Thought Vans HQ would be cool, but it's just a bad corporate job - Marketing Manager Vans Employee Review

1.0
Mar 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Health benefits, 401k matching. Office events can be fun but often happen during lunch or after work hours requiring people to stay late to enjoy company bonding.

Cons

Zero room for growth. The only people who get promoted get their position because their supervisor left the company. Super boring work, and you're expected to take on more and more with no pay raise in sight. People are cliquey and act like it's high school. The brand has completely lost sight of what made Vans iconic in the first place and are chasing microtrends, streetwear fashion, and virality instead of catering to their core fanbase: surfers and skaters. There is a general sense of doom and gloom around the office headquarters because people who have been here for years note a decline in job satisfaction, company events, etc. People who are new quickly realize there is no room for growth and new ideas are not considered at all. There is a high rate of turnover and there is little to no communication between departments. If you are considering a job here because, "it's Vans, it's cool!" think long and hard about that decision, because at the end of the day it's an open office floor plan where people come in sick and you are threatened by management about the hours you are physically in-office despite it being "flexible and hybrid!" No one cares if you live the "Vans values" or surf/skate/snowboard. Vans rewards corporate drones and the people at the top don't know anything about youth culture. Sure, there is some camaraderie, but it's because we're all on a sinking ship together.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jul 20, 2026
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Pros

Depending on District/Store great culture. Awesome discounts and bonus incentives for full time management. Relatively lenient on being able to use your discretion with difficult customers, "What Would Van Doren Do?" - basically make the customer happy reasonably. Great position to learn retail and people management in - applied itself to any career field later on.

Cons

Job Security (retail and working in malls in today's landscape can be tough depending on location). Corporate can be corporate sometimes, DMs or RMs pushing unreasonable and ridiculous selling behaviors sometimes.

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