team member

assistant store manager

sporting goods associate

retail store manager

receiver

Big R Stores

This company needs to seriously reevaluate the way they look at their employees. 

A small town company turning into a huge Multi state corporation, you’d think they would never stray from their roots, sad to say they have and they seriously need to be humbled. 

As far as they’re concerned, you’re just a number on their payroll which they’ll do anything to keep that as small as possible but hey that’s almost every company. 

You’ll see their salary ranges and you think with experience you’d be able to get to at least the middle or top of that range but instead they slap you in the face with the least amount they can get away with. 

They’ll get you with a promise of overtime and a fast pay raise if you’re a rockstar so you take it because hey what the heck overtime always helps especially when you know you’ve got a bump in pay coming your way because you know you’ll do what it takes to get the job done. 

You’ll  live at the store and will not see any change in pay that makes a difference but hey a dollars a dollar and oh yea all that effort and work you put in being a rockstar doesn’t matter, seems like nothings good enough unless it’s your yearly review and you’ve at least shown up  90% of the time or you fall into your next promotion leading to under qualified individuals just knowing how to do paperwork but nothing about guiding a team to success. 

With their crazy schedule, you never seem to manage to hit that overtime just the way you thought you would even when you work a two week schedule of 12 hour shifts. 

Speaking of the crazy schedule and the low salary, good luck being able to have the time to even get a second job to help pay the bills, even if you wanted, you’d have to find someone that would work with their schedule and this is basically impossible with rotating days off and weekly shift changes. 

As far as the benefits, they’re not bad at all, retirement, vision, dental, life, health and so on, probably one of the best things about the company honestly. 

Their choice of health plans are definitely not the best, it would be nice if they could get plans the doctors would take in the city/town you live in as rural areas are vary particular in which insurances doctors will accept. 

10/10 would not recommend this job to my worst enemy. 

Working at Big R was my first retail job. I knew all about the products they sold because I grew up around all of it. I learned how to price check clothing and do inventory on all products in the store. I worked in all different departments there. I learned many traits and got to help people dress themselves in western clothing and also feed their animals from the other department of the store. The people I worked with were young and energetic. We all got along for the most part. the management was the worst. There was only one good manager there and he is still a friend. The other managers were very rude to their employees and never tried to help them to succeed. The hardest part of this job was dealing with the drama between the other workers and management because it was family ran and all the rules would change whenever they wanted and were different with each employee. I enjoyed the customers the most working here. They were always so friendly and excited to see the new things we got in from our truck orders.

Honestly a typical day at Big R is going to look very different for each department. 

There's the Cashiers, The Yard, Clothing, Receiving, Assistant Management & Management along with our Tack and Feed Department. 

This job has taught me so much, you get cashier/register experience, you're able to get familiarized with all the stores products, you learn about the farming community and get the opportunity to meet some awesome people as well. 

As far as management goes this company has had the best managers I've ever gotten the opportunity to work with. Our store manager is very understanding when it comes to scheduling and other employee conflicts that may arise. All of his/her assistants are understanding and very helpful.

The hardest part of the job, for me, is keeping up with demanding customers at times. 

The most enjoyable part is the positive working environment, the majority of our stores staff get along really well.

This a place that is consistent and has a routine. You basically have the same thing to do most days, it's just a matter of keeping up with getting the merchandise on the floor. The difficult part is trying to balance out the work load with great customer service. There is not enough staff to do both, well. The most enjoyable part of the job is that your co-workers become like your family. The hardest part would be that sometimes there are problems that need to be dealt with on a higher management level, and that they are just ignored instead of solved. Not enough regulation from management when needed, but sometimes over regulated where it's not needed. I learned some clothes folding techniques that I hadn't previously known.

It is scheduled shift work, generally in a week you will work several days of late shifts and several earlier shifts.  stocking of merchandise and supplies, assisting customers demands, and any other needs deemed necessary for the customer, while maintaining a good attitude and smile.  What I have learned is that management is never satisfied.   Workplace culture is retail, hardest part of the job, can be working with the public and /or management.  the most enjoyable part is working with good people and co-workers, turning what can be a rough situation into a pleasant one.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The customers that you meet On an everyday basis and the free popcorn


What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Part of it is the management the other part of it is the employees that decide not to work and are just there for the money

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
They could have better hiring practices and follow the employee handbook

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Get to work work a little while take a 10 minute break work a little while taking our lunch. Unpaid work a little while take a 10 minute break work a little while go home.

The company polices are followed loosely at best. Employee reviews are never done on time if at all. The management is unprofessional and will yell at employees in front of customers. Managers are also unprofessional in that they will single out employees and talk about employees behind their back. The store is always short staffed so other employees have to cover areas that are not their responsibility. Management does not communicate effectively amongst themselves causing confusion for employees about tasks that need to be accomplished.

Everyone talks about everyone behind their backs. Management minus like 2 people will stab each other in the back. They don't own up or help the employees if they make mistakes. There is no teamwork with management at all and the member is left feeling pulled in several different directions not feeling like any choice is the right choice. 
Your day being good or bad all depends on what mood your manager(s) happen to be in while you're there. There's nothing professional about how they act.

The CEO has no clue what he's doing. The President is even worse. They're genuinely terrible people. On top of that, they're abusive and you have to tolerate if you want to stay working there.  They expect staff to fix their incompetencies, when in reality, the only thing that will fix it is shutting it all down. They don't pay their vendors because they don't have any money. Be prepared to work an inordinate amount of hours to get anywhere close to the unreasonable expectations they'll give you. And keep your fingers crossed that your paycheck doesn't bounce.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The customers and pets. I love the pets the best.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The lack of improvement in training. Kids today just don't want to learn, retain information.  They think we owe them.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The one comment I despise is " if you don't like it here, then quit"

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Mostly joyful, happy, greeting customers, helping others. Learning from customers how they use products.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
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Retail store manager 28 salaries reported	$60,679 per year
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