."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"It was a 24/7 operation and as a manager I never had a day off."

Assistant Retail Store Manager

"Not a good experience."

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"The customer contact, knowing the movies... that was fun."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Too much mess. Political things that got in the way of the job and the ability to do it effectively."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to those that are doing the work."

Store Manager

"Entertaining!!!"

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Great place to work and to be involved with."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Ups and downs of uncontrollable sales, due to box office hits."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good work."

Customer Relations Representative

"Great part-time work for students and to be able to improve on people skills."

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"I enjoyed being able to interact face to face with clients and getting a feel for what their needs were, then providing them the right product."

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

"To be successful at the interview, be honest and show them that you will do everything in your power to take care of the customers."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"I could have passed on the cleaning!"

Manager

"Got me through college."

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Easiest job I ever had."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"The odd hours."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep a positive atmosphere in order to the staff excited about working."

Sales Associate

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"I liked the flexibility."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Working for such low pay."

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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