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Academy Sports + Outdoors

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Careless employer. - Outdoor Enthusiasts Academy Sports + Outdoors Employee Review

1.0
Jan 23, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Decent coworkers, higher than average employee discount.

Cons

Careless management and HR. Initially they forgot to send me the offer letter, I had to request it and was hired later than expected. After being hired I was entered into the system incorrectly, blocking my access to benefits. When store management finally fixed my employment status days later, I was still unable to access benefits. When HR finally "fixed" my benefits a week later, I was going to have to wait an additional time period to even select benefits, on top of the time it takes for them to activate. When my first payday came and went, I was not paid. Store manager said he would contact payroll and has yet to contact me. HR said it was out of their hands. HR is off-site and generally unresponsive. During this time I received another job offer. The decision to quit was not difficult to make.

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Pros

Nice people to work with, customers are generally good people.

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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