Cabela's Inc. Employer Reviews

A typical day at work consist of answering phones, customer interaction, placing customer orders, processing new items, planograms, merchandising.
In my five years of being with the company I've learned about planograms, clothing, a new perspective on retail, learning more about people and being more interacted with people.
Management is good when are – more... around, sometimes they can be hard to find.
The co-workers are amazing, they all work well together and can all come together as a team to get the job done.
The hardest part of the job is having management understand the fact that doing a project can take longer then they expect due to Cabela's core values, which is customer service is always number 1.
The most enjoyable part of my job is helping customers and learning they're needs and seeing their face when I have done everything and anything to help them get what they came into the store for. – less

This company is a horrible to place to work if you have a family. The demands placed upon full-time outfitters for a work schedule is unreasonable. Management is clueless as to how to run a store or the business. Communication leaves a lot to be desired. Too often outfitters that should get fired often get rewards and recognition while the good employees – more... get fired. Outfitters are asked to help numerous customers at one time because of a lack of payroll to staff a store. Way too much focus put on the Club and CXP programs. Not a fun place to work. – less

Relaxed atmosphere defininately attempt to please every customer.

Typical day at Cablea's was sitting in front of a monitor all day and being nice to customer and getting there order correct. I learned that there are a lot of different colors, shapes and sizes of fishing lures. There was no socializing with co-workers as we each had different breaks and such. The hardest part was making an irate customer happy by – more... the end of an order. I enjoyed talking to people all over the world. – less

I spend my day answering telephones and ringing up customer sales. I enjoy speaking with customers and trying to help them. The only downside is there isn't much time to get to know your coworkers.

I enjoyed the work that i was doing. It was a calm and easy going work place. Every thing ran smooth. I would start work at 5:30 which was okay but an early morning shift was not for me. It was only seasonal work.

As someone who loves to hunt, there is no place better to work. With all of the product that surrounds you, you're tempted to shop while on the clock. The management when I was there was pretty solid. Easy to talk to. Normally pretty good with schedule changes. Can be stressful during peak times. Some of the employees have a stick stuck up their butts – more... but overall, good people that work there. – less

Great co-workers who share a passion for the outdoors,however plan on giving that up if you decide to work here. Work life balance is a challenge.

Cashiering can truthfully be a repetitive job, but it pays bills and allows for customer interaction and problem solving as well as some creative thinking. I would clock in, and man a register for most of the day, then someone would take my place or I'd help open or close depending on my shift.

I learned a lot on this job. Being my first retail job, – more... I had several learning experiences in problem solving, creative thinking, quick thinking, handling people, and adding to my work experience overall.

Management is reasonably good. Overall the staff is comprised with great people who work hard and enjoy what they do, though the workplace is like a small town, and with such come issues with those who like to chatter a little too much.

The worst part was dealing with customers, like any retail position.

The best part was making someone's day, hearing a big thank you or getting a 100% survey. – less

.Answering inbound phone calls, check on product available, describing product details to customer, tracking package to be delivered, taking catalog orders, processing credit card payments.
Learning about the products and how they are all tested and approved before they are even placed in catalog or retail stores.
Co-workers enjoyable and helpful when – more... needed. At times there were heavy call volumes, getting each order done in a timely manner without rushing customer. Discovering different types of products that are available and getting an employee discount on certain items. – less

Everyone was very nice to me and help when they were told too. I would start work at 11:00pm and work until 7:00am. this was a seasonal job. I love this job tho.

Very good way to get a feel for cashiering. It had it's good days and it's bad day. but overall it was a big enjoyment for everyone.

Sign on computer and check emails. Receive incoming calls mostly for orders, however other things like questions customers had would come up and either I would take care of it or transfer to another grade customer service rep. Co-workers were great! Hardest thing was the new very challenging computer system. Most enjoyable would be talking to people – more... from all over and assisting them to finish an order. :) – less

This store hasn't even opened yet and its bad VERY BAD!!! DO NOT! WORK here! Long list of problems I don't have enough space on here to type them all. Managers don't know there head from a hole in the ground. If you work here I will be praying for you. God help all those workers!

great nightshift upbeat fast paced. unload a truck sort it put freight away on the floor...back stock and then go home..

i learned how to work when others were asleep the computer system and hevy lifting.

Typical day was working in hot warehouses in the summer time, but keeping busy all the time takes your mind off of the heat. I love the job and learning new things all the time.
I learned excellent team player work ethic, which has helped me in various jobs since I worked at Cabela's.
The hardest part was getting used to working very long hours and – more... then after peak season the hours decreased a lot and I really liked working the long hours.:)
Most enjoyable part was meeting and working with a variety of people. – less

I enjoyed taking these calls and helping people with their orders and all other staff employees and management was friendly

my days were never boring - each day was something new. Hardest part of the job was between Thanksgiving and Christmas, working every Saturday to get packages shipped.

i have worked in the warehouse for over one year.Before that I was overnight lead. People do not readly accept change. Even if you have a good idea that would save time/productivity...you get the standard sentence "we have always done it this way,why change".Obviously things do change and get better. Sometime not all the outfitters see it. The cons – more... in my opnion are that no one is as friendly as they feel they seem to be. I can walk by 10-20 people upon entering my work area and look them in the eye and no one says "hi" or "hows it going" until I say it first. I don't understand it. I usually ask if they see me or if the cat has their tongue, then they are jolted back to reality to learn someone is not letting them slip by without being human to interact with their fellow outfitters. – less

Both full time and part time workers get their hours cut often. Do not work here if you expect a consistent paycheck.
The pay is very low. Expect only .25 more per hour on your yearly review. The managers are not good and most should be let go. Since this company went "corporate", things have gone downhill. It isn't about helping the customer, it is – more... pushing sales quotas daily. If you do not make your quota, your job is threatened. There is an extremely high turnover rate that they don't tell you upon hiring. – less