There is something wrong here. - Sock Pusher Vans Employee Review

1.0
Dec 1, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

50% regular discount. 30% off sale items. 20% off skate equipment. That's all. And its actually pretty awesome.

Cons

You know the person who mentioned Vans is run by posers and geeks. Yeah I brushed him off too. Turns out, he was right on. Not like Freaks & Geeks(the show) where everyone is actually awesome, and they're looked down on. No I mean, these people try very hard to be the "cool jerk". And if you're new, you're nothing but a placeholder. You will not be "good enough" no matter how much you sell. Your professionalism will suffer simply from how co-workers and management communicate with each other. It may be cool and hip when you're a teenager, but bad habits die hard and you don't need that. Oh and be prepared to be called for a 4 hour shift and only work for 2.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jul 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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