Good place to get good experience - Sales Lead DICK'S Sporting Goods Employee Review

4.0
Dec 21, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Dicks sporting goods was a pretty good place to work for. As far as growth as an associate, management will trust the associates with responsibilities and give them an opportunity to advance in the company. As far as the benefits go you really can not get too much better than what they have to offer. They offer a great stock purchase plan that has done quite well and helps the overall salary. Also the chemistry within the stores is pretty high and it creates a good atmosphere to work in. Overall i enjoyed my tenure at Dicks and would recommend it.

Cons

They hire a lot of people from the outside as opposed top within

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1.0
Jun 23, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Employee Discount Access to Expert voice, which seems like no one tells you about, That's about it.

Cons

The biggest problem is there's no defined end to the night. We're scheduled until 9pm, but it's become normal to stay an hour, two hours, sometimes even longer past that because leadership keeps adding more tasks and finding new things to fix after everything is already done. It feels like the goalposts constantly move. My availability hasn't always been respected, communication has been poor, and there's a huge difference in accountability between employees. The people who work hard and stay busy all night end up staying just as late as the people standing around talking or doing nothing. Instead of addressing the actual productivity issues, everyone gets held hostage until leadership decides the store is finally good enough. I've worked retail for years, and every other place I've worked had a clear definition of what needed to be done before you could leave. Here, it feels like there is no finish line, which makes it impossible to plan your life around a part-time job. The discount and perks are nice, but the lack of consistency, the constantly changing expectations, and the uncertainty about when you're actually going home have made the job a lot more frustrating than it needs to be. If you're thinking about working here and want to work night shifts, plan on staying well past your scheduled end time until someone tells you it's "ok to leave". I was told I needed to ask for permission before clocking out, great leadership skills.

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