Does Vans pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Vans employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Vans. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Vans?

71% of Vans employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Vans 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Vans?

Sales Associate (1154) , Retail Sales Associate (248) , Floor Supervisor (246) , Store Manager (140) , Assistant Manager (104) , Assistant Store Manager (77) , Sales Lead (64) , Stock Supervisor (47) , Seasonal Sales Associate (35) , Supervisor (32) , Sales Assistant (29) , Vendedor (29) , ASM- Assistant Store Manager (28) , Sales Associate/Cashier (27) , Manager (26)

What are the pros of working at Vans according to real employee reviews?

"The people you work with are great and fun to work with" ((in 235 reviews)); "time job i've ever had! made some connections with great coworkers and really enjoyed working there even through challenges" ((in 164 reviews)); "Great Company and Culture." ((in 138 reviews)); "Fun work environment and clientele." ((in 105 reviews)); "The benefits offered through VF (Vans parent company) are great!" ((in 77 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Vans according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay for someone with experience and no real idea how long it will take to increase" ((in 289 reviews)); "bad management and not a lot of incentives" ((in 141 reviews)); "No Hours No Opportunity:" ((in 117 reviews)); "Store manager and assistant manager were sleeping together." ((in 66 reviews)); "Terrible upper management that has a profound affect on store managers." ((in 46 reviews))

What are employees saying about Vans layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Vans layoffs and their outlook for job security at Vans in 2026.

Vans reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(3,244 total reviews)

Kevin Bailey

61% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

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Veteran status

Vans has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,244 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Vans 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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3K reviews

2.0

Jul 5, 2017

Would avoid now.

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good discount. Rich culture. Training program is pretty well thought out.

Cons

Terrible middle management. Increasingly stressful store environment for no good reason. Straying from foundational culture that made this company great in an effort to please shareholders. Product quality is getting bad

1.0

Jun 26, 2017

floor supervisor

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good discount, good selection of clothes, got to interact with different kinds of people everyday

Cons

poor training, rude management, bad hours, sales associates were forced to do things that management wouldn't hve to do. lead management did nothing. terrible assistants.

3.0

Jun 23, 2017

Not Much Pay

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The atmosphere was pretty chill, I made some good friends from working there. Oliver Peck came to my store once because my location was in an upper-scale mall. It was kinda cool setting up boards in the pro shop and talking to customers about skateboarding. Also, the 50% discount is why I stayed for two years.

Cons

Some of the managers were lazy and did the least amount of work, so everyone else has to work harder. The pay was terrible, the most I got from a promotion was a 10 cent raise, which is nothing. You have to let people talk down to you because of Vans' "excellent customer service". Managers were also very passive when it came to bad employees, which left me with a bigger burden.

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