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Academy Sports + Outdoors

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Good Company with Lots of work to be Done - Anonymous employee Academy Sports + Outdoors Employee Review

4.0
Nov 10, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There is tremendous growth and opportunity and almost everyone you work with knows that and is trying to build something special. The company is probably going to go public and will be a national brand.

Cons

With all the growth and change, there is a LOT of work to be done. If you want a 35 hour a week job where you surf the internet between meetings this is not the place for you. There are a lot of new people and that brings its own set of challenges. There have been losses and in particular one team, the PMO, seems to have suffered the most. (You can tell that from some of the other reviews here). I don't know if that's a function of leadership or the work. At this point growth and organizational change is a near constant. If that's something you struggle with (temporary offices while construction is under way, parking challenges, etc) you might wait a few months to submit your application.

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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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