Unless Working at Corporate Office, Dick's treats employees like slave labor - Department Lead DICK'S Sporting Goods Employee Review

2.0
Jan 17, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Ability to work in sporting goods industry and sell the equipment it takes to enjoy all sports is nice.

Cons

Dick's truly does not care about the retail employees. Unless you work at the corporate office, which I hear is a fun job, you are basically viewed and treated like a slave. Corporate office is extremely disconnected with the stores and what it takes to run them.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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