Good place to work if you like the style - Sales Associate Vans Employee Review

4.0
2 Sept 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great 50% discount on full priced items. Very easy to get time off. Customers were always friendly, more or less. Reasonably simple shifts if you do your job right.

Cons

Expect to stay an hour or two late after closing, you will most likely always be waiting for the manager to finish their tasks. The back stockroom can get very hectic and co-workers very seldomly put shoes back on the rack in the correct order of size and color. Expect a workout, the shoe racks are heavy and you will be climbing to get a shoe sometimes.

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5.0
6 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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
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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