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      Cabela's

      Part of Bass Pro Shops

      Engaged Employer

      Cabela's reviews

      3.1

      41% would recommend to a friend

      (2,414 total reviews)
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      Johnny Morris

      40% approve of CEO

      34% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Cabela's has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,414 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cabela's employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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      2K reviews
      2.0
      Oct 7, 2011

      IT department has become slave shop

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Employee Discount; Bonus paid every year, even after going public in 2004; Casual clothing OK; Headquarters in a small town, which is good for raising children. IT department adopts new technology. Some training opportunities.

      Cons

      Post "gone public" culture becoming more soul-less, pushing employees harder and harder, leading to very poor work-life balance. Irrational planning, IT project quality measured almost exclusively against arbitrary deadlines. Zero real learning from past problems.

      1.0
      Aug 19, 2011

      Perfect example of the "Peter Principle."

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The appeal of working for a major player in the outdoor industry, especially if you're an outdoorsman yourself. The discounts on merchandise is you are at the highest level. The certain amount of perceived notoriety and respect you get from the outdoor public for working at the company.

      Cons

      The hope that you can be associated with a company with a company that's respected in the outdoor industry, only to find all is not what it seems. Cabela's made it's name via customer service and quality products. Now they are selling more and more junk that presents higher profit margins rather the high-quality merchandise they were once famous for. The change in the Cabela's culture since the company went public is very obvious in management, products and treatment of employees. Pay is below industry standards by as evidenced by companies to study such things for Cabela's.Talented people leave. There has been a mass exodus in recent months from the VP of marketing right down the line. People who remain have definitely reached their highest level of ineptitude. Employees should be paid a premium if you're working for the world's foremost outfitter and a bonus for living in beautiful Sidney.

      3.0
      Oct 14, 2023

      It was okay

      Sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible hours and good co workers

      Cons

      Management pushed credit card sales too much which I think ultimately killed the drive for a lot of employees there

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