Best Retail Part-Time Job - Retail Sales Representative Scheels Employee Review

5.0
Jan 25, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

The hours are flexible and open to negotiation, with most of the managers being helpful and providing constructive criticism. They are open to talk to, and in retail where customers are often harsh to the employees, the managers will have your back unless you somehow have screwed up. The pay is also good if you are working with commission and you are provided other outlets to make non-taxed money. For a college student or a full-timer who needs extra money on the side, this place is the best retail job. All in all, the environment is also welcoming and pleasant to work in. The only reason someone would not like working here is because it is retail so you have to deal with some rude and insane customers. Also, you get an insane discount, which is enough to consider working here.

Cons

These cons are strictly part-time, and not full-time. You are required to go to weekly/bi-weekly 1 hour trainings to learn about the product you are selling and selling routines/practices. This may be a con for some people, and most may not enjoy it. However, I actually find this very helpful and would have put this in the pros, but I know some may not like this. The only con that would make someone not want to work here is that you are required to work your two weekends in the month. Of course, you can always ask someone to work it for you, or if it is impossible for you, I think they are open to workarounds.

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5.0
Jul 16, 2026
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Pros

Incredible people! I enjoyed all the friends I made during my time at Scheels.

Cons

A lot of long weekends.

3.0
Jun 23, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

You get to try lots of cool new shoes, there is tons of entertaining retail drama, you can make a decent amount of money if you are good at sales (I could easily double my base salary on weekends), and the discount is quite nice. Management usually seems to care a lot for employees, and many are very flexible with scheduling and make it easy to work around other jobs/classes. There is room for progression, and I was offered a higher position, but the salary growth wasn't ideal for me in this economy.

Cons

You are on your feet A LOT - I often walked 30-40k steps a day during the holiday season or Saturdays (with only a 30 min lunch break), and sometimes you get scheduled for multiple weeks with no days off in between. Getting a good manager for your schedule is also important, because some give only a week's notice before putting out the next couple of weeks, which makes it hard to plan things with friends/family. Part time employees also get no benefits, even when I was consistently working 40-50 hours a week for months at a time. Additionally, there are some unscrupulous characters working there, but most have gotten fired.

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