Worst retail I’ve ever worked - ASM- Assistant Store Manager Vans Employee Review

1.0
Mar 17, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

If you’re full time you get all benefits, as well as 40 hours a week.

Cons

they don’t take HR seriously, they have management that shouldn’t even be in management, they make it into a hostile environment. I’ve worked retail for 15 years and this is by far one of the worst “people” company’s I’ve ever worked for. They only see associates and management as numbers. As well as them not doing anything about harassment cases. They pretend like nothing has ever happened and people are too “sensitive.” I wouldn’t recommend anyone unless you want your mental health destroyed.

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4.0
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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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