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Advanced Sports International Reviews

2.4

43% would recommend to a friend

(15 total reviews)

Pat Cunnane

50% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

Advanced Sports International has an employee rating of 2.4 out of 5 stars, based on 15 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Advanced Sports International employee rating is 38% below average for employers within the Arts, entertainment and recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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15 reviews
1.0
24 Sept 2014

Shoot first, Aim later.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I will say that I never complained about pay or benefits.

Cons

They clearly shoot first and then aim later. They love to talk about a big picture, but then forget about it when they are a couple grand short of the goal every month without considering any consequences. Only way to get ahead in the company is to brown nose of the marketing VP, regardless of what department you work in, because if she doesn't like you, you will go no where. A bike company should be driven by the product department first, sales department second, finance department third and marketing department last. ASI has it completely backwards. The couple of positive reviews are obviously posted by upper management because I can assure you that all the upper management is still in place. I know because I just saw them all at Interbike. Required, uncompensated weekend work. Events, sales meetings and inventory. Plan on working at least 10 weekends a year without compensation. Horrible location. I hope you like gagging on the smell of strawberry milk every day. Last I checked, 4 people in the whole building had a window. 1 was the Prez and 1 was his assistant. Don't get too settled. I think I moved my desk 6 times in 3 years. Warehouse is full of untrustworthy inner city temporary help. So lock your car doors, don't pack a lunch and assume the stuff on your desk will get broken or stolen. Yes they have security cameras, but there was at least a 2 year period when they didn't know how to roll the tape back to actually see what they had recorded. If you already live in the Philly area, there could be worse places to work. Especially if you are trying to get out of a bike shop. But DO NOT move to Philly to work for ASI. You don't want to live in NE Philly and the areas where you would live are at least a 30 minute commute. Just ask upper management, none of them live within a half hour of the office. Last I checked, bike companies should not be aiding the growth of american fuel use. They didn't even have a place for employee bike parking.

1.0
6 Aug 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The brand portfolio is strong and the product is solid. There's definitely potential for each brand to experience success and realistic growth if allowed to stay true to what it does best. Worked with many good people - true leaders in various aspects of the industry. The people are the company's greatest asset. The workplace environment is casual and comfortable and decently flexible.

Cons

Unjustified, unconditional loyalty to unqualified, unproven upper management perpetually lets misguided priorities get in the way of what is best for each brand's success. Saw too many good, talented people forced out (whether removed or left for other opportunities) as a result of specific people's inabilities to work with them, or even simply a personal disliking. Overly connected ownership/working relationship with the manufacturer and unrealistic sales objectives as a result (without the resources to support) actually act as impediments for the brands' to achieve and maintain natural position and growth in the marketplace.

1.0
27 Feb 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

For the bike industry a 401(k) is uncommon, but ASI offers it on a non matching basis Relatively low insurance premiums Discounts on ASI Branded product (Fuji, Breezer, Kestrel) Well intentioned, dedicated coworkers

Cons

Management is unfortunately weak and without direction. A lack of experience coupled with poor communication skills leads to confusion, poor planning, end even poorer implementation. Last minute scrambling is the norm, as big projects are ignored until the last possible minute, and you find yourself working towards a poorly defined "goal" without the proper tools. Understaffing leads to burnout and excessive workloads, allowing for little/no work/life balance Management states they "cannot keep people they bring in from outside". They recently lost two people who moved 'cross country to bere here. Both stayed less than 6 months and both quit last week and left the company. This is a symptom of a company that hires for upper level positions and doesn't let these people do what they were hired to do, coercing them to folow management's bad direction and leaving the employees associated with massive failures they will have to explain during their next job search. They take control of your project, drive it off a cliff, and then blame you for the mess.I don't believe management has ever taken courses or read and management books.

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