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      Vera Bradley

      Engaged Employer

      Vera Bradley reviews

      2.9

      25% would recommend to a friend

      (839 total reviews)

      Ian Bickley

      28% approve of CEO

      19% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.1

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Compensation and benefits

      2.7

      Culture & values

      2.3

      Career opportunities

      2.2

      Senior management

      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).

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Reviews by job title

      839 reviews
      1.0
      Mar 14, 2017

      Negative Decline

      Store manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The original employees (the few that are left).

      Cons

      The product, hiring what feels like 100 senior level managers and cutting payroll for everyone else.

      2.0
      Nov 25, 2016

      assistant manager operations

      Assistant store manager operations
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A great opening team of associates from varied backgrounds and experiences. There was an opportunity to interact with many customers who were passionate about the brand. It is a bright and colorful working environment.

      Cons

      Promotions were not not based on performance or merit. There is a creeping, ageist, nepotism at work that is putting people without the right experience into positions for which they are not qualified and the ramifications are far reaching. Communication is incomplete and confusing when it is attempted at all. Human resource issues regarding complete lack of performance are not addressed in a timely manner.

      3.0
      Aug 14, 2016

      Fun place, but you can't depend on it

      Sales associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Great employee discount that applies to sales items - Perks include in-store contests with prizes like Vera bucks and Starbucks giftcards - Easy to request time off or change your schedule (management never says no) - Clean and beautiful store really has a luxury feel to it

      Cons

      Although I love my store and the brand, there are plenty of downsides to working for this company. - Sales/conversion/UPT goals are unrealistic. - Managers feel pressured and then pressure the sales associates to sell more and more, leading to a high-stress enviroment. - Company has also began to track employee sales (so how much each individual is selling) and posts this publically - it feels very competitive & awkward especially when we aren't making any comission for sales. - VB seems to be at a crossroads with where the company is going and who they're marketing to. Older customers miss the traditional Vera & frequently complain about the rapidly decreasing product quality and how quickly the company retires styles and patterns. - Hours are all over the place. Some weeks you'll get 20-25 hours and some weeks you'll be left with 7, divided up into two crappy shifts. It's awful and a big part of the reason why VB has a high turnover rate

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