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Academy Sports + Outdoors

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Not the worst place to work in IT, but... - IT Business Analyst Academy Sports + Outdoors Employee Review

2.0
Jan 8, 2014
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Pros

From a business analyst perspective at the corporate offices, there are many talented, friendly and hard working individuals.

Cons

There has been a great deal of turnover and loss of knowledge in the BA pool over the past year leading to a lot of hard lessons for the replacement staff. The current senior management in IT Service Delivery has been unsuccessful in defining a clear and documented project management methodology. In turn, BA roles and responsibilities are painfully vague with little support or communication from project management. Further, BA resources are not hired, managed, or compensated based on experience or merit. Some seasoned Business Analysts have been hired at significantly lower wages and have greater responsibilities than some entry level Business Analysts recently hired.

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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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