I Worked at Circuit City. Here's How We Died.

In 2001, Good to Great named Circuit City one of the eleven greatest companies in American history. Eight years later it was gone — every store, every shelf, 34,000 jobs. I know how it happened, because I wore the shirt. I worked the floor from 2002 to 2007, I was in the warehouse the day they eliminated commission, and I was in the building on the last day when the walls were stripped to the wiring. This is the story of how a great company killed itself — one smart spreadsheet decision at a time — told by someone who lived it. 00:00 — The last day 00:53 — What we were 02:11 — The first cuts 03:17 — The day they killed commission 04:59 — What we built anyway 06:13 — The death spiral 08:11 — The ghost that lived 09:05 — Next episode If you worked at Circuit City, or you were a customer who remembers it — tell me your story in the comments. I read every one. House of Booker — Business & Retail Rise-and-Fall Documentaries circuit city, circuit city collapse, circuit city documentary, why circuit city failed, retail collapse, retail history, business documentary, business collapse, company that failed, circuit city employee, dead retail, defunct stores, good to great, best buy vs circuit city, DIVX, CarMax, retail rise and fall, house of booker, bankruptcy documentary, 2000s nostalgia © 2026 House of Booker LLC. All rights reserved. Any reproduction or republication of all or part of this video and its audio content is prohibited without express written consent from House of Booker LLC.