Does Paragon Sporting Goods pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Paragon Sporting Goods employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Paragon Sporting Goods. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Paragon Sporting Goods?

55% of Paragon Sporting Goods employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Paragon Sporting Goods 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Paragon Sporting Goods?

Sales Associate (30) , Retail Sales Associate (7) , Manager (5) , Sales (3) , Warehouse Associate (3) , Running Specialist (2) , Sales Representative (2) , Visual Merchandiser (2) , Warehouse Supervisor (2)

What are the pros of working at Paragon Sporting Goods according to real employee reviews?

"The people you work with are absolutely great!" ((in 13 reviews)); "friendly staff." ((in 6 reviews)); "Easy work environment." ((in 6 reviews)); "Decent discount, Flexible schedule, like" ((in 4 reviews)); "workers and usually great customers." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Paragon Sporting Goods according to real employee reviews?

"My department in particular, had a bad manager who was not personable." ((in 7 reviews)); "After accepting the job you sign the paper of your new position of 10/ hr+ commission." ((in 5 reviews)); "middle to upper management is easy to talk to but hard to understand clearly ." ((in 4 reviews))

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3.2

55% would recommend to a friend

(133 total reviews)

Bruce Blank

63% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

2.9

Senior management

2.5

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Career opportunities

Paragon Sporting Goods has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 133 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Paragon Sporting Goods employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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133 reviews

5.0

Mar 21, 2025

Good culture

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun work, great discount, genuinely care

Cons

Pay less than other NYC stores

3.0

Mar 15, 2025

Paragon Sporting Goods is an alright place to work

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Diverse employees including many who are deeply passionate knowledgeable about Paragon's products - Top quality products - Promotion from within - Generous employee discount - IT is fantastic and very supportive

Cons

- No windows or natural light in most work areas - Spotty HVAC in some work areas - Vermin in some areas (it is NYC) - Middle management is iffy -- some are wonderful but others not so much - Physically disorganized merchandise in some cases - You may be required to destroy merchandise that could be given to charity - Many employees are understandable just there to do the minimum, a few employees actively steal merchandise, do graffiti

2.0

Oct 22, 2024

If you like to breathe dirty recycled air and being in a prison with no outside light then this is the place for you

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great location becasue it is by Union square

Cons

management is old and cheap

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