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3.2

51% would recommend to a friend

(2138 total reviews)

President & CEO Thomas L. Millner

Thomas L. Millner

53% approve of CEO

Ratings by category

3.2

Diversity & Inclusion

3.1

Culture & Values

3.0

Work/Life Balance

2.8

Career Opportunities

2.8

Compensation and Benefits

2.7

Senior Management

Ratings distribution

5 stars

16%

4 stars

26%

3 stars

28%

2 stars

17%

1 star

13%

Top Review Highlights by Sentiment

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Pros
  • "The people are great and you're really encouraged to go out and try products.(in 158 reviews)
  • "The coworkers were great(in 83 reviews)
  • "Benefits are good(in 65 reviews)
  • "Flexible Hours are available at this retail merchant(in 57 reviews)
  • "Great employees and discount on branded products(in 39 reviews)
Cons

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Updated Dec 6, 2023

    1. 5.0
      Nov 27, 2023
      Hunting Outfitter
      Former Employee
      Lacey, WA
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great environment, culture, and values hard work.

      Cons

      No cons to be listed.

      1. 2.0
        Nov 30, 2023
        Retail Sales Associate
        Former Employee, more than 1 year
        Sugarcreek, OH
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        Discount was amazing, 40% on cabela's branded merch. Not great on everything else. Sometimes they are flexible to work with you, depends on the managers you're paired with.

        Cons

        Upper management favors its own. If they do something that violates their rule book, no one actually gets in trouble. They call them up to the office to slap them on the wrist. But if a regular employee gets in trouble, its basically on until they can find a reason to fire you. Also, pay was outrageously different. One girl I knew wasn't even making $10/hr there and I started at just over $10. A new kid was hired on and they were immediately at $13.50, and it was their first job.

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        1. 2.0
          Nov 29, 2023
          Human Resources
          Former Employee, more than 1 year
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          Working at Cabela's was a great learning experience for me. I really enjoyed my schedule & I met many great people. This position opened a lot of doors for me so I am grateful for that.

          Cons

          I had an amazing manager/mentor who taught me so much, then they resigned & I got a new manager. My new manager would blame any and all department failures on me, to avoid taking any responsibility herself. My confidence went from being pretty high to very low during that transition. I wanted to learn from her & grow professional, but instead I felt like I was being used as a scapegoat.

          1. 1.0
            Oct 10, 2023
            Gun Vault Specialist
            Former Employee, more than 1 year
            Union Gap, WA
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            Great coworkers and great discount

            Cons

            Please, PLEASE fix the management problem (person) at this store. I thoroughly enjoyed my work but the atmosphere became increasingly toxic over the two years I worked here. Twice, there was a clean sweep of the gun counter where essential employees were fired in groups for no reason, leading to massive swings in responsibility loads. You cannot expect a non-management employee to effectively "manage" a gun counter AND vault with no pay increase, and you cannot operate 7 days a week, 12 hours a day with only one full time employee and two part-timers because you fired 5 people in the span of a week. It doesn't work, period. You cannot expect someone under management level to "suck it up" and deal with it until you get new hires in and THEN expect them to train all of them under strict ATF standards (NO MISTAKES) on top of all of your other duties. You are stressing your employees out and for retail pay it is not worth it.

            3
            1. 2.0
              Dec 4, 2023
              Distribution Center Associate
              Current Employee, more than 3 years
              Tooele, UT
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              Don't really have any good things

              Cons

              Horrible manager Never get a day off during peak You will never see your family

              1. 2.0
                Dec 6, 2023
                Outfitter
                Former Employee, less than 1 year
                Tualatin, OR
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                Easy job, fun, good discounts

                Cons

                People talked bad so much

                1. 3.0
                  Nov 10, 2023
                  Sales Floor/Softlines Team Member
                  Current Employee, more than 1 year
                  Lacey, WA
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Awesome coworkers and feeling of community, easy to understand/execute tasks, friendly customers and easy workflow within the computer systems.

                  Cons

                  Management is constantly negative, typically understaffed and not looking to hire, never goes over full training to the position tasks, targeting certain employees, does not listen to employee concern, inconsistent scheduling, passive-aggressive behavior.

                  1
                  1. 3.0
                    Dec 3, 2023
                    Receiving Clerk
                    Former Employee
                    Huntsville, AL
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    40% discount on Bass Pro brands.

                    Cons

                    Have to work on Black Friday.

                    1. 3.0
                      Dec 4, 2023
                      Sales
                      Former Employee, more than 1 year
                      Owatonna, MN
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      sells interesting items, 40% employee discount

                      Cons

                      pay, typical retail issues here

                      1. 4.0
                        Nov 28, 2023
                        Sales Associate
                        Current Employee, more than 1 year
                        Marysville, WA
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        Great if you love to shop at cabelas

                        Cons

                        Like all sales jobs, customers can be a pain

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                      Cabela's has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 2,175 reviews left anonymously by employees. 51% of employees would recommend working at Cabela's to a friend and 43% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

                      According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cabela's employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cabela's. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

                      51% of Cabela's employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Cabela's 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

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