Does Sports Basement pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sports Basement employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sports Basement. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sports Basement?

80% of Sports Basement employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sports Basement 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sports Basement?

Sales Associate (29) , Retail Sales Associate (11) , Staffer (9) , Floor Staff (6) , Store Manager (6) , Bike Mechanic (4) , Customer Service (3) , Retail Associate (3) , Sales Associate/Cashier (3) , Cashier (2) , Department Lead (2) , Laundry Attendant (2) , Marketer (2) , Marketing (2) , Point of Sale Associate (2)

What are the pros of working at Sports Basement according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are great!" ((in 24 reviews)); "You work with SOME really great people." ((in 21 reviews)); "Great customers and coworkers." ((in 14 reviews)); "fun work environment and good managers" ((in 10 reviews)); "Free food and beer" ((in 9 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Sports Basement according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay for how much we hustled and level of technical skill required, roles felt not clearly defined at times" ((in 18 reviews)); "Because management and corporate is mostly comprised of those who have been with the company and worked hard to earn their positions, many will be mainstays in the company so there is little to no room for growth into a management position." ((in 11 reviews)); "base pay is minimum wage" ((in 6 reviews)); "ball on pay, some managers bad when it comes to evaluating, but overall the cons are few." ((in 5 reviews)); "The other biggest problem is that communication is an extremely difficult issue within the company." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Sports Basement locations?

San Francisco , Sunnyvale , Walnut Creek , Berkeley , Redwood City , San Ramon , Campbell , Novato , Santa Rosa , San Jose , Santa Clara , Portland , Fountain Valley , Presidio of Monterey , UC Berkeley

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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

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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

4.0

Mar 22, 2025

Good Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Casual atmosphere, employee discounts, not micromanaged.

Cons

A little stuck in their ways; pay could be better; lack of structured training.

5.0

Mar 20, 2025

Sports basement

Retail sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They have a really relaxed environmen

Cons

I don’t think there are any real cons

1.0

Mar 12, 2025

A horrible place to work

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent discount. That's all I've got.

Cons

Incredibly toxic environment. Great staff but management? Inept at best. I wouldn't wish this place on my worst enemy.

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