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Footwear Sales Associate - Footwear Sales Associate Academy Sports + Outdoors Employee Review

4.0
Jun 11, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Incredible discounts, they work with your schedule, tuition reimbursement, good coworkers, decent work-life balance, okay pay. Some managers are great while others are so-so. A lot of college kids work here so it's a fun work environment and most of the customers that visit on a regular basis are understanding of the difficulties of retail and are respectful.

Cons

Favoritism among managers, at times irrational scheduling, work-load can be at times challenging, and inconsistency in expectations and presentation between corporate and first-line managers.

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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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