Cabela's reviews

3.1

41% would recommend to a friend

(2,417 total reviews)
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Johnny Morris

40% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Cabela's has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,417 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
4.0
Jan 27, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The environment provided as an outfitter at a Cebela's DC was a very welcoming and friendly one. While 'teamwork' wasn't drilled into us heavily, you felt a very strong sense of it day to day, working together with other employees and managers who were easy to get along with to achieve the day's goal. Opportunities to take on more responsibility were readily available for those who work hard. I never felt a sense that I was easily replaceable. Dress policy is very relaxed and comfortable which is important for this type of work. Great starting discount if you do a lot of shopping at the store.

Cons

Similar jobs elsewhere seem to pay $1-2 more hourly. The long and wildly varying hours during peak season (Late November to December) can get stressful and there is very little in the way of helping employee morale during that time. If you make a mistake, you can expect to feel like your manager is a completely different person when they confront you about it if you have previously held their favor.

4.0
Jan 26, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

great feeling of a tight knit group. good hours decent pay with very appealing perks

Cons

very little actual training it feels more like a sink or swim setting. They go a little overboard with the work here buy mentality , pay rate doesn't match the merchandise prices eve with the discount

4.0
Jan 20, 2015

Good People, Friendly Culture

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The clientele of Cabela's makes a big difference in how well your work-day goes; most are pretty down-to-earth folks. Talking about things you love all day also makes the experience better. Cabela's is one company that actually puts their money where their money where their mouth is, with regard to customer satisfaction. I've seen the company go above and beyond a number of times to fix a situation, or help somebody out because it's the right thing to do.

Cons

One piece that's contrary to "customer satisfaction" is the pushing of the Cabela's visa. Corporate pitches this as a "great service" to the customer, but in reality you know you're just sinking people into debt. Another credit card is not in everybody's best interest, especially when it has high interest and pitches itself as a "rewards" card. 2% back? Not a reward, especially considering that Cabela's is, on average, 5-10% more than the competition anyway. Corporate wants everybody to hawk this card on anything that moves in the store, and customers (and rightly so) get annoyed. I feel this is the companies' one major failing as far as customer service and management are concerned.

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