no. - Sales Associate Vans Employee Review

1.0
8 Nov 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

some of the employees are cool until they leave bc they realize its an awful place to work getting 50 percent off merchandise is cool if you really like vans

Cons

-no hours -awful pay -awful "raises" -crazy stupid drama -feel like im still in high school -favoritism is huge -way too much work with given hours -way too much work with no pay -expecting way more out of you than they actually should -take things way too seriously -no.

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5.0
12 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fun work environment if you love skateboarding/surf type of vibe.

Cons

Less hours during nonpeak season

3.0
22 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The environment is absolutely amazing with my coworkers and they are always supportive. Any issues that arise are met with a high level of humanity - on the base level of the people I work with, because I haven't really delt with corporate. It genuinely feels nice to work here when you have a team like mine. The culture of skating is absolutely amazing to learn about at VANs and be a part of as well. I like the history behind some of the shoes, but that's probably just because I'm a history nerd.

Cons

Part time doesn't get many hours or enough pay to survive off of. However, you can't become full time unless you get a higher position. Sadly, they are incredibly hard to get, due to the fact people seem to stay with VANs if they get that promotion, just because it seems to be great to work here once you have that higher position. As well as the usual shift is 4 hours, and sometimes you only get one shift a week. It's just incredibly hard to stay here when it can't even give you enough money on your paychecks to get a small amount of groceries that'll last one person two weeks.

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