Beautiful Learning Experience... with an overwhelming state of keeping up results... - Store Manager Vans Employee Review

4.0
May 23, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Training & Development Program Customer Service Philosophy (in practice) is the BEST in actual retail field Great Discounts on VANS products (Associate love it)

Cons

Associates become a sock-pusher or a Vans lover. Pay rate does not match the effort and pressures placed on Management Staff. DMs are not aware of their stores challenges and daily basis reality , but highly "Van Doren Philosophy brain-washed. Dont' just do the talk...walk the walk. [Prepare to be "never enough' ] real statement

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5.0
Jul 14, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great job to work at

Cons

Other than talking to people, there are no cons

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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