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    Converse Reviews

    Updated November 16, 2018
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    Converse Chief Executive Officer Davide Grasso
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    Pros

    • "The flexibility of availability, and the work environment is amazing" (in 26 reviews)

    • "great work life balance, summer Fridays" (in 11 reviews)

    Cons

    • "High turnover of leadership and upper management has created a individualistic culture which pins people against each other" (in 14 reviews)

    • "Customs section (where I worked) had little to no support" (in 5 reviews)

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    1. "Great staff and easy to learn environment"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Sales Associate in Woodbridge, VA
      Former Employee - Sales Associate in Woodbridge, VA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Converse part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Management has been amazing in many ways. They're very patient and nice when it comes to new employees. Very accommodating in scheduling. Overall just nice.

      Staff as a whole is incredibly welcoming and supportive. Everyone is there to do their job to the best of their ability and help each other out when possible.

      Employee discounts are amazing

      Cons

      Pay is okay but can be better
      Customers can be flat out rude often but it does toughen your skin once you get used to it

      Advice to Management

      Keep it up!

    2. "Too much turnover"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Converse full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Free coffee
      Really creative and interesting colleagues
      Frequent company parties

      Cons

      High turnover of leadership and upper management has created a individualistic culture which pins people against each other. Collaboration among teams never actually happens, only the allusion of it. As a result, there is very little consistency in messaging and strategy.

      Advice to Management

      Instead of hiring all these new people - try promoting those who have stayed with the company. Also, of the outside leaders you hire, perhaps hire from footwear - not just retail.

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    3. "Good starting company"

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      Former Employee - Store Manager in Newark, NJ
      Former Employee - Store Manager in Newark, NJ
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Converse full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Most the the DMs
      Districts are like family
      Training
      HQ opportunities for stretch assignments

      Cons

      Smaller company so advancing is hard
      Need to be relocatable to advance
      Becoming a DM is nearly impossible due to only having 9 in whole company
      Equal pay for people promoted to SM and hired in. Someone i knew who was promoted from a Lead was well underplayed compared to us who were hired in

    4. "I am a manager in the building, where I deal with pushing service and sales"

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      Current Employee - Lead in Orlando, FL
      Current Employee - Lead in Orlando, FL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Converse full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      The flexibility of availability, and the work environment is amazing.

      Cons

      Hours can vary, from really early to really late.

      Advice to Management

      I have none.

    5. "Converse Retail at a Flagship Store"

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      Former Employee - Graphic Design/Customer Service in San Francisco, CA
      Former Employee - Graphic Design/Customer Service in San Francisco, CA
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Converse full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Very, very relaxed retail environment where team morale was often management's biggest focus. Hard work and commitment were expected, but you were given respect and genuine care in return.

      Cons

      Those who expect strict a strict management team might find the overall attitude of the store a bit lax.

    6. "store manager"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Converse full-time

      Pros

      Benefits, company culture, product, upper management

      Cons

      No cons, overall great company to work for

    7. Helpful (1)

      "Director"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Converse full-time

      Pros

      Great work life balance with the right manager

      Cons

      Too much senior leadership churn has been disruptive for the last 3 years

    8. "Great Company, Better People"

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      Former Employee - Sales Associate in Saint Louis, MO
      Former Employee - Sales Associate in Saint Louis, MO
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Converse part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Great staff
      Decent pay for title
      Dedicated time to learning product knowledge / company history

      Cons

      Unpredictable clientele due to brand popularity

    9. "Cashier/ Visual Associate"

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      Former Employee - Retail Sales Associate
      Former Employee - Retail Sales Associate
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at Converse part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great opportunities to grow within company, flexibility with hours, ability to change positions within store

      Cons

      Hard to get communicate with corporate

      Advice to Management

      Take employee opinions and say more into consideration

    10. "Team Member"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends

      I worked at Converse part-time

      Pros

      Good hours and good discounts

      Cons

      Little room for moving up in the company

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