Corporate is starting to feel very "corporate" - Anonymous employee Vans Employee Review

3.0
Jul 3, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great brand, lots of great people, was a great culture

Cons

Things have changed and I don't know if more VF influence, the CMO (if you don't know who that is, wait five minutes and she'll let you know), or the empty offices, but the culture seems to have left the building. It's been replaced by corporate speak and a distinct lack of care for the people who made this place what it is. I'm not one of those people who thinks you need to bleed OG Navy to work here, but most of us came here because we love the brand, not because we saw it as a stepping stone to a bigger job somewhere else. We've lost a ton of great people over the last couple years, lots of them with a lot of tenure, and I am pretty sure we'll continue to if we keep going this route. I am currently looking and know a lot of others in the same boat.

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

Cons

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3.0
Apr 22, 2026
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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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