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Academy Sports + Outdoors

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Assistant buyer - Assistant Buyer Academy Sports + Outdoors Employee Review

4.0
Aug 7, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Family oriented and laid back. Everyone is very friendly. Get a lot of exposure to different sides of the business to help you be more of a well rounded worker. Fast paced work that differs from day to day.

Cons

Restructuring the buying office so it has left a lot of us in the dark of where what position we will have in the upcoming months. Some offices are harder to work in because of buyers who don't relinquish some control to let you learn.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jun 20, 2026
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Pros

The easiest thing about job is the work itself.

Cons

The upper management is horrible on every level. They don’t care enough to even give job interviews, so you don’t know what to expect on your first day. Expect someone to not train you, but aggressively micromanage you and let you know what you do is wrong but not show how to do anything correctly. I’ve never seen a retail place operate so “by the books” but will make up rules on the spot when it’s most convenient for them. There is a severe lack of communication and care all around, partly from a lot of the managers being on different parts of the spectrum. The senior employees will also take out their home life problems out on you bc they’re jealous you got more credit card applications than them. Don’t work here unless you enjoy high school petty drama from ladies that have worked 30+ years in retail.

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