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    Vans Reviews

    Updated March 18, 2019
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    Doug Palladini
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    Pros

    • "great discount sometimes they give you up to 70% off" (in 88 reviews)

    • "Can be a great work environment" (in 45 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Low pay, No Benefits, only part time hours" (in 32 reviews)

    • "Work life balance, management is full of politics" (in 14 reviews)

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    1. "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Floor Supervisor
      Current Employee - Floor Supervisor
      Recommends

      I have been working at Vans part-time

      Pros

      Great place for young adults to work and actually enjoy the workplace and all that comes with it

      Cons

      Moving up can be difficult sometimes

    2. "n/a"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Assistant Manager in Newark, CA
      Current Employee - Assistant Manager in Newark, CA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Vans full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      great team to work for, training is great, lots of growth, discounts are amazing, plenty of opportunities to learn and grow

      Cons

      hours are complicated and wage can be as well

      Advice to Management

      n/a

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    3. "Amazing"

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      Current Employee - Sales Associate
      Current Employee - Sales Associate

      I have been working at Vans part-time

      Pros

      Discount and the vibe of the workplace

      Cons

      There are no cons for Vans

    4. "Fun place to work"

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      Former Employee - Floor Supervisor in Beaumont, TX
      Former Employee - Floor Supervisor in Beaumont, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Vans part-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Pretty fun place to work while in college. I was promoted several times in my 5 years there. Great culture. Awesome employee discount. Store manager is great and is very accommodating of employee schedules.

      Cons

      Pay is not that great. You are expected to upsell everything and expected to get a lot of tasks down while super focusing on customers.

    5. "Good experience with sales"

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      Former Employee - Sales Associate in Philadelphia, PA
      Former Employee - Sales Associate in Philadelphia, PA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

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

      Pros

      practice making sales
      diverse set of customers

      Cons

      fluctuating hours
      too much pressure to talk to customers - some people want to be left alone
      not enough break time - 10 minutes per shift

      Advice to Management

      I would suggest that managers are more encouraging and less critical of small aspects. They choose favoritism quickly and only give those employees good hours. They will give you tedious tasks if you're not consistently hands on with customers, even if the customer wants to shop on their own.

    6. "Fun environment to work in"

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      Former Employee - Sales Associate in Broomfield, CO
      Former Employee - Sales Associate in Broomfield, CO

      I worked at Vans part-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Discount
      People
      Being around Vans product all the time

      Cons

      None that I can think of

    7. "Great product horrible leadership"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Vans full-time

      Pros

      discount for shoes or other products

      Cons

      no accountability or communication at all

    8. "Good company, bad management"

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      Former Employee - Associate
      Former Employee - Associate
      Recommends

      I worked at Vans part-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      discount
      relaxed environment
      cool people
      good brand
      free stuff for holidays

      Cons

      bad pay
      managers are very young and very dramatic

    9. "A great job"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Vans part-time

      Pros

      Flexible hours, Great people to work with

      Cons

      Can one get 19 hours a week

    10. "Not enough hours"

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      Current Employee - Sales Associate in Vernon Hills, IL
      Current Employee - Sales Associate in Vernon Hills, IL
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Vans part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Fun, laid back environment
      Flexible hours

      Cons

      Not many hours available