Used to love the company culture, now it's watered down and careless with employee hiring
Pros
I work for the company now and I love the freedom and the relationships that are built in the community and within the store.
Cons
-Management hires people who misrepresent the products (34-40 year old sales associates with no knowledge about current trends). No age discrimination but customers want to feel as though they can relate, and the core customer are 10-30 yr old residents of urban communities. -District managers hires push overs and suck ups instead of qualified candidates and people who would fit in with the culture of VILLA -New investors have turned what was once a special brand and culture into a watered down, urban FootLocker (I've worked for VILLA, FootLocker, and FootAction) and the store policies change by the minute -Constantly revoking employee discount with no reason company-wide -ABSOLUTELY NO employee appreciation unless it is for Management. I have heard numerous employees say that they have been told "If you don't like the rules you can easily be replaced and they have fired numerous long term, loyal, dedicated employees for literally nothing
