Sports Authority Reviews

Pros

The people that i work with are great, the vendors that I deal with are the best of the best.

Cons

The company does not like to pay you well until you are an upper management roll, and getting to that postion is hard to due becuse they bring in outside people rather than promoting from within.

Pros

Good discount
good co workers
easy job
good hours
great products at a great price
Variety

Cons

management not willing to work with schedule sometimes
not a lot of opportunities for advancement
Open Christmas eve
Mindless work
No company culture

Advice to Senior Management

reward your employees for going above and beyond. Implement a manager traing program to develop your employees. More team buliding activities.

Pros

coworkers are great the job is a good starting spot for someone who will eventually work in a commissions based sales field

Cons

the scheduling is inconsistent and the pay is as well. I'm not saying that the pay is bad, its just inconsistent

Advice to Senior Management

nothing the management is fine. the issue in this company is at the corporate level, they need to become more knowledgeable

Pros

Fun environment if you like sports

Cons

MANAGEMENT does not credit or follow through on Good ideas, schedule is never up before the day before it needs to be.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop hiding behind paperwork and recognize when a situation had become toxic..THEN FIX IT.

Pros

- IT department has gotten better in recent months
- New technology being implemented
- Casual dress environment
- IT has a work/life balance policy

Cons

- Use to have a great discount, but it was taken away
- Brutal work hours
- No labor day or day after Thanksgiving holiday
- No bonus this year
- You have to be at your desk from 8-5 or take PTO time

Advice to Senior Management

Figure out who you are as a company and execute a plan against that strategy.

Pros

Pretty easy job as a sales associate
Can be a fun atmosphere
Doesn't require any experience
Higher starting pay then competitors

Cons

No rewards for working more than peers
No recognition for outstanding work
No career paths in place
Training doesn't exist
Fair treatment doesn't exist
Sales managers get all of the credit but to only 1/4 of the work (other managers are also responsible for driving sales but don't get a bonus for sales like the sales managers)

Advice to Senior Management

Learning how to communicate with associates and customers is key to retaining and acquiring talent. Failure to do this will keep your stores making the minimum grades. Training employees also is key to running a business. Also, define the position and explain what it takes to get to the next level. Keeping people interested in their future helps moral.

Pros

- Promotions
- Commission
-Move up
- Discounts
- Good Management

Cons

- Sales Goal
- If you are a sales accociate, if you dont meet your goal...most likely you will get fired.
- Too much Policy
-Management works really hard...don't pay off...

Advice to Senior Management

- Keep up the good Work...

Pros

flexible with scheduling (usually), ability to increase your own salary by selling ECP's and spiffed items (this can be great, for example if you work for 8 hours and sell 4 pairs of Thorlo socks, you just made an extra 50 cents an hour) fun people to work with, good place for young people to work while they are in school

Cons

constant "payroll cuts" which make it impossible for anyone to make enough money to get by on the 8$ an hour that they're making and the 10 hours a week they are scheduled...there will be 3 employees in the store and be an incredibly busy day. managers can be downright mean and completely play favorites, it gets really old after a while. high turnover rate because of extremely low morale. constantly being badgered about selling ECP's, and no matter how much you sell, it still is never enough, and the managers

Advice to Senior Management

pay your employees a little bit more if you expect them to work as hard as they do. recognize when you actually have decent talent in an employee and reward that.

Pros

Easy interview and hiring process
Have a friendly conversation with the manager
50 cents higher than minimum pay
Manager seemed low key and friendly

Cons

no explanation about clocking in, didn't give me I.D. number, responsible for running entire store as cashier, didn't explain about how much responsibility I really had, overwhelming amount of knowledge I had to know (ie who was working in which department), had me working about 25 hours my first week as a cashier at my first job

Advice to Senior Management

Offer better training for cashier job and first time employee
Make sure candidates know that they are responsible for EVERYTHING!

Pros

This is an excellent field for the exercise fitness student or professional to pursue. The company offers many perks for selling in specific departments as well.

Cons

Perks are not offered to associates in every department despite their selling capabilities or position held. This may lower the overall morale in the establishment.