employer cover photo
employer logo
employer logo

Al's Sporting Goods

Is this your company?

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).

Reviews by job title

123 reviews
2.0
Mar 5, 2020

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very flexible schedule, willing to work around school schedule, pro form discounts are pretty awesome, decent pay. There are some really great people who work here.

Cons

Where do I start? Horrible insurance $700 a month is the cheapest plan to cover a family and that does not include dental or vision. No paid holidays unless you are salary. Software is so outdated and they really don’t seem to care about upgrading to something more efficient. Micromanaging is so ridiculous it’s laughable at times. If you are in the “favored” department certain rules don’t apply to you like no cell phones allowed or chatting with co workers but everyone else gets in trouble. Also if you are a male you aren’t required to do “trivial” work like help answer phones. Employees are required to clock out for a 15 minute break when working an 8 hour shift. Managers will say they appreciate their employees but then they turn around and enforce ridiculous policies. They keep track if you are one minute late and you will be fired for small things like that. Very little trust is given to their employees so if you like constantly being nit picked at for stupid little things instead of managers looking at the bigger picture and creating a positive employee culture this is the place for you!

1.0
Mar 4, 2020

Honest Review

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The only real pro at Al's was the friendships I made and also the good deals through the vendors themselves.

Cons

The pro's do not out-weight the cons. Even though the vendors give a good discount just go shopping when things are 50% or more on clearance. Working in this corrupt environment was not worth it nor is it healthy for a human. Management is awful!! They are such a joke, the owners are very corrupt and could care less about their employees they are all for the money. They do the bare minimum to show their "appreciation" to their employees. They fire employees for no good reasons, they really believe everyone is "replaceable" and only care to keep you if you are a white male or are one of their buyers (which are all white males). If you are a woman plan on being an assistant to a male, there is no moving up past that. There is so much sexism and discrimination at this place it is wrong. It used to be a good place but as the current owner has started taking over it has become worse and more corrupt. Honestly a minimum paid job at McDonalds would be better than working at Al's for $15 an hour. Their turnover rate really shows how awful it is to work here they can not keep anyone happy enough to work for them long term. There are so many reasons I could name these are just some. But the moral of my reasons is just don't apply here, you will be much happier somewhere else.

1.0
Jan 27, 2020

Don't fall into the discount trap

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Discounts on expensive stuff (not in store, but direct from brands). Great friendship among lower-level staff. I love the actual work. Just not all the baggage.

Cons

Management. Managers. Managerial style. Managerial practices. Expectations of perfect performance at low wages Employees seen as disposable No real training is provided for your position when you start. Just an orientation about rules. Unequal enforcement of rules based on management's favorites. You WILL be fired for a simple cashiering mistake of just a few dollars. You WILL be fired if you are a few minutes late for your early morning shift. You WILL be fired if a customer writes a bad review with your name in it for any reason. Including things over which you have no control. You WILL NOT be fired for any reason if you grew up in a manager's ward. You WILL NOT be fired for any reason if you have reached favorite status by commiting to years of time at a dead-end job. The VIP discount for employees is not worth the horrendous job. Just go in on one of the sale days (which we have all the time) and get the same price.

Viewing 103 - 105 of 123 Reviews

Glassdoor has 126 Al's Sporting Goods reviews submitted anonymously by Al's Sporting Goods employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Al's Sporting Goods is right for you.