Working at Game Stop in Grapevine, TX: 20 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Grapevine, TX Area

"Good company in its time, but industry challenges have caused strategic alignment issues."

"Good place to work to and get paid decent level of pay."

"It was an okay job. They have you do too much for the compensation they offer."

"Working for GameStop Inc. has been both challenging and rewarding. In my decade of working here, the gaming industry has changed tremendously; and required the company to make adjustments to its global strategy. Those adjustments have been necessary to continue to thrive in the gaming space."

"Good company with good people but needs to update with the times."

"I've worked at GameStop since 2011. It has been one of the best part time experiences I could have asked for. Though I've changed managers many times, each and every one has been great and made working there a great experience. I've learned so much about myself and was enabled by working at GameStop to come out of my shell and become a more confident person."

"GameStop is ok, but contractors park 2 blocks away and share workstations."

"Smart company that is always seeking new ways to expand its customer base and new opportunities in retail for a world that is always changing."

"I have been working for GameStop a couple of years. The working environment is excellent."

"I have been working with this company for 1+ year. It's a good company with a good work environment."

"Limited growth. My direct report was challenging to work for;"

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"There are some very talented people that I worked with and admired. They were certainly a help as a social support structure for other areas where the job was lacking."

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

"Make sure you are very clear with questions about what your role will entail and the work environment - depending on the position your level of contribution may or may not be recognized."

What don't you like about working at Game Stop?

"This cannot be easily summed up in a few words. I unfortunately found my direct report to be a very difficult person to work for who did not treat others as equal team members."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I gave them many in the exit interview - namely that they need to recognize that managers such as my direct report do not bode well for the company reputation both internally and externally if communication and respect are not maintained within the department."

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"I work with an amazing group of driven, talented people."

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

"Know games. Know the industry. Know what you want to do and where you want to go."

What don't you like about working at Game Stop?

"Office politics between departments can be absolutely insane. A lot of territorial BS."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would get serious about growing the company's digital offerings rather than keep pumping everything into expanding the brick-and-mortar retail business."

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"Job security, vacation time, discount on games, open door policy"

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

"Ask about the advancement path for the position you are interviewing for and the qualifications required for that job. If you don't fit the next step up don't take the job you will be stuck in a dead end job."

What don't you like about working at Game Stop?

"There is limited to no advancement within Game Stop Corp ranks."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I dont know I am not getting paid as much as he is to think about things like that......"

"Being doing Loss Prevention for about 10 year and I love it"

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"people are great and all my agent are fun to work with"

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

"be honest and ask what do they expect from you up front"

What don't you like about working at Game Stop?

"great company with great benifits and the upper management treats me very good."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"good management, just keep being honest with workers and treat everyone well"

"Great opportunities and work, workplace could be better (it's a warehouse)"

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"The talented people make it really special. If it weren't for them, I probably wouldn't stay."

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

"You really have to be self-motivated to work at GameStop. The company will not motivate you, but there are good things going on there project- and people-wise to be a part of."

What don't you like about working at Game Stop?

"The worst part is the miserliness of the company (I'm sure they call it 'frugal' or 'lean'). It's difficult to get adequate compensation for new hires, the benefits are pretty ho-hum, and there's no bonus structure below managerial levels. The incentive to excel really isn't there. Also getting proper equipment and software is a challenge."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"You would have an easier time retaining top talent if you treated them like top talent instead of cookie cutter people."