Vans reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(3,250 total reviews)
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Kevin Bailey

60% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Vans has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,250 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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3K reviews
1.0
Dec 12, 2017

Promote Diversity and Respect

Anonymous employee
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Pros

VF Employee Discount is 50%

Cons

I gave Van’s and VF five years of my life. I was dedicated, driven, and constantly looked for opportunities to support the business and my team. I believed in the company and the mission. Since leaving, I’ve become more and more aware of the inherent bias and lack of diversity within senior levels of the organization; I’ve seen highly qualified candidates of diverse backgrounds get passed over for promotions and internal opportunities due to poor recruiting practices and outright prejudice from members of the HR and recruiting teams. I loved my Vans team, but HR and senior leaders need to practice what they preach. Saying negative things about former employees (myself included), demonstrating outright bias, and failing to live by your very public core values will not lead to success and will rather continue to drive great people out of the organization and into other employers. Treat everyone with respect and get over yourselves.

2.0
Nov 2, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- If you are in the right team you will work with nice people - Family Oriented - Relaxed environment - Cool/fun culture

Cons

- Unbearable resistance to change. - Old mindset driven by old VP's with lame experience - Unqualified VP's/Directors, mostly because of their poor background and no will to keep learning - No room for personal growth or career growth, no learning opportunities, zero coaching - Judgemental tendencies - Demanding but not rewarding - Emotional / perception based decisions, especially in some Product departments - Nepotism - Lack of diversity

4.0
Mar 31, 2018

Product tester

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great products that have withstood the test of time.

Cons

The merchandise lacks innovation. The styles haven't changed much since the company's advent.

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