All about family - but really they don't - Assistant Manager Vans Employee Review

3.0
Aug 6, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great discount Can be a great work environment Great Collabs Easy to transfer A well trained associate

Cons

Full time must work every weekend except for one. FT managers cannot have 2 days off in a row. No work/life balance, especially if the schedule maker is biased Horrible pay compared to other retailers Availability will work against you, especially if you are in management.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jul 20, 2026
Recommend
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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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