Vans reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(3,244 total reviews)
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Kevin Bailey

61% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

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
4.0
Feb 1, 2017

Sales Associate

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Has to be the employee discount

Cons

Low hours given to employees.

3.0
Feb 1, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

All Vans employees receive 50% off everything in store-- including the sneakers! Managers are very motivating for employees to meet their sales goals You meet great and super chill co-workers Rewards; including Christmas sneakers the brand gives to its employees every year (and every year is different) and 70% discount when you are the person with the most sales for 3 consecutive weeks in one month. You get to work on stock, the sales floor, and cash register over time; associates learn a variety of tasks and learn to be more customer oriented. Being that Vans has become a huge deal due to "damn daniel," and Kanye West making it main stream, you meet a lot of cool people; possibly even celebrities depending on which location you are working at. If you are a manager you get the opportunity to go to California during the summer and you go to Disney; you meet a lot of other managers working in the same brand and others who work under Vans for work-related meetings and reward ceremonies.

Cons

Only gives 4-6 hour shifts for Associates Minimum of 3 days out of the week, depending on if you frequently meet sales goals All sales associates and floor supervisors work only part-time, only the manager and assistant manager are full time. Not commission based even though they make meeting sales a huge deal Black out dates - You can't miss out on work AT ALL on certain times of the year You have to deal with a lot of families and obnoxious teenagers during the beginning of every school year--can get super annoying You're required to live breathe and eat Vans for breakfast everyday-- your shoes and shirt must be from Vans when working (some managers are flexible on wearing a Vans shirt though, thank god)

5.0
Jan 30, 2017

Sales Associate

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great environment and there's always something to keep you busy. Our store had a lot of spanish speaking customers and they gave us a cheat sheet for basic phrases we could use, very helpful.

Cons

If you get hired seasonal and you are new expect to get the worst holiday shift hours. I got stuck working 1am-5am on Black Friday because I was the new girl.

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