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Academy Sports + Outdoors

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1.0
Apr 24, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Worked with some good people over my time there. Old regime really cared about people and the team really worked well from top to bottom. Hard work can lead to promotions.

Cons

New management came in post KKR purchase and began to have layoffs every 6 months or so - 100 employees here, 75 employees there. Morale is the worst I've seen - always waiting for the next shoe to drop and corporate employees are abandoning the company - even good employees are actively looking for new jobs. Great company culture that was built over decades was thrown aside and employees that were around before the transition are viewed as a "threat" to the new way of business.

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5.0
Jul 9, 2026
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Pros

Great management, schedule flexibility, and great pay.

Cons

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1.0
Jun 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The easiest thing about job is the work itself.

Cons

The upper management is horrible on every level. They don’t care enough to even give job interviews, so you don’t know what to expect on your first day. Expect someone to not train you, but aggressively micromanage you and let you know what you do is wrong but not show how to do anything correctly. I’ve never seen a retail place operate so “by the books” but will make up rules on the spot when it’s most convenient for them. There is a severe lack of communication and care all around, partly from a lot of the managers being on different parts of the spectrum. The senior employees will also take out their home life problems out on you bc they’re jealous you got more credit card applications than them. Don’t work here unless you enjoy high school petty drama from ladies that have worked 30+ years in retail.

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