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DICK'S Sporting Goods

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Good place to work, but not without it's flaws - Software Engineer DICK'S Sporting Goods Employee Review

3.0
31 Jan 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Great work life balance. Not sure about other teams, but my team is really flexible. We work remote every Friday, and I usually take an hour out of my afternoons to hit the gym (during work hours). - The campus is really nice. The food is good, fitness center is top notch, and it's cool that they have intramural sports leagues. - Modern software technologies and methodologies are used, for the most part.

Cons

- Lack of transparency from upper management. I think they try to be transparent and they always promote transparency, but in reality I don't always truly feel that transparency. - Leadership team is not that great (in the technology org). There are a couple great leaders, but they are very few and far between. Most middle management seems to be a little bit immature in their leadership abilities, playing way too much into office politics and acting out of selfishness rather than genuine care for the teams. I would even go as far as to say that a few of the managers can be cocky and arrogant. - There is a MAJOR underrepresentation of women in the technology organization. They need to put more effort into recruiting women engineers. - The location. Hate commuting way out past the airport when I'd ideally like to live on the east side of the city. It really restricts you to the western suburbs, unless you want a 60+ minute commute. - The culture can seem slightly disingenuous. They have their values and mission statements, but in reality they usually come off as over-marketed propaganda statements that no one really pays heed to.

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5.0
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Pros

Really fun and fast pace

Cons

Overworked hours and after hours

1.0
23 Jun 2026
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Pros

Employee Discount Access to Expert voice, which seems like no one tells you about, That's about it.

Cons

The biggest problem is there's no defined end to the night. We're scheduled until 9pm, but it's become normal to stay an hour, two hours, sometimes even longer past that because leadership keeps adding more tasks and finding new things to fix after everything is already done. It feels like the goalposts constantly move. My availability hasn't always been respected, communication has been poor, and there's a huge difference in accountability between employees. The people who work hard and stay busy all night end up staying just as late as the people standing around talking or doing nothing. Instead of addressing the actual productivity issues, everyone gets held hostage until leadership decides the store is finally good enough. I've worked retail for years, and every other place I've worked had a clear definition of what needed to be done before you could leave. Here, it feels like there is no finish line, which makes it impossible to plan your life around a part-time job. The discount and perks are nice, but the lack of consistency, the constantly changing expectations, and the uncertainty about when you're actually going home have made the job a lot more frustrating than it needs to be. If you're thinking about working here and want to work night shifts, plan on staying well past your scheduled end time until someone tells you it's "ok to leave". I was told I needed to ask for permission before clocking out, great leadership skills.

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