Working at The Gap in San Francisco, CA: 15 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in San Francisco, CA Area

"I work for Gap, they are a socially concious company that have given me lots of growth opportunity. I would highly recomend them as a company to work for & grow your career."

"Behind in the omni channel vision and hence the opportunity."

"I am a boomerang employee, initially starting with Gap, Inc. in 2000 - 2007 and then returning back to HQ in 2014. I believe in the company values and appreciate the inclusive and diverse work environment that the organization promotes."

"I've worked for Gap Inc. in the Gap Tech IT department for almost 2 years now, and since that time spent everyone in the department is jumping ship. There is no leader ship and no management. The help desk manager, along with the senior director of IT as well with some key personal on the team al resigned in the span of 90 days. Which in result left our department with no direction. Even til this day they have yet to fill those key roles. The IT department seems to be working blind with no sense of direction to why and what direction we are moving in. On top of all the it was announced to the company that our CEO will be stepping down before the year is over."

"Great culture and good folks. Technology can be primitive because Gap retail is not in the software business; it is in the clothing business. Technical debt is regularly accumulated and seldom addressed. It is a large organization with a hierarchical order, so cross-function productivity can be slowed significantly. Technology vision is lacking."

"I have been working here from starting of my career , its great working with GAP"

"Starts out good but there are constant changes which impact all levels of the company and how things are operated."

"Good company to work for."

What do you like about working at The Gap?

"Reputation of the company in the retail world. Exposure to various retail technologies."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Each department has a subculture of its own. Overall, supporting managers and exciting work."

What don't you like about working at The Gap?

"Job location and reorganization happening over the last few years."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Too much reorganization happening in the last few years has been impacting employee morale."

"Company culture is fun, but slightly immature. Lots of opportunity for growth, compensation and benefits were OK."

"Fun place to work."

"Fast paced environment, excellent for those self starters who are motivated in creating new business opportunities."

What do you like about working at The Gap?

"Loved the entreprenurial environment and the opportunity/support to take calculated business risks."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Strong financial analysis is key to success."

What don't you like about working at The Gap?

"Highly structured. When change was necessary, the process was often delayed due to over analysis."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Empower staff to make decisive business decisions."

"One of the best companies anyone could work for. Management is the best."

"I took this job for the amazing one of a kind training and experience at such a focal location, but I knew I wanted to move back down to southern California and had to leave at a time that was best for everyone involved without compromising business"

What do you like about working at The Gap?

"The education in merchandising, business acumen and product knowledge was some of the best a person can receive. It was a fast-paced location that demanded results, so I was happy to show the capability to thrive here. My gained knowledge from here is immeasurable and I was doing projects and tasks that I loved doing every day."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Show your passion for creativity and your knowledge of business analysis and how that affects decision making because that is a key factor here."

What don't you like about working at The Gap?

"I took the job strictly for experience, knowing I was going to be taking a huge pay cut in return, so I knew I was going to have to relocate or grow in the company once I was thoroughly trained here. Also, I decided that San Francisco was great for one year, but I missed southern California."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management was great, but promoting from within could be looked at more closely- there were a lot of talented associates who could have been very beneficial if given more opportunity and recognition."