Vera Bradley reviews

2.9

25% would recommend to a friend

(839 total reviews)

Ian Bickley

28% approve of CEO

19% positive business outlook

Vera Bradley has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 839 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Vera Bradley 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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839 reviews
4.0
Jul 22, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The store manager and team was amazing.

Cons

The district manager expect us to be 24/7 ready for work and the company make poor money decisions

3.0
Jul 8, 2025

Great people and environment

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Loved everyone that I worked with at Vera, and the environment/culture was very welcoming and enjoyable. I enjoyed coming to work every day!

Cons

Lots of turnover as layoffs were taking place, company seemed to be in a major transition phase so the future felt uncertain.

1.0
Jul 5, 2025

Was once a good company

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Ignore all comments prior to 2023 as that brand/company no longer exists. Vera is struggling in every aspect

Cons

1. All previous DMs were fired and 2 of the worst ones were kept because they knew how to be two faced and female dogs. New DMs came in but no reqs were open for anyone to apply to promote up. They were already chosen. 2. Payroll cut to 95hrs no matter task/shipment/sales 3. No raises for 2025 for all employees 4. In Oct 2024 all ASM positions were terminated unless a 2mill+ store 5. Warehouse layoffs, Tech Layoffs, office layoffs/customer service layoffs 6. Randel and Kelly have destroyed/abandoned any core values from the beloved brand. Everything is about punishing your team for not making sales but the rebrand is their fault. 7. Friends are being brought in to work for the office from Swarovski,Gucci and given positions they have no experience in and lovely wages/bonuses. 8. In 2023 new day was announced and it was because they wanted to be like coach/gucci/LV as that is Kelly,Jackie and Allison type of style. Wanted customers who were stylish, 30-55, rich, and popular because the current customers vera had were dying off. (Their exact words on the slideshow) 9. Stores are closing specifically brand and you will find out 30 days before if you are lucky 10. They do not want to hear your opinion about new day. You will be bullied/belittled and told you are incapable of doing your job. when in reality they made horrible products and turned their backs on customers and employees.

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