Vera Bradley reviews

3.0

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 3.0 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
3.0
Feb 3, 2015

Experiencing growing pains

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great product and loyal customers. Cpmpany is dedicated to great customer service and building relationships. Focused on Core Values.

Cons

Company has done a U-Turn away from their Core Values. New CEO has instituted cost-saving measures that have devalued employees. Stores used to have meetings several times a year that were fun, informative team-building events. We were given formal training and rewards. As of 2014 no more meetings, no training, no gifts. Workforce Management scheduling forces managers to underschedule creating extreme stress on existing employees. Overworked and underappreciated.

1.0
May 9, 2025

Upper management horrible

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The only thing good was my GM

Cons

The company has taken a horrible direction. You have to wonder if Jackie was hired to rank the company. She sure has that history with previous companies. Upper management does not listen to the customer or what store management tells them works and what doesn’t. They don’t care to hear what the customer wants and have taken away all the products that Vera has been known for. They are going to do what they want and they don’t care about their employees. They have cute payroll so much that you are working on a skeleton crew. They expect few people to do the work of a full staff. No achievable! They have taken away all bonuses but can give the CEO a huge bonus at the end of last year. No raises for employees. How can someone take a bonus knowing the people doing all the work don’t get anything. This company should be ashamed of themselves for destroying what use to be a very popular company and product.

2.0
Mar 15, 2025

Vera is Heading in a Different Direction

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

• work with some great and creative individuals

Cons

• ALL Associates weren't given merit and salary base increases after more than a year of work to fulfill our Project New Day and other 'hot' requests from leadership • Associates are expected to take on more work and not receive compensation – being told "great work/job" isn't enough... • Associates do not feel valued by leadership

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