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Academy Sports + Outdoors

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Really enjoy working at corporate HQ - Assistant Buyer Academy Sports + Outdoors Employee Review

4.0
17 May 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great having a normal work schedule (as opposed to in-store type retail hours), yearly raise and bonus opportunities, having a good buyer to work for is key, great atmosphere at corporate.. Fridays are casual (with breakfast tacos in the cafe usually!) and those who work hard are acknowledged and rewarded. The company is rapidly expanding and there are so many opportunities to grow! Also if you're a person who prefers to live in the city, your commute will be opposite rush hour traffic. Occasional travel to see vendors is great for networking.

Cons

Apparently the pay is not as high as some nearby retailers (but the company culture more than makes up for it!) Parking is a headache at the moment as we expand. Also, cubicles are being thrown everywhere until the new building is completed. Work load varies greatly... some weeks are very low pressure and others require quite a few "off-hours."

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5.0
5 July 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

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Cons

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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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