The Gap Reviews

Current Employee – been working at The Gap full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Challenging, lots of opportunity to grow. Good communication at all levels of management.

Cons – I don't really have many cons. i think it's a great company to work for.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at The Gap part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – great training
good, competitive pay
flexible hours
great management
great product
great community values
As a friend once told me: once you start be careful, they suck you in and you will never leave.

Cons – it is a retail job like any other, if you aren't in it you aren't in it.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at The Gap full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – They let you be you. They are very open minded and support, encourage, and develop people.

Cons – Sometimes it's not fun to work nights and weekends

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at The Gap part-time for less than a year

Pros – Great flexibility, easy work, fun environment, worked with great people, great perks such as discounts and bonuses, and decent pay for retail.

Cons – No full time available unless part of management, really push you to get credit cards, too much competition for higher positions, Christmas time the store is chaos, and drastically cut hours during slow sales.

Advice to Senior Management – Offer more full time positions!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at The Gap part-time

Pros – The discount is awesome, the people are mostly really cool, and the growth opportunity is there if you really want it.

Cons – Some of the associates can be such duds.. That could be because some people half-care about the job.

Advice to Senior Management – LET'S HIRE QUALITY PEOPLE PLEASE!!!!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at The Gap part-time for less than a year

Pros – Great working environment! Learn alot from managers and other associates. Great company to work for!

Cons – Too many associates for the given amount of hours for the store

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at The Gap full-time for less than a year

Pros – Nice staff, wear whatever you want to work ( Jeans), not alot of overtime, discount on clothes

Cons – None, this is an amazing company to work for

Current Employee – been working at The Gap part-time for more than a year

Pros – Positive working environment; managers are wonderful! I love that the company aspires to "do more than just sell clothes." Social responsibility is important to me, and I love working for a company whose values mirror my own.

Cons – Being a full time student, I don't have great availability, so hours are limited.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at The Gap part-time for more than a year

Pros – Awesome employee relations, fun and conducive working environment. Everyone on the same level no matter how long you've been with the cpmpany

Cons – No commission-literally the only thing "negative" about the company

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at The Gap full-time

Pros – Top notch perks & benefits
Work/life balance programs that make a huge difference
Volunteer opportunities and great global consciousness
Pleasant offices
Very fashionable, young employee base

Cons – Director level and above are difficult to connect with and have huge egos
With many management changes, it's tough to make progress (rules keep changing)
People have their fiefdoms and defend those instead of working together
Although they only had a few people reporting to them, my manager/s rarely had time to meet with me and cancelled many of our meetings (in favor of far more important people...gee, make me feel special, why don't you?)

Advice to Senior Management – Follow basic managerial etiquette. Pay attention to your direct reports. Care about them. If two months has gone by and you haven't spoken with one of your direct reports, MAKE TIME (and these were HR managers. Unacceptable.)
Reorganizations and shuffling of managers may seem exciting to the Director & above level, but to the rest of us, they are distracting time wasters and unnecessary.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company