Scheels reviews

3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,219 total reviews)
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Steve Scheel

76% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Scheels has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,219 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Scheels 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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3.0
Feb 10, 2017

Good

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good company to work for

Cons

Can be a challenge to move up the ladder

2.0
Feb 3, 2017

specialty shop manager

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Pros

The discount and retirement is excellent. Working around people that are upbeat, professional, and trying to expand their place. Get management experience before you work there not after. You have much greater chance to advance with verified supervision experience. Best PART TIME job or COLLEGE job to get for student. For a career it can be a right fit. Assistant managers advance within 3-3.5 years usually. So if you haven't in that time continue as a part time employee so you can make maximize yourself. Part timers working 20-30 hrs can make 50-65% what full time associates make.

Cons

The first year or two is like a game. It is fun for people who like to sell and help people. Over time management will totally mess with your mind. They ask you what you think. Then you say your opinion. Then they say but don't you think we should. Prepare to have about 6 supervisors simultaneously have different expectations about what you do, how you do it and the expected time. When you are helping customers, they will ask you to get your freight out. When you start putting your freight out, they will ask you why you are not helping customers. If you like to connect the dots and grow a place a consistent 2% a year and be a good lackey this is your dream gig. If you get stuck with a real mean power hungry supervisor, there is no way to escape the torment other than to quit. The Scheels family model is good but they thrive on controlling as many people they can by their twisted way to make you a subservient yes man or woman lap dog. You will be called a manager but you are a clerk. They don't even let so called shop managers have outside e-mails. They will have you place calls to vendors to check on open purchase orders. They forbid employees to have outside e-mails. This place will suck your soul dry in the end and probably make you lose your spouse. Great job for a person fresh out of college who needs real world skills.

5.0
Feb 3, 2017

Great Career and retirement

Anonymous employee
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Pros

You are empowered to make the best decisions for your area. The training is endless, ask and you shall receive! Where else can you get paid to shoot guns, ride bikes, or camp? Doing is learning at Scheels! Scheels is an employee owned company, trust me, that is an amazing benefit!

Cons

Top heavy leadership. Often not all on the same page.

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