Is Pacific Sunwear a good company to work for?

Pacific Sunwear has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,770 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 61% of employees would recommend working at Pacific Sunwear to a friend and 50% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Pacific Sunwear have been left by employees working as Associate , Store Associate and Retail Associate .

Does Pacific Sunwear pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Pacific Sunwear employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Pacific Sunwear. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Pacific Sunwear?

61% of Pacific Sunwear employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Pacific Sunwear 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Pacific Sunwear?

Sales Associate (757) , Assistant Manager (251) , Store Manager (249) , Retail Sales Associate (155) , Assistant Store Manager (72) , Brand Representative (44) , Sales Lead (41) , FT Assistant Manager (39) , Sales Associate/Cashier (28) , Seasonal Sales Associate (26) , Senior Sales Associate (25) , Manager (18) , Associate (17) , Sales Representative (17) , Cashier (15)

What are the pros of working at Pacific Sunwear according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and friends." ((in 164 reviews)); "Coworkers were great and easy" ((in 123 reviews)); "Pacsun has a friendly and fun work environment." ((in 79 reviews)); "Good benefits and health coverage" ((in 45 reviews)); "flexible schedule and time off" ((in 44 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Pacific Sunwear according to real employee reviews?

"Hours aren’t that good and the hourly pay is low" ((in 286 reviews)); "Sometimes take on managerial roles for a dollar raise and do the same work the Assitant managers do." ((in 107 reviews)); "Long hours and always busy in store" ((in 106 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 67 reviews)); "Corporate really doesn’t care about you, My store was kind of “forgotten” when there was a new district manager." ((in 40 reviews))

What are employees saying about Pacific Sunwear layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Pacific Sunwear layoffs and their outlook for job security at Pacific Sunwear in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Pacific Sunwear locations?

Anaheim , Los Angeles , New York , Houston , Columbus , Las Vegas , Orlando , San Diego , Denver , Charlotte , San Antonio , Philadelphia , Chicago , Cincinnati , Brea , Omaha , Allen , Dallas , Frisco , Irvine , Tampa , Kennesaw , Salt Lake City , Phoenix , Sacramento , Miami , Atlanta , Paramus , Virginia Beach , Garden City

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Pacific Sunwear reviews

3.7

61% would recommend to a friend

(2,706 total reviews)

Brieane Olson

76% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Compensation and benefits

Pacific Sunwear has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,706 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pacific Sunwear employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

4.0

Jan 12, 2011

I love my job!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I've been at PacSun for 3 months and can honestly say people hear at Headquarters are truly ethical and for the most part trying to do what is right for our internal and external customers. People here have fun and genuinely enjoy what they do.

Cons

The company is going through alot of growing pains. Most of the people are new (within the last year), so change is happening rather slow. Also, there is some conflict between the "old" way of doing things and the "new" way. My guess is in 2-3 its going to be a much more stable place to work.

5.0

Sep 27, 2010

10 years strong! And I still love my job!

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The culture, the energy, the passion, the fashion, the customers, the product, the ability to be creative, the FUN! = succuss! PacSun has been great to me. We get to create great customer connections and develop our support manager and subordinates to be successful within their positions.

Cons

The management review process could be improved and some of the technologies that are available to us are out dated. For example: Having to handwrite our Zone sheets (which contain a lot of information) and managements reviews. There are no workshops availabe to the support managers.

5.0

Jul 4, 2010

Love it here

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing discount Fun place to work, tight knit atmosphere Good pricing and promotions Easy going and not too demanding job

Cons

Working most holidays Unpredictable somtimes Not much appreciation from higher up bosses

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