Disappointing experience in digital - Senior Manager Vans Employee Review

2.0
27 Jan 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Van Doren brand values. Good work/life balance. Personal development tools offered. Easy to get hired, just need to be a 'culture fit'.

Cons

Company moves very slow despite having a focus on youth culture Org does not use data No test and learn culture Most meetings have 3-4X more ppl than necessary. Too many cooks, endless talking, no action VF integration is messy with inadequate tools, leads to poor consumer experiences. Digital skills that you pick up here are out of date and not transferrable to growing companies Vanity teams generating 'new insights' that have been industry knowledge/best practices for years

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5.0
6 May 2026
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Pros

Everyone was so nice and the job was very fun! I miss it every day.

Cons

Sometimes I didn't like the shoe designs.

3.0
22 Apr 2026
Recommend
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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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