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Sports Basement reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(195 total reviews)

Eric Prosnitz

88% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Sports Basement has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 195 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sports Basement 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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195 reviews
5.0
Apr 25, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- The culture is phenomenal, everyone from the top partners to the part-timers are good, dependable people and are all active in many different endeavors. - The employee benefits are out of control, in addition to the great medical and dental for full-time employees, you also earn air miles to redeem on trips and are able to take part in company run excursions for free for many and at an extreme discount for others - THE DISCOUNT! The employee discount is top-notch and even comes off of already discounted items - none of the other retail brands I have worked for have done this - you also can get the employee discount for life if you work for over a year and leave in good standing!!! - Excellent internal promotions - many of the buyers and higher-ups in the company started by doing sales on the floor and have been there for a decade+ - They stock their break room with food... never heard of any retail company doing this, basically the google of outdoor retail Bottom line: Partners, managers and everyone really care about each other and want you as an employee at any level to be happy and motivated and they do a great job at it

Cons

Starting pay isn't phenomenal... but it rarely is in retail, more than compensated by the fact that you don't have to pay for lunch...ever

5.0
Aug 17, 2016

extraordinary benefits

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are really amazing, and they are a testament to the values of the founders. After leaving SB and talking to a number of other companies it became clear that a lot of people say that they put their employees first, but at SB they actually do. Incredibly affordable health, dental and optical insurance, quarterly bonus, 50,000 frequent flyer miles per year worked, free food, etc. When weighing another offer from a competitor of similar size the difference in the benefits was about $10k. The work (on the corporate side) is also challenging and exciting.

Cons

It can be a touch cliquey at the top, and they aren't great at spotting and recognizing great work.

4.0
Feb 4, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's a great community of people and fun environment to work in. Depending on the department it is busy and the day goes fast.

Cons

The pay is not reflective of the caliber of people working there.

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