Great first job, would be happy to work there again - Sales Associate Vans Employee Review

5.0
Mar 19, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-friendly staff -easy dress code (didn't need to spend much money, if any at all) -decent starting pay ($9 as a part-time temp with no viable experience) -great employee discounts

Cons

There is only one con I can come up with, and that is that you must enjoy wearing Vans products to some extent. You do not have to surf or skateboard to fit in, but if you are not comfortable wearing at least a pair of Vans shoes and a Vans t-shirt, you may not want to work in a store. If you do like wearing shoes and clothing from Vans, you should have no problems.

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5.0
May 6, 2026
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Pros

Everyone was so nice and the job was very fun! I miss it every day.

Cons

Sometimes I didn't like the shoe designs.

3.0
Apr 22, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The environment is absolutely amazing with my coworkers and they are always supportive. Any issues that arise are met with a high level of humanity - on the base level of the people I work with, because I haven't really delt with corporate. It genuinely feels nice to work here when you have a team like mine. The culture of skating is absolutely amazing to learn about at VANs and be a part of as well. I like the history behind some of the shoes, but that's probably just because I'm a history nerd.

Cons

Part time doesn't get many hours or enough pay to survive off of. However, you can't become full time unless you get a higher position. Sadly, they are incredibly hard to get, due to the fact people seem to stay with VANs if they get that promotion, just because it seems to be great to work here once you have that higher position. As well as the usual shift is 4 hours, and sometimes you only get one shift a week. It's just incredibly hard to stay here when it can't even give you enough money on your paychecks to get a small amount of groceries that'll last one person two weeks.

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