Working at Fry's in San Jose, CA: 13 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in San Jose, CA Area

"i choose not to write a detailed review, but fry;s has provided me the oppurtunity to grow itto who I am today."

"I have worked at Fry’s for over 20 years. It’s been a joyride working in the store and learning experience working on the other side of the business. I look forward on the next challenge that I would encounter on the next chapter of my career."

"My Name is Eduardo Saclolo with 10 years Buying Experience, Successful at building and leading world-class teams within the purchasing, sales and marketing departments .Strong business acumen with the ability to execute a wide range of sales management and marketing strategies designed to establish market presence as well as increase revenues and profitability. A top rated, proven performer who easily moves from vision and strategy to implementation with a consumer products. Strength and proficiencies includes, Major Corporate Sales Management ,Purchasing & Procurement, Account & Business Development, Vendor Contract Negotiation I have enclosed my resume for your review. I look forward to further discussing opportunities with your company. If you have any questions or would like to schedule an interview, please call me at my mobile phone at (925)325-0696."

"It required interaction with customers and required strong verbal communication. You must have strong knowledge about the products. There's a lack of managers in the store, so the current managers try their best to maintain a good working environment for employees and a friendly/welcoming environment for customers."

"I have worked for Fry's since 2006, and it is time for me to look a new opportunity."

"I have worked with Frys for almost 2.5 years now and I have strong rapport with my team members but the only flaw is they do not move to new technologies available in the market"

"Working at Fry's Electronics, prepare to be amazed at how you will be forced to screw people over. Day in and day out, I have to turn people away with simple problems or defer to somebody else and "pass the buck" as it where, because my job description says so. I've watched families get the raw end of the deal because an associate was too ignorant to think 5 minutes into the future. Don't work here."

"Simply tired of not being allowed to do my job. I want to work hard but I spend too much time having to wait on people who don't seem to care. Harsh I know but it is mentally draining."

"Learned so much at Frys. Was promoted to an assitant mgr in 6 months"

What do you like about working at Fry's?

"It was an electronic super store learning hub.Learned about products, customers, people and enhanced my knowledge daily."

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

"yes. Ask and you shall receive. You have to ask for a promotion or an increase in salary or anything else otherwise they will not offer.That was when I worked for them. I am not sure how much things have changed."

What don't you like about working at Fry's?

"was six days a week job that took a toll on you after 3 years"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Treat your customers and people like you want to be treated in addition to pay your suppliers within 45-60 days not 120 days plus.We lost ton of good suppliers because of their late payments."

What do you like about working at Fry's?

"use to enjoy helping customers and help them buy NEW computer"

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

"if you love helping people and interacting with them then this is your job, but scheduling might not be good for you if you are going to school"

What don't you like about working at Fry's?

"I use to hate the scheduling because they have system which rotates, sometimes you work day next week nights"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would say change the way they do the scheduling"

"People I worked with were great, company not as much"

What do you like about working at Fry's?

"I was never bored, and the people I worked with were generally great."

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

"I do not think that I could, in good conscience, recommend anyone work there if they have other options."

What don't you like about working at Fry's?

"The paranoid culture I could never get used to, and the penny pinching by top management made day to day functions difficult on a fairly routine basis. Also, every store, and even departments within stores, were pitted against one another, rather than working towards the benefit of the company as a whole."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Loosen the purse strings a little, and stop having stores/departments within stores compete with one another"