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Al's Sporting Goods reviews

3.3

52% would recommend to a friend

(123 total reviews)

Kris Larsen

32% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Al's Sporting Goods has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 123 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Al's Sporting Goods employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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123 reviews
2.0
Oct 30, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay, merchandise discounts were excellent. Coworkers were easy to get along with. Flexibility in hours worked.

Cons

Management can be very demanding and at times irrational. Not a good place for timid people who can't stand up for themselves. Business practices felt shady, like a quick buck was better than any long-term customer relationships.

1.0
Oct 29, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Employee discounts on great quality equipment. Most of the standard level employees are good people who really enjoy the outdoors.

Cons

Not so good base pricing on great merchandise. Management (The Larsen's in particular) are people i'm happy to no longer be working for. They don't care about their employees and exploit them in any way they can because they are the big dogs in Logan. They flat out lie in order to "not" fire people and make it so they don't have to do any sort of severance. They have thrown away some good people (people who have worked there for years) and used higher up employees to do so because they are in fear of falling out of the good graces of the owners. They get involved into your personal life and determine whether or not you can work the hours they want you to. They underpay many of their employees because they know there are many college students in Logan that need employment and enjoy the outdoors. NOT A GOOD PLACE TO WORK IF YOU HAVE A SECOND JOB! They are not flexible especially around the holidays and they have no sort of loyalty to senior staff or the locals that work there. They also employ very shady business tactics in order to greatly profit from their online sales scheme. I will not return there even as a customer and I welcome ANY sort of competition in the Sporting Good business. Bring on DlCK'S and get THESE one's out of the great outdoor loving town that is Logan.

2.0
Oct 29, 2016

An okay place to work.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Working with other "lower level" employees can be fun and rewarding. Pay can be good. Awesome deals for employees if you have worked there for over a year.

Cons

The upper management lacks good communication and interpersonal skills. They can be over demanding, irrational, and they treat the majority of their employees poorly. I was told on multiple occasions to skip school so I could work extra hours during their busier season.

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