Low expectations and endless red tape - Software Engineer Best Buy Employee Review

2.0
23 June 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Low expectations and good pay, with an emphasis on work life balance

Cons

- Endless red tape - Procedure gets in the way of innovation at every step - Emphasis on "security" is really an emphasis on security theatre - Contractors are treated as second-class employees - I got demoted when the company restructured their job families, and now I'm years behind in my career

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Cons

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