Pros: I worked in the Mobile Department at my local Best Buy. Personally, I think this was the least hair-pulling position in the store, compared to the workload I heard was going on in Geek Squad, Backroom, and PCs. It wasn't great, though. The learning curve in the beginning was tough and annoying, but if your co-workers are friendly, it shouldn't be a big deal. And just a heads-up, you're going to get a lot of elderly folks asking for help, which took a majority of my time while I was working there.

Cons: The Best Buy credit card. Management lived and breathed this card. I get it. It's their ass if they don't meet corporate quota, but I despise it morally. One incredibly baffling thing looking back was the Store Manager asking me how much I was looking to make hourly during my interview. As a dorky teenager, I just said the wage of my last job. Yeah, not cool to just lay that on a kid, but Covid hit soon after I was hired and laid off. I wouldn't recommend working at Best Buy, honestly. Mainly the credit card thing, but everyone just had a hair-pulling job. Annoying overall.

Pros: It's not Walmart.

Cons: Management doesn't communicate properly and doesn't treat associates who actually work with respect.

Pros: Flexible schedule and no commission.

Cons: Everyone has an agenda, and you must follow the politics to move up.