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DICK'S Sporting Goods

Is this your company?

Typical retail but I have had better. - Anonymous employee DICK'S Sporting Goods Employee Review

2.0
Aug 30, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The employee discount is great-25% 50% discount on brands for associates Will work with you on schedule and availability a (flexible) Easy work and not supervised too often

Cons

Management does not make expectations clear with associates and you will find out too late if you're not making the grade with your hours severely cut and being surprised with a bad review with no raise when you thought you did good. Rather than talk to the associate about what's going on or if you're not up to par they just cut the hours drastically to force you to quit and start a new job search not caring if the economy is tight or if you're supporting yourself. They can play favorites too with some that complain and don't pick up as much slack. Usually not enough staff on the floor that you're expected to cover more than just your department. Even on a weekend it could be one person per department. They treat you more like a machine to do multiple tasks than a person. They expect the tasks to be done quickly yet you have to stop to help the customers and that can slow you down.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jun 23, 2026
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Pros

Employee Discount Access to Expert voice, which seems like no one tells you about, That's about it.

Cons

The biggest problem is there's no defined end to the night. We're scheduled until 9pm, but it's become normal to stay an hour, two hours, sometimes even longer past that because leadership keeps adding more tasks and finding new things to fix after everything is already done. It feels like the goalposts constantly move. My availability hasn't always been respected, communication has been poor, and there's a huge difference in accountability between employees. The people who work hard and stay busy all night end up staying just as late as the people standing around talking or doing nothing. Instead of addressing the actual productivity issues, everyone gets held hostage until leadership decides the store is finally good enough. I've worked retail for years, and every other place I've worked had a clear definition of what needed to be done before you could leave. Here, it feels like there is no finish line, which makes it impossible to plan your life around a part-time job. The discount and perks are nice, but the lack of consistency, the constantly changing expectations, and the uncertainty about when you're actually going home have made the job a lot more frustrating than it needs to be. If you're thinking about working here and want to work night shifts, plan on staying well past your scheduled end time until someone tells you it's "ok to leave". I was told I needed to ask for permission before clocking out, great leadership skills.

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