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Academy Sports + Outdoors

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Not bad. - Administrative Assistant Academy Sports + Outdoors Employee Review

3.0
4 June 2012
Recommend
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Pros

The tight knit community in which all the employees create with those who work there. The discount. The chance to participate in special events. Every now and then the management would throw a luncheon for certain holidays or events, although the food/drink was usually low quality and very cheap, it was nice of them to offer a 30 minute paid lunch on those days.

Cons

The managers separate themselves from their employees instilling a sense of superiority. It was very rare to see a manager helping a fellow associate with any kind of "grunt" work, They punish harshly for tardiness and absentism but seldom follow their own examples.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
20 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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