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574 Ratings
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"Drama free work place, decent management, great employee discount" (in 114 reviews)
"It has a really chill work environment" (in 78 reviews)
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"Team leads take their job a little too serious" (in 85 reviews)
"Long hours during holiday seasons that you don't receive compensation for" (in 70 reviews)
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- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Was not bad for a part time job
Cons
Credit card is heavily pushed
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
- Managers and Coworkers are all very nice - Training for first couple of weeks, easy job to learn - Trusted to work alone and manage your own tasks, as long as you don't make mistakes - not too much pressure as long as you aren't completely slacking off - emphasis on safety
Cons
- Not air controlled (gets really hot and really cold) - Hours will increase during busy season, will have you work up to 60 hours a week - on your feet all day long, you need good shoes and even then will feel it in your legs - tedious and boring job
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Sporting Goods and fun. Good team and company
Cons
Hours and the expectations of retail
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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Good company when it comes to stability
Cons
Too much work for such little pay, They need to raise their wages
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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- Chill environment - Cool people
Cons
- Random hours - You have to do a little of everything
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good pay in footwear. Decent management structure. Great coworkers. Friendly environment
Cons
Poor corporate structure and poor communication between different levels of management
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Multiple advancement opportunities and great co-workers
Cons
Everything was really dependent on whether the managers favored you or not.
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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Not a sweatshop, understanding managers.
Cons
They don't pay as much as some similar jobs.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Great place to start out, friendly co workers
Cons
Low pay and no benefits in the first year
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Choose lunch break time or hour
Cons
Can be very overwhelming at times
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