Converse reviews

3.9

70% would recommend to a friend

(790 total reviews)
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Aaron Cain

38% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Converse has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 790 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Converse employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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790 reviews
3.0
Apr 23, 2015

Full Time Lead

Recommend
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Pros

-The discount is AMAZING- you get it at Nike, Converse and Hurley and they apply your discount to things even if they are on sale or clearance! -The benefits package is really generous. -It's a fun and relaxed environment to work in, you can wear pretty much whatever you want as long as you're wearing a Converse t-shirt and chucks. -You start accruing PTO immediately and it adds up really quickly, making taking time off much easier.

Cons

-Store manager is RARELY present and when they are there they spend most of their time in back and hardly ever run the sales floor. -Leads basically run the store without much acknowledgement from upper management. -There are always WAY more shoes than you have room for and you often have to start storing boxes on the floor.

3.0
Dec 26, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Self motivators do well A lot of new talent being brought in Good people to work with PTO policy/ benefits

Cons

This used to feel like a family but since the move to Boston that feeling has disappeared. People who care about the success of the company are taken advantage of and are getting burnt out quickly with little to no compensation for the lack of work/ life balance. Flexibility on working from home and hours are completely at manager discretion creating a lot of inconsistency and animosity between department. Senior leadership can’t seem to stick to a direction, often changing the strategy mid season with what seems like little regard for the work that has gone into it already and the work that must be done to make up for the lack of time left to execute. In general it feels like SLT has no idea of the limitations of the tiny Converse company (since many are from the parent company NIKE. Converse is not NIKE and can’t operate like them without many more additional resources). The company feels lost and like we’re throwing everything at a wall just to see what sticks.

3.0
Jul 17, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Discounts Employee Dress Co Workers Break time Good pay

Cons

Barely any hours Favoritism from upper management Micromanaging - Must approach customer 3 times even though clearly are doing fine or look annoyed - If not interacting with customers when managers are looking they get pissed

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