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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
3.0
Jan 6, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great enviorment for active people involved in outdoor recreational activites with a great discount on a variety of products from apparel, shoes, exercise equipment, and firearms. Oppuritunity for involvement in website such as 3point5.com which also provides an extra discount on retail products. Tuition reimbursment for college students (part-time or full time employess). Regular Human resource and District manager visits who are open to conversation with associates..

Cons

Noncompetititive pay, under paid employees where potential for raise is sometimes unfair. Even as a teamlead(supervisor) you can be extremely under paid and unappreciated as a worker. Lack of training by management and poor communication skills within the store. Late nights sometimes becasue of 10pm closing time and depending on the amount of managers you may get out at various hours of the night.

4.0
Oct 13, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Overall a good place to work. Great for students trying to finish degrees as the work schedules are extremely laid back and managment really attempts to work around you.

Cons

This is not a place for advancement and the pay isn't that great. It's a good starting job but nothing more. It really depends on the department manager if you are going to like the job or not.

3.0
Oct 7, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Academy Sports and Outdoors was very close to my house so the commute was very short and I did not encounter very much traffic. Co-workers on the same corporate hierarchy scale are easy to get along with, the majority of them still in school.

Cons

There were several cons to academy sports. First off they will not listen to you if you ask to work a certain number of hours per week. They also do not care if you are in school, they show no empathy.

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