Great People, But Poor Vision and Old Management - Manager Vans Employee Review

2.0
Jan 21, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

- Nice culture - Laid back environment - Fun industry - Discounts on company products - Good work/life balance overall - Skatepark

Cons

- Lack of mid-long term vision - Zero learning and no growth opportunities - Senior Management (VPs and some directors) are stale and not challenged. They live in their comfort zone. Many of them have been here for a long time and really lack experience, they are not able to see things differently or to bring anything new on the table. - Lack on innovation on every level - Talent retention is not a focus here - Nepotism and favoritism are definitely noticeable

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Pros

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Cons

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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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