| Game Stop was formed by Leonard Riggio and a | | | | The Benefits |
| group of investors from Barnes & Noble's in | | | | The company offers their employee's PPO Medical |
| November 12, 2004. The store was a spinoff from the | | | | insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, |
| defunct NeoStar that had gone bankrupt. They now | | | | Prescription Drug coverage, paid holidays, sick days, |
| are considered the world's largest video game retailer | | | | jury duty pay, and vacation and bereavement |
| with over 6,200 stores located throughout the United | | | | compensation along with paid personal leave days. |
| States and 17 countries. The headquarters is located | | | | The company also offers pay for short and long-term |
| at Grapevine, Texas which is a suburb of Fort Worth, | | | | disability benefits. Once you enroll as an employee you |
| Texas. Since the creation of the company many | | | | are entitled to 100% vestment. They also offer tuition |
| gamers have enjoyed the ability to buy games locally | | | | reimbursement for their employee's and family |
| or go online and find what they are looking for to play. | | | | members. |
| They operate two ecommerce websites and They | | | | Since Mr. Leonard Riggio from Barnes & Noble's was |
| also provide their customers with a magazine named | | | | involved with the spinoff from their company he saw |
| "Game Informer" many players like having access to | | | | to it that employee's of both companies receive a |
| the new up-to-date information about games. | | | | discount. Employees of the GameStop stores receive |
| Working at Gamestop | | | | a 15% discount on store products. The employee's of |
| Employee's really like using GameStop as a resource | | | | Barnes & Noble's and B. Dalton Bookstores receive a |
| for their own game play. They do like the friendly | | | | 30% discount. The company offers casual work |
| atmosphere and the ability to meet many different | | | | environment for all their employees. Many of the |
| people. The company gives the employee's wages | | | | employee's are gamers themselves and enjoy being |
| that are comparative to the area in which they live and | | | | able to communicate with other gamers. |
| the job position that they hold. The benefits for the | | | | How to apply for the job |
| employee's are basically the same overboard making it | | | | When you're looking for a job, you can either go to |
| possible for both part-time and full-time employee's to | | | | their corporate website, or if you wish, you can ask for |
| have good benefits. | | | | a hard copy paper application in the store itself. |