Mediocre Company At Best - Falls Short of Being a Good Place to Work
Pros
- Exposure to e-commerce and marketing technology. A lot of people in the comments below say that working in sports is a pro, but working here is more like working in an online retail operation that happens to sell sports merchandise. May be a beneficial environment to learn in if you're wanting to get into e-commerce. - The Fort Lauderdale and San Francisco offices are nice - Some years you receive an annual bonus
Cons
- Low salary (unless you're an exec) - Pretty weak benefits and a poor HR team - High burn out rates. Holiday shopping season is huge for the business, so you'll be working around the clock during November and December. Plus, you'll be working during every semi major sporting event. Even in off-peak season, the business is viewed through a very short-term lens and is managed as if in crisis mode. - Extremely difficult to get promoted. The company prefers to hire VP's and managers from outside rather than promote from within. If you previously worked at eBay, you're golden, but otherwise, career development is minimal. - It's less about sports than you think. If you're considering joining the company because you will get to "work in sports," be aware that you will be working in online retail first and foremost. - The company is siloed. Most everyone guards information from one another. It gets to be exhausting treating everything like a secret. Communication is usually terrible. - Nobody knows who Fanatics is, so when you try to move on it's tough selling yourself to employers who have never heard of Fanatics. - Beware the recent good reviews. I know firsthand many have been written to gloss up the company's ratings by managers desperate to attract talent.