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Academy Sports + Outdoors

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If you want REAL career growth, look elsewhere! - IT Business Analyst Academy Sports + Outdoors Employee Review

2.0
Nov 10, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

- Growing company - Quick advancement (title change without pay increase) without being fully equipped or qualified for the position - Location is a pro if you live in or around the Katy area

Cons

- Pay is horrible unless management likes you; negotiate a higher salary at the beginning because your raise will not be more than 3% even if the company makes record sales - There's no true career growth structure to determine your performance and bonus - Minimal training provided if any - The company has a vision, but is unsure of how to actually get there - The retention rate is horrible because Academy does not know how to treat their employees - Heads turn the other way if an individual is doing something wrong and management likes you - There's no flexible work option schedule - Academy expects you to work overtime, but does not give you any incentives for doing so or is often forgotten during bonus/raise time - Ill prepared management

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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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