How much does an employee at "Best Buy" make an hour?
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How much does an employee at "Best Buy" make an hour?
Anyone a former or current employee and knows the down and dirty about how much most employees at "Best Buy" make an hour? I assume most if not all are paid on an hourly basis (sans managers).
The average for cashiers?
The average for customer service persons?
The average for non-commisioned sales associates?
The average for supervisors?
Thanks in advance for any help.
The average for cashiers?
The average for customer service persons?
The average for non-commisioned sales associates?
The average for supervisors?
Thanks in advance for any help.
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Depends. I went in there a few years ago ago for a part time job. I had a ton of retail experience and I was make almost as much as the the people in charge below the managers. I think I got hired at like $8.50 or $9.00 per hour. I sold myself well and they hired me. Thing is, they've never had sales as high as when I was there. They beg me to come back everytime I'm in there. It's quite sad, really.
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Originally Posted by Green Jello
Whatever it is,......it''s more than they're worth.
Wow...just wow.
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AFAIK, all sales associates in Best Buy are non-commissioned. AFAIK, people do make "bonuses" on volume they sell, reducing shrinkage, etc. That's why they say, "I don't earn commissions" but will gladly shovel your cart full of the latest "Monster" cable as well as print cartridges.
My understanding is that store managers make well into six figures. Keep in mind one day's Black Friday gross sales will keep 50 salespeople employed for the year.
My understanding is that store managers make well into six figures. Keep in mind one day's Black Friday gross sales will keep 50 salespeople employed for the year.
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Unless something has changed, BB employees get a yearly bonus. As The Bus stated, it's based strictly on the amount of shrink prevented in the store. It wasn't based on volume sales. Often, at my store, they'd put out bounties for doing certain things like signing up several people for a BB CC or getting a Netfix subscription. I didn't waste my time on that stuff. It was funny though. They couldn't really get mad at me. I never sold and Product Service Plans (PSPs) or Product Replacement Plans (PRPs) or credit cards or netflix, but I consistently sold the pants off of every sales associate in my department combined. So for as mad as they were about me not wasting my time w/ the bread and butter money for BB, they were dancing jigs in the backroom b/c they were consistently in the top 50 in company for my department.
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Originally Posted by Giantrobo
Wow...just wow.
In my experience, the vast majority of Best Buy salespeople have the worst product knowledge in the industry.
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Originally Posted by Green Jello
I've worked in the industry all my life and I was a Home Audio salesperson in a major A/V chain for 7 years.
In my experience, the vast majority of Best Buy salespeople have the worst product knowledge in the industry.
In my experience, the vast majority of Best Buy salespeople have the worst product knowledge in the industry.
Often times you'll find people working there that could give a flying flip what they are selling. Other times you might find someone like me that knew everything about every product I sold.
Part of the blame falls on Best Buy for not putting the employees through proper training about the products they are selling. The other blame goes to the apathetic employee.
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Pretty much for all those positions, you are looking at making no more than about $8.00 - $9.00 / hour depending on the area where the store is located. Not sure how much the Supervisors make.
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I'm at $7.50 now and started at $7. I know it's not much, but for a part time job while in high school it's alright. It pays my car insurance and gas and that's all it's there for. Also I had to get the job to get out of school early, it was either get a job and go to school for 4 hours or go to school for 6 1/2 hours and eventually get a job anyway.
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Originally Posted by Deftones
Pretty much for all those positions, you are looking at making no more than about $8.00 - $9.00 / hour depending on the area where the store is located. Not sure how much the Supervisors make.
anyone know on the supervisors?
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Originally Posted by scott1598
isn't 8-9 pretty good for these type of jobs? is that the retail norm or below or what?
anyone know on the supervisors?
anyone know on the supervisors?
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Originally Posted by Deftones
Here's a thought. Why don't you go to BB and find out exactly what they are paying. Your area may vary greatly from my area. I don't know. To me, for a part time job with no effort, $9/hour was pretty good. For you, it may not. I don't know.
i was just curious in general regardless on ymmv.
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Originally Posted by scott1598
that's kinda absurd don't ya think? it really isn't the norm to go up to complete strangers and ask them how much they make...at least in my area!
i was just curious in general regardless on ymmv.
i was just curious in general regardless on ymmv.
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Originally Posted by scott1598
that's kinda absurd don't ya think? it really isn't the norm to go up to complete strangers and ask them how much they make...at least in my area!
i was just curious in general regardless on ymmv.
i was just curious in general regardless on ymmv.
I left around 6 years ago, but seniors made around $9-11, and supervisors made between $11-17 per hour. It was all depending on the department, with sales departments making more than merchandising, operations, and inventory. I believe LP topped them all.
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Originally Posted by The Bus
AFAIK, people do make "bonuses" on reducing shrinkage
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A friend of mine worked there and got $7.50.
Why the quotation marks around Best Buy? If you're trying to make a point about there name, wouldn't "Best" Buy be better? Overuse of quotation marks makes me want to go on a Herr Starr style rampage.
Why the quotation marks around Best Buy? If you're trying to make a point about there name, wouldn't "Best" Buy be better? Overuse of quotation marks makes me want to go on a Herr Starr style rampage.
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Originally Posted by Green Jello
I've worked in the industry all my life and I was a Home Audio salesperson in a major A/V chain for 7 years.
(Please don't flame me, I'm a newbie!)
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Double thread... there's one over in the Store Forum:
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=419067
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=419067