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Updated May 29, 2023

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Found 902 of over 909 reviews
3.3
56% Recommend to a Friend
57% Approve of CEO

Found 902 of over 909 reviews

3.3
56%
Recommend to a Friend
57%
Approve of CEO
Gander Outdoors CEO Marcus A. Lemonis (no image)
Marcus A. Lemonis
98 Ratings

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  • "Everything else...management favored other managers...very poor management...(in 89 reviews)
  • "Low pay compared to sales revenue of many employees.(in 54 reviews)
  • "the managers need to hire people that can work more than a day a week and weed out people there just for the discounts.(in 40 reviews)
  • "The upper management does not care about the staff at all!(in 30 reviews)
  • "No training on actual product we are selling.(in 22 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Former Employee

    Job salary

    Apr 8, 2023 - Sales Representative in Merrillville, IN
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good and friendly work environment

    Cons

    No cons I can think of

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  2. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Ok

    May 29, 2023 - Sr. Buyer/Planner in Minneapolis, MN
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Pay was ok at best

    Cons

    No bonus due to poor sales

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  4. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Went out of business

    May 8, 2023 - Retail Sales Associate in Fayetteville, NC
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good working hours and benefits when you started with the company

    Cons

    The pay was not good and yet they did not disclose more information about the job

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  5. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Decent Part-Time Gig

    Feb 6, 2023 - Customer Service Representative in Bemidji, MN
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good Environment and Fun Co-Workers

    Cons

    Annoying Good Sam Selling Scheme

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  6. 5.0
    Former Employee

    Good

    Dec 5, 2022 - Sales Associate 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great place to work part time

    Cons

    There were no cons for me

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  7. 3.0
    Former Employee

    Decent

    Dec 22, 2022 - Sales Associate 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Decent part time work Fun environment

    Cons

    Weird hours Weekend work Grumpy people

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  8. 2.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Treat you like garbage

    Nov 19, 2022 - RV Technician in Hamburg, PA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    The pay was good when you got your time in

    Cons

    Management is horrible and only cares about sales people

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  9. 4.0
    Former Employee

    Good while it lasted

    Sep 7, 2022 - Store Manager 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good supply chain management, good inventory selection. Very competitive pay. Very good benefits.

    Cons

    They all were closed and back to RV dealerships

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  10. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Former employee

    Nov 17, 2022 - Buyer in Bloomington, MN
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    You are allowed to make decisions that affect your business.

    Cons

    Pay and lack of opportunity to grow in your career.

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  11. 4.0
    Current Employee

    Sales

    Sep 5, 2022 - Sales Associate 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Lots of opportunity for advancement

    Cons

    Work long hours and holidays

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Gander Outdoors has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 909 reviews left anonymously by employees. 56% of employees would recommend working at Gander Outdoors to a friend and 50% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Gander Outdoors employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Gander Outdoors. This rating has improved by 8% over the last 12 months.

56% of Gander Outdoors employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Gander Outdoors 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Gander Outdoors to be workplace, benefits, coworkers and the cons to be senior leadership, career development, management.

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