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Academy Sports + Outdoors

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Only good until you can find something better and leave - Sales Associate Academy Sports + Outdoors Employee Review

2.0
15 Nov 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent employee discount, friendly co-workers, can be a fun place to work. Opportunity to learn about various products the store sells.

Cons

Low pay, few raises. team leads that treat the other employees poorly, scheduling personnel to close on one night only to have them come in and open the next morning, long hours being on your feet without being able to take a break (unless you are scheduled enough hours in the day to take a lunch/dinner break) disregard for personnel's time off requests, if you turn in a two week notice they will not give you any hours the last two weeks you are there - or if they do, they will really mess your schedule around the last two weeks you're there, like they are taking revenge on you for quitting. Point system for calling in sick, even if you have a doctors note due to illness or injury.

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5.0
21 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nice people to work with, customers are generally good people.

Cons

Not enough opportunities for more hours.

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1.0
20 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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