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DICK'S Sporting Goods

Is this your company?

I do not recommend working here. - Anonymous employee DICK'S Sporting Goods Employee Review

5.0
Mar 31, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

25% off clothes and shoes, 10% off other items that are applicable

Cons

All of the "training" was done online. The HR lady had me hit "task complete" for hands-on activities I was supposed to do to help learn the store and my responsibilities. Every associate in the store is also trained on a register as a cashier incase they need back up. Even though I was assured I would be SHADOWING on my first day in my department on a busy Sunday, I was left alone 20 minutes after entering the store. I was not taught basic things that I needed to know such as what keys i needed to get before my shift, where to get a hand held walkie, when my break was (I ended up missing mine), and how to even enter the store since my shift started when the store was opening. When I walked in, there was a meeting going on I had no knowledge about and was looked down upon for not being at. Very much pressure from store managers to sell sell sell to the customers. The amount of hours you will receive is based on your performance with getting customers to fill out surveys and sign up for credit cards. Do not apply here!

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5.0
Jun 10, 2026
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Pros

Employee Discount Opportunity to provide customers an experience in which they can be confident in buying a new shoe for style, function and support-related reasons. Great selling tools, devices and display fixtures to work with

Cons

This is not really a con since I believe it is an important part of the job. Newer and current workers may need to keep up up to date and do research on products in order to be able to help customers effectively and efficiently.

1.0
Jun 23, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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