Pros
A laid back environment. Some of the people who work for the company are cool.
Cons
The culture of Vans has died. This is a prime example of what happens to a company when it gets too big. There's a huge disconnect between the corporate office and the stores. The bottom line in all cases is dollars and cents. I understand that's there;s money to be made, but don't advertise yourself as being about the people if that isn't the case. "You can't take KPI's to the bank, make more money" Payroll here is horrible. I like to believe that that's because of VF and Not Vans, but since communication to the field is a lackluster who knows. In this company your forced to buy uniform pieces. Since the company outsourced to outside the great USA and the shoes are made in Asia, the shelf life on them for someone who works 40 hours a week is about 2 months. You're provided one pair of shoes a year, once those are blown out you have to pay out of pocket. In the California stores nobody takes 10 min breaks because there's no coverage on the sales floor (horrible labor allocation). The company continues to open new stores but doesn't have the man power to back it up. It's no wonder Vans has such a high turn over rate. The pay? The worst in the industry I've ever seen. Everyone in the stores is under paid by about 30% on average. Vans does not pay competitively. Supervisors are paid just above minimum wage.