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Academy Sports + Outdoors

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Academy Sports + Outdoors reviews

3.3

51% would recommend to a friend

(5,051 total reviews)
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Steven P. Lawrence

53% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Academy Sports + Outdoors has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 5,051 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Academy Sports + Outdoors employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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5K reviews
1.0
Feb 19, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The few good people you will meet and ultimately trauma bond with just to get through the day.

Cons

Where do I start? Leadership at this company is seriously lacking. There’s a strong “bro club” mentality where advancement and favoritism depend more on who you know than what you contribute. If you’re not part of the inner circle, don’t expect to be heard or recognized. Management has a habit of demanding results but failing to provide the tools, resources, or training needed to actually achieve them. It’s incredibly frustrating to be held accountable for outcomes when you’re set up to fail from the start. Expectations are high but support is nonexistent. The work environment can feel downright abusive at times. Employees are pressured, overlooked, and undervalued on a regular basis. There’s little to no sense of direction from upper leadership — decisions feel scattered and inconsistent, leaving teams confused about priorities and goals.

3.0
Feb 18, 2026

Pros and Cons

Recommend
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Pros

Flexible schedule, made many friends, management was nice and understanding.

Cons

Short on hours so we never had enough staff. The pay wasn’t that great. The only opportunity for advancement was to team lead, then manager if there was a position open.

2.0
Feb 9, 2026

Would not recommend

Recommend
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Pros

The customers were great and fun!

Cons

Low pay, some management was incompetent, others you could not trust. This place was a hot mess in many ways. No consequences for poor performing employees and responsible ones were left picking up the slack.

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