Mixed feelings - Visual Specialist Converse Employee Review

3.0
Aug 22, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people who work at Converse tend to be very creative, passionate and 'weird' people. I felt right at home and many of my co-workers are some of my closest friends. Converse as a company treats it employees fairly well and there is room for growth whether you want to stay within the company or switch to our parent company, Nike.

Cons

Management seems to lack the passion and communication needed to keep a brand new inline store going. For a brand that has been around for quite some time it has definitely lost it's edge in targeting the right market. The brand is becoming too generic and lost the unique qualities and that trickles down to the what the associates wear. For example you are only allowed to wear certain pants and shirts however the dictation of wearing a uniform contradicts what Converse initially stood for and claims to still stand for being imperfectly perfect.

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Pros

Total autonomy with total ownership of your buainess

Cons

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3.0
Jun 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Opportunities for growth and great benefits.

Cons

Management is so incredibly catty. There's drama every month, not just between associates, but mostly with management and leadership. The store manager is also good friends with the district manager so if you had any HR violations with her it wouldn't be taken seriously and they would just laugh about it in their video calls. So many HR violations have been made here its not even funny. I recommend the company as well as Nike who owns them but do yourself a favor and stay away from the Philadelphia Premium Outlets location.

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