Excellent benefits - Sales Assistant Vans Employee Review

3.0
21 Aug 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

so much free uniform! Excellent co workers and can be Really fun environment. Area manager very easy to talk to and discuss store issues with.

Cons

you are restricted to what you are allowed to wear. it MUST be vans (down to your socks) and many of the management team can be too young, inexperienced and egotistical. minimum wage and nearly every month messed up payslips which wouldn't be resolved till the following month.

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5.0
8 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great company and super flexible scheduling.

Cons

None. This was a great retail job and I'd recommend to anyone

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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