Pros
The 50% discount is great Cool people to work with Good job if you're in high school looking to make a few dollars.
Cons
No Hours No Opportunity: I started working for Vans in 2012 as a sales associate when I was 17 at minimum wage (not a big deal at the time) and thought I could make a career out of it. How silly of me to think I could grow with a company who gives sales associates a maximum of 8 hours A WEEK. I constantly had to compete with my coworkers to try and get more hours because then, I didn't see the corporate side of things. I busted my butt, always being told I would move up as soon as a position opened and when a part time management position opened up, they ALWAYS hired externally with people who were unfit for the position. I held on to a false hope for over two years and finally I moved up to a Stockroom Supervisor out of a last resort and panic by upper management. Finally, when my store got a new Store Manager since the former one transferred to a new store 15 minutes away and a Floor Supervisor quit, I finally got the position I wanted after 3 years. I transferred to the store 15 minutes away and knew after two months of being at that store, I would have absolutely no chance of moving up or building a career. No Raises: After being an associate for over two years, I had one raise by a few cents. I didn't get a raise from minimum to $10 an hour until I moved up to a stockroom supervisor. When I moved up to a Floor Supervisor my store manager and I agreed on $11 an hour my store manager put it in and the district manager NEVER fixed or approved it. Too High of Expectations for the pay: I was always pushed to put in so much ridiculous work to where I felt as if my pay did not reflect my worth to the company. You feel unappreciated by the company after awhile because you're doing so much work with no reward or incentives that actually matter. Young Upper Management: Having a 19-20 year old getting hired into an Assistant Manager position when you're 21, in a position under, have been with the company for close to four years and have stayed loyal, is a slap to the face. You Will Not Make A Living In a Part-Time Management Position: You can only work a maximum of 23 hours a week, during slow times of the year you will average 13 hours a week. This is not a reliable job and you will never have a steady income. If you have real bills, this is not a "job."