Big Lots Work Life Balance | Comparably
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Big Lots, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiaries, is a North America's closeout retailer. read more
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Big Lots Work Life Balance

The Work Life Balance at Big Lots is rated an A+ by 246 employees putting it in the Top 5% of similar size companies on Comparably. 63% of Big Lots employees are satisfied with their work life balance while 37% feel they are burnt out. A well proportioned work life balance is necessary to keep employees happy and productive.

About 72% of the employees at Big Lots work eight hours or less, while 6% of them have a very long day - longer than twelve hours. The Majority of Big Lots employees are satisfied with their work life balance and do not feel burnt out.

In general, employees in the Customer Support department and employees in the Product department believe they have good work life balance while employees who have been at the company 2 to 5 Years and employees in the Engineering department think there is room for improvement.

Work Life Balance
Top 5%Top 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
A+

Big Lots is in the Top 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Happiness
Bottom 25%Bottom 25% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
D+

Big Lots is in the Bottom 25% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Culture Score
Bottom 25%Bottom 25% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
D+

Big Lots is in the Bottom 25% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

How Employees Rate Big Lots' Work Life Balance

AnswerPercent
Yes63%
No37%
Are you satisfied with your work/life balance?
AnswerPercent
7 or less50%
822%
1018%
124%
More than 126%
On average, how many hours do you work a day?
AnswerPercent
>1 hour0%
1 hour10%
45 minutes10%
30 minutes40%
I eat at my desk40%
How long do you take for lunch breaks?
AnswerPercent
Yes37%
No63%
Do you feel burnt out at work?
AnswerPercent
Excellent13%
Good38%
Neutral0%
Not Great11%
Terrible38%
How’s the work life balance at your company?
Who Ranks the Work Life Balance highest at Big Lots?
Department - Customer Support 89/100
Department - Product 89/100
Department - Sales 83/100
Who Ranks the Work Life Balance lowest at Big Lots?
Tenure - 2 to 5 Years 38/100
Department - Engineering 40/100
Department - Executive 48/100

Big Lots Work Life Balance by Department

Work Life BalanceHappinessCulture Score
ProductA+BB
SalesA+C+C
MarketingA-BB
OperationsDB-C-
EngineeringFAA
Design--C+C+

Big Lots Work Life Balance by Experience

Work Life BalanceHappinessCulture Score
Entry LevelA+BC+
1 to 3 YearsA+C+C
3 to 6 YearsA+D-D
6 to 10 YearsA-C+C-
Over 10 YearsCC+C-

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