Fun job but limited opportunities for career advancement - Sales Lead Vans Employee Review

3.0
28 Oct 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Fun job, like honestly if you are just looking for a part time job, this was my favorite job. -Make friends -discounts -Employee of the month gets 70% off the whole month -if your stores team/management is good then you will love the job -very inclusive -flexible scheduling

Cons

-Very little recognition for your work from higher management -You can work super hard for promotion but it rarely matters -SALES LEAD POSITION IS A SCAM. It’s like a glorified associate position to prepare you for supervisor but you’ll get stuck there. You also act as if you are a supervisor but without the pay or respect. ONLY DIFFERENCE is you don’t have a key and you don’t close register alone. -Inconsistent hours -pay is pretty bad -no commission -high corporate expectations sometimes draining

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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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