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Advanced Sports International

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Many careers with great potential sabotaged by unqualified, misguided management and priorities. - Anonymous employee Advanced Sports International Employee Review

1.0
6 Aug 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The brand portfolio is strong and the product is solid. There's definitely potential for each brand to experience success and realistic growth if allowed to stay true to what it does best. Worked with many good people - true leaders in various aspects of the industry. The people are the company's greatest asset. The workplace environment is casual and comfortable and decently flexible.

Cons

Unjustified, unconditional loyalty to unqualified, unproven upper management perpetually lets misguided priorities get in the way of what is best for each brand's success. Saw too many good, talented people forced out (whether removed or left for other opportunities) as a result of specific people's inabilities to work with them, or even simply a personal disliking. Overly connected ownership/working relationship with the manufacturer and unrealistic sales objectives as a result (without the resources to support) actually act as impediments for the brands' to achieve and maintain natural position and growth in the marketplace.

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Pros

Close group of workers, everyone is very kind and friendly.

Cons

Cramped office space...thats about it.

1.0
27 Feb 2012
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CEO approval
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Pros

For the bike industry a 401(k) is uncommon, but ASI offers it on a non matching basis Relatively low insurance premiums Discounts on ASI Branded product (Fuji, Breezer, Kestrel) Well intentioned, dedicated coworkers

Cons

Management is unfortunately weak and without direction. A lack of experience coupled with poor communication skills leads to confusion, poor planning, end even poorer implementation. Last minute scrambling is the norm, as big projects are ignored until the last possible minute, and you find yourself working towards a poorly defined "goal" without the proper tools. Understaffing leads to burnout and excessive workloads, allowing for little/no work/life balance Management states they "cannot keep people they bring in from outside". They recently lost two people who moved 'cross country to bere here. Both stayed less than 6 months and both quit last week and left the company. This is a symptom of a company that hires for upper level positions and doesn't let these people do what they were hired to do, coercing them to folow management's bad direction and leaving the employees associated with massive failures they will have to explain during their next job search. They take control of your project, drive it off a cliff, and then blame you for the mess.I don't believe management has ever taken courses or read and management books.

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