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12%
47%
33%
7%
1%
3.6
Average Rating
(based on 98 Game Stop Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.6
Growth Opportunities
3.0
People You Work With
4.2
Person You Work For
4.0
Rewards You Receive
3.2
Support You Get
3.6
Way You Work
4.0
Work Setting
3.6
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"For as long as I have worked at Gamestop I have had more good times than any other job I have been employed at. It has had its rough times but they are very few and far between. My fellow co-workers are very knowledgeable of their product and are happy to help any and all customers. The overall environment is just a wonderful place to work."
Posted 10 years ago in Goldsboro, NC
Store Manager

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

"Store manager is the highest you will go unless you are friends with your supervisor."

Game Adviser

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

"Do not expect to advance very far. Expect that Game Stop is a great part time job."

Store Manager

"Old EB Employee"

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"ability to influence company direction"

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

"weakness in long term strategy positioning"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"look to diversify business"

Retail Sales Associate

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

"The salary."

District Manager

"great organization"

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"solid focus on business"

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

"enjoy the interview, and be yourself.."

R&D Technician

"bend over cuz ur screwed!"

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

"no raises except for management, no room for advancement. treated like trash! people in management are not qualified for their positions. no degrees or education. holier than thou attitudes!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"get an education"

District Manager

"It was a great company at one time."

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"Built the company from the beginning."

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

"At one point during the growth, the wrong person was put in at the top."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue to work on the store managers work load to assist in retention."

Game Advisor

"Gamestop is a part time job"

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"I learned about:People who buys games.How to work with people I didn't like.How to deal with people.How to deal with angry people.and How to deal with being robbed."

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

"Know your games."

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

"They watch everything you do and treat the workers poorly."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep the back line clear, say hello how can I help you today to everyone who enters."

Store Manager

"Virtually no autonomy, blanket policies not applicable to all locations due to drastic volume variances"

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"Fun industry"

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

"if you show up on time and can spell your name they will hire you"

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

"Inability to conform to policies due to variances in locations. Progression beyond Store Manager virtually impossible"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to unit level managers, be adaptable with policies on outlying stores"

Store Manager

"Great place to work, not so great to advance. They didn't treat their employee as a company assets."

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"Coworker, atmoshpere"

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

"difficult career advancement."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"to have a long career plan with them, at least 10+years to get up from Store manager position."

District Manager

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"The executive management were all very astute"

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

"Customer service ir paramount, along with integrity and corporate branding"

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

"There was often a lot of staff churn with no reason or explanation"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Spend more time training and developing people as opposed to looking for their replacement"

Video Game Advisor

"Not my cup of tea"

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"Interacting with people, and getting video games as they come out."

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

"Everything else, the job is meant for a 16 year old."

Store Manager

"VERY FUN !!!!!"

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"I LOVE WORKING IN MANHATTAN AND I AM A VIDEO GURU SO THIS WAS VERY FUN FOR ME."

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

"BE FULL OF ENERGY"

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

"THE DISTRICT I WORKED IN WAS VERY BAD WITH TURNOVER, THATS ONE OF THE REASONS I NLEFT I WENT THRU SEVEN DISTRICT MANAGERS WITHIN A ELEVEN MONTH PERIOD."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"MUSTT HAVE THE MIND SET OF COMPUTER GAMES AND BE VERY CUSTOMER SERVICE READY"

Assistant Store Manager

"2+ years experience"

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"Schedule flexibility, management training, fun relaxed atmosphere."

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

"Patience, patience, patience, Gamestop moves at their own, very slow pace."

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

"Mixed messages from senior management"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"All managers need to be on the same page when it comes to store specific goals."

Store Manager

"GameStop is a great place to work but it is a hard place to make your career."

What do you like about working at Game Stop?

"I had the ability to talk about video games while at work."

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

"You need to be able to show the ability to recruit quality talent."

Game Stop Reviews FAQs

Is Game Stop a good company to work for?

Game Stop has an overall rating of 3.6 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 98 Game Stop Review Ratings left anonymously by Game Stop employees, which is 8% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 92% of employees would recommend working at Game Stop.

Does Game Stop pay their employees well?

Game Stop 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. 37 Game Stop employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Game Stop Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Game Stop?

92% of employees would recommend working at Game Stop with the overall rating of 3.6 out of 5. Employees also rated Game Stop 3.6 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.2 for Rewards You Receive, 3.0 for Growth Opportunities and 3.6 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Game Stop?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Game Stop is a Senior VP of Marketing at $230,000 annually. Browse Game Stop Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Game Stop?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Game Stop is a Greeter at $12,000 annually. Browse Game Stop Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Game Stop?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Game Stop to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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