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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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"Blockbuster Video was a great second job to have."
Posted 14 years ago in Westerville, OH
District Training Manager

"Fun and interesting."

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Ability to advance in my career."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Not enough focus on customers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue developing people."

Assistant Purchasing Manager

"Great company to start a career with."

Assistant Store Manager

"Great start up."

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Unlimited rentals."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"No real room for growth."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Step up to the plate."

Cashier

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"The benefits."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Pay too low."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be easy on the help and more open minded."

District Leader

"Learnt the rental business."

Store Manager

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"The opportunity to work and interact with a variety of people as well as watch movies and talk about them to customers."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"The corporate cutbacks are becoming difficult to take."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To give the managers more freedom and flexibility to make store specific decisions that may impact sales and profits."

Business Analyst

"It was a great place to work."

District Manager

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"My former supervisor, Rosann Williams, who was an inspiration and a mentor."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Lack of adequate labor hours to get the basic job done, due to complex systems of their operations."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better customer engagement and training with their staff on friendliness and connections to the customers."

Store Manager

"Good experience on why not to manage teenagers!"

Packaging Specialist

"High risk of repetitive motion disorders."

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Good pay for easy work."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Carpel Tunnel and related risks of repetitive motion."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Automation."

District Manager

"Good environment to work in."

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Motivating others."

Regional Operations Manager

"Blockbuster was a great company to work for, they are challenged by the video industry."

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"I enjoyed being able to work with the store teams and help them accomplish the company's goals."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"Due to the decline of video retailers, there was no job security."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"We should have moved faster and started online rental when Netflix started or soon after."

Store Manager

"If only the decisions made at the top were discussed before implementing..."

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"No late nights (home no later than 10), 45 hour work week."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"No challenges. All decisions are made by superiors (area manager and above). Easy is ok, but too easy is boring."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Allow store managers to run their stores. Let them do what they were hired to do."

Contractor

"Good place to work in."

Customer Service Representative

"Good place to work as a student (high school/college)."

What do you like about working at Blockbuster?

"I enjoyed the interactions with customers and helping them to best select movies for their viewing pleasures."

What don't you like about working at Blockbuster?

"There was not much room for growth within the organization by store location. Most stores were franchises and were independently owned."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"It is important to work on development and preparing the employees on the expectations for customer service interactions."

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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