Game Stop Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Gamestop is an ideal place to work for video game enthusiasts who are still in school."

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"I was able to get discounts on video games and consoles."

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

"There weren't many opportunities for advancement."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management could possibly give bigger discounts on products to employees."

"Good company to work for, however sometimes they can be very closed to change."

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"Great people, very fun and friendly to work with."

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

"Sometimes it seemed like there was no chance for growth, as the same people stayed in the same jobs regardless of their performance, positive or negative."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"If anything, they need to be more willing to let under performing employees go."

"GameStop is a side job. Not my career desire."

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"Customer service experience."

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

"Be honest and enthusiastic."

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

"Not able to apply my degree knowledge."

"Part-time job"

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"Speaking with the customers about games."

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

"It's a retail job that requires multi-tasking"

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

"I'm only receiving about 10 hours of work weekly."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Trim the fat."

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"helping customers and the gaming industry"

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

"goals were sometimes out in left feild"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"listen to the store mgr. more"

"Hard work, lots of people interaction, great if you LOVE video games"

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

"Be competitive, love video games, love people!"

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

"Little work/life balance; too much working!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better advancement opportunities"

"Was a great place to work. Awesome people"

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"It was faced paced work invironment. Work went fast and it was fun!"

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

"Be outgoing and show them you want the job."

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

"When you asked for days off, they would still mess up and schedule you anyways. It was always a hassle to get time off."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They have everything pretty tight now."

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"good co-workers, good relationships, nice boss"

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

"emhasize gaming as your passion, if it is of course"

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

"Not much room for advancement, pay was low, to say the least"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"work with your employees, make them part of your team"

"Great place for aspiring game designers!"

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"I love the video game atmosphere and the satisfaction of helping a person receive a product that they love."

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

"Be yourself, and be knowledgeable!"

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

"Career growth is limited. Once a store manager, it is difficult to get promoted due to the long tenures of many district managers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be excited about what you are doing. It is a great time, so live the life!"

"You can do so much better than this pile..."

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

"I have a BA in business management. I wasted 2 years of my life as an ASM waiting for the company to get its act together and give me my own store as promised to me upon my hire. I finally quit that sinking ship and got a job that pays 3x as much. If you are looking for a career, look elsewhere."

"Good for a person with limited experience."

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"I work around a lot of people. I feel satisfaction to know that I have helped my customers."

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

"Be sincere and demonstrate that you have the energy, enthusiasm, and ability to do what is required from you."

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

"Pay for my level of experience is below average."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need to offer better job package for people with experience."

"Not Bad, but could be better."

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"The people are nice, the benefits are good and ultimately its not a terribly hard job."

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

"Have a thick skin and be prepared to bite your tongue often."

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

"Their expectations are unreachable, they motivate through pointing out your flaws, not your successes, and senior management doesn't understand the day to day operations."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Understand how the job more accurately. Don't assume that all stores are created equally because location plays a huge deal in sales figures and general numbers."

"Great place to work but not all fun and games."

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"I love video games and felt that I was a part of an industry that was changing entertainment. I enjoyed the challenge of running a store."

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

"Now that this is a serious company that is very focused on the bottom line as it should be. During my time there I interviewed many people who thought that the job consisted only of playing games and talking about games. It can be a fun place to work if you keep in mind that you are a sales person and manager first and gamer second."

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

"Job became a series of threats about losing your job for not meeting goals that I considered unrealistic. The company expected growth in sales of about ten percent while opening many new stores, a lot of which competed with each other for the same customer base."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try to manage by positive reinforcement a little more. Don't allow district manager to try to intimidate managers with termination on a regular basis."

"Best company I ever worked for."

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"Great working environment."

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

"Micro-managed too often"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Let the DM's do their jobs without numerous constant conference calls and emails."

"Great games they play with their employers."

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"It was a nice place to work at after college and paid me well."

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

"Know your computer and gaming stuff."

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

"There really wasn't a growth opportunity."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"You have some very talented managers and if you could provide opportunities for them , you would have a very talented company."