Great Job for High School or College Students - Sales Associate Vans Employee Review

5.0
Sep 28, 2017
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Pros

I worked at Vans full time starting my sophomore year of high school and was there for 5 years total. I loved working there so much! The money could've been way better, but if it was I kid you not I would still be selling shoes to this day. I loved my coworkers, managers, and being in the mall was super fun.

Cons

As I said the pay isn't much, and holiday season can be exhausting. If you don't like being pushed to make daily sales goals I wouldn't recommend it.

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5.0
Jun 10, 2026
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Pros

Safe driving practices Delivery and route management GPS and navigation systems Customer service excellence Time management Vehicle inspections Leader ship

Cons

I am still work in USA O do not have full fluency in English yet, but I am actively my skill.

3.0
Apr 22, 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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