Pros
-work/life balance is good, for the most part. most people work 8-5, the parking lot is cleared out by 6. -on-site gym is good, though not spectacular (would have expected a little more from a sporting goods company ). towel service is included!!! -friendly employees, great culture -facilities are very new, cubicles are spacious -yearly sample sale is terrific. -growing store base rapidly, unlike most retailers -Pittsburgh is actually a great city to live in -non-competitive and relaxed culture -cool marketing campaigns and partnership with ESPN
Cons
-work/life balance is dependent on position. you could have the same title as someone else and be working 50% more. -remote location by the airport is not the best. long commute from the city and still 15 minutes away from food/shops. -very few minorities (black, hispanic, asian). the corporate office is probably 95% white. -low salaries and limited vacation days -college hires are a mixed bag in terms of talent. 80% is composed of fashion merchandising majors who couldn't get jobs at real fashion companies (Gap, Macy's, JCrew, etc.) and can't do math, marketing majors who can't do math, and finance majors who can't do math (because if you were a finance major who could do math, you probably would have had a real finance job offer and be making a lot more money), or in a few cases, unabashed nepotism. 20% are actually talented and move up quickly or leave. -corporate office looks down with contempt at the store organization. there have been many attempts to fix this, but the holier-than-thou attitude is still pervasive (I once heard someone repeatedly refer to store employees as "monkeys") -some outdated technologies -just FYI, you are not working in "sports", you are working in retail.