Not bad - management needs work - Retail Sales Associate Vans Employee Review

3.0
Apr 25, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good discount - 50%. Staff tend to be nice as they are young. Get free uniform. Not prejudice against tattoos/coloured hair etc

Cons

Management a bit of a shambles, lots of disagreeing between deputy/manager etc. Too much pressure on knowing KPI's not just for your store but also nearby, too many facts and figures to remember.

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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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