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
2.0
Apr 22, 2014

very clicky

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Pros

discount on shoes. warp tour . I've heard the president is a good guy.

Cons

cheap salary they pay less then industry standard , hr seems very uncaring and condescending. not very clear on job description .it's very clicky and thought process ,design ideas seem very one dimensional.

2.0
May 26, 2023

Tread carefully at Hq

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Pros

There are a lot of smart, creative and hardworking people at Vans- it’s a solid resume builder. Interesting work and problems to solve. Well stocked office. The hiring process favors creative/unique personalities over business acumen, so there are diverse perspectives at every table.

Cons

Based on how leadership acts, it seems like vans is speeding towards financial disaster. Almost every other day for several months there have been 911 calls to add brand-degrading promotions or to completely change the marketing approach overnight, despite no real movement on business trend. Senior leadership members seem misaligned and routinely undermine one another. VPs micromanage teams even at the lowest level to push forward these exhausting power struggles. To make matters worse, promotions merit raises transfers wellness days etc seem to have been repeatedly frozen, leaving employees burned out. The constant emergency environment and unrealistic requests cause rifts between teams who used to collaborate well, leaving everyone on edge. I’m sorry to say that Vans/VF is not an engaging place to work anymore.

2.0
Sep 18, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

The discount is insane, atmosphere is laid back, job is easy, meet cool people, learn ALOT!

Cons

Unfortunately it all depends on the store and the management, I worked at a top notch store where everything was A+ got moved to work at another store to help fix it, improved sales, overall growth, employee training, but some times there is management that don’t follow rules.

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