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www.dickssportinggoods.com Pittsburgh, PA 5000+ Employees
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Updated May 18, 2013
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2.9 400 reviews

                             

64% Approve of the CEO

Dick's Sporting Goods Chairman and CEO Edward W. Stack

Edward W. Stack

(122 ratings)

47% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Fort Wayne, IN

Current Employee – been working at Dick's Sporting Goods part-time for less than a year

Prosemployee discount
Managers actually acknowledge you
Coworkers show interest in you
its been an awesome job so far for a part time job

Conshard to get hours if you only work in one department, so get cross trained
thats the only con I can think of

Advice to Senior Managementcontinue hiring hard working people and ask employees what they would like to see changed instead of having corporate make changes without understanding what happens from day to day

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Chicago, IL

Former Employee – worked at Dick's Sporting Goods part-time for more than a year

ProsGreat people to work with

ConsBad hrs that they have you work

Advice to Senior ManagementTreat people fair with no respect

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Rockaway, NJ

Former Employee – worked at Dick's Sporting Goods full-time for less than a year

Pros-Being on your feet all day is a nice change of pace and keeps you in better shape.
-Bright open floor plan is inviting
-Sports on the tv or radio helps to set the proper in-store atmosphere

Cons-Like any other retail environment the hours are long and your work is often not appreciated
-Going the extra mile is almost never noticed
-Any ambition of moving from the store to corporate seems impossible

Advice to Senior ManagementOffer better wages and/or incentive based rewards so that star employees feel rewarded for their additional efforts

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Former Employee – worked at Dick's Sporting Goods

ProsFun environment ; very comfortable dress code.

ConsSame day to day experience ; no challenge

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Kansas City, MO

Current Employee – been working at Dick's Sporting Goods full-time for less than a year

ProsThe effort and resources used to on board external store managers is unbelievable. 6 weeks of intense immersion in either Chicago or Atlanta followed by 4 weeks of transition in their home market.

ConsSome of the markets aren't prepared for the new managers and what they can bring to the company

Advice to Senior ManagementEnsure that all store managers and above attend the training to be on the same page

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Appleton, WI

Current Employee – been working at Dick's Sporting Goods part-time for more than a year

ProsInteresting work, nice co-workers, flexible hours

ConsDisorganized management, unstructured inconsistent scheduling

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Dayton, OH

Former Employee – worked at Dick's Sporting Goods part-time for more than 3 years

ProsThe people where always great

ConsI had no concerns with anything

Advice to Senior ManagementNone

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Current Employee – been working at Dick's Sporting Goods

ProsSometimes fun environment. Good discount. The company offers room for advancement when you put the time in. There is a decent amount of communication between stores and networking within the company.

ConsTerrible work-life balance. Corporate is unclear with policies. The customer is never first but insist that they are. Upper management is unclear with policies and new objectives. The execution of new programs is terrible. If someone from the corporate level says jump, there is scrambling amongst the stores to figure out how high.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Atlanta, GA

Current Employee – been working at Dick's Sporting Goods full-time for more than 3 years

ProsGood systems that define work functions.

ConsManagement not receptive to hourly employee input.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Rochester Hills, MI

Former Employee – worked at Dick's Sporting Goods part-time for less than a year

ProsLots of exercise from constantly walking and lifting materials. And you will be cross-trained in a lot of different areas the longer you stay.

ConsOnly minimum wage for having to micro manage 6 different areas of the store. Not much relief if you work in the Team Sports department and Bikes and Exercise.

Advice to Senior ManagementHire in people that actually know about sports

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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