Is Vans a good company to work for?

Vans has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 3,507 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 71% of employees would recommend working at Vans to a friend and 43% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Vans have been left by employees working as Cashier , Retail Associate and Sale Associate .

Does Vans pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Vans employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Vans. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Vans?

71% of Vans employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Vans 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Vans?

Sales Associate (1157) , Retail Sales Associate (248) , Floor Supervisor (245) , Store Manager (140) , Assistant Manager (104) , Assistant Store Manager (78) , Sales Lead (64) , Stock Supervisor (47) , Seasonal Sales Associate (37) , Supervisor (32) , Sales Assistant (29) , Vendedor (29) , ASM- Assistant Store Manager (28) , Sales Associate/Cashier (27) , Manager (26)

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

"The people you work with are great and fun to work with" ((in 227 reviews)); "time job i've ever had! made some connections with great coworkers and really enjoyed working there even through challenges" ((in 158 reviews)); "Great Company and Culture." ((in 136 reviews)); "Fun work environment and clientele." ((in 106 reviews)); "Great people and team to work with" ((in 68 reviews))

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

"Low pay for someone with experience and no real idea how long it will take to increase" ((in 283 reviews)); "bad management and not a lot of incentives" ((in 142 reviews)); "No Hours No Opportunity:" ((in 111 reviews)); "Store manager and assistant manager were sleeping together." ((in 63 reviews)); "Terrible upper management that has a profound affect on store managers." ((in 47 reviews))

What are employees saying about Vans layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Vans locations?

Costa Mesa , New York , Los Angeles , San Diego , Las Vegas , Orlando , Houston , Miami , Chicago , Phoenix , Cypress , Atlanta , Orange , San Francisco , Charlotte , San Jose , Honolulu , Raleigh , Tampa , Salt Lake City , Cerritos , Portland , Jacksonville , Saint Louis , Riverside , Dallas , Arcadia , Lehi , Schaumburg , Austin

Vans reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(3,251 total reviews)

Kevin Bailey

60% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Senior management

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

Vans has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,251 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Vans 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

3.0

Nov 27, 2012

It's ok

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- 50% discount off full price items, 30% off sale - easy to move up to floor supervisor positions, that is if old college drop out adults aren't hogging the spots - usually chill coworkers - never opens earlier than 9am

Cons

- if your managers don't like you they'll give you the new kid jobs ie. mopping, cleaning the bathroom (nobody actually does these jobs) - a lot of detail things that you have to remember when doing your job - Vanity Fair owns us, you work your ass off, no it's not a "chill" easy job - really awful pay and bad "raises"

4.0

Oct 7, 2012

Not bad

Floor supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great discount. Nice dress code. Personally I was treated very well by upper management. The company likes to promote from within, and I took advantage of that.

Cons

Pay is not great. I worked in an outlet where we were always understaffed but always had a lot to do to take care of the store. There's always bad customers in retail, and Vans is no exception. Outlets always had very little payroll, and at most we would have three people watching the sales floor, making it easy for someone to sneak out with a new pair of shoes on their feet.

3.0

Jun 28, 2012

Good Place to work for teens

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun environment, cool styles, learn about the show world, learn basics of memorizing

Cons

Company has become more "corporate", distrust in employees, doesn't train new employees under 18 for very many skills, not a lot of room for promotion

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