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3.7
Average Rating
(based on 51 The Gap Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.6
Growth Opportunities
3.4
People You Work With
4.2
Person You Work For
3.7
Rewards You Receive
3.6
Support You Get
3.4
Way You Work
3.8
Work Setting
3.9
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"Pros: - Beautiful building. - Everyone is very nice. Cons: - You silently stare in the eyes of a co-worker for 10 minutes every morning (this is not a joke). - No flexibility with work hours. - Required to attend 3 day long pep rallies, work weekends, and sales meetings after hours with no pay compensation. - Whether or not you are a consultant you must go through an extensive consultant training program. - Things move at a snails pace, everything requires the approval of a lot of different people. - You are forced to share your feelings and personal life, with a microphone, in front of 250 people. - Overbearing environment. - It feels like a bunch of kids are trying to act like adults and play office (doesn't feel like real work, you constantly do things and think "why are we doing this..." with the answer always being "it builds connectivity/affinity). - You do exercises and attend meetings more than you actually work. - You are encouraged to take on new roles and accountabilities and are not compensated other than a pat on the back. - People tell each other "I love you" way more than is comfortable (this started after my first month, very uncomfortable). - They want to enroll your friends and family into their programs, they never stop asking. - Starting pay is well below the average. - A lot of workers (at least half) are married/ family, there is a heavy bias because of this. - Zero tolerance for working remotely/ flex schedule (very "breakthrough"). I have not felt this uncomfortable since High School."
Posted 9 years ago in Springfield, PA
Operation Manager

"Good"

What do you like about working at The Gap?

"Peers"

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

"Get your promises in a written form"

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

"Politics"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to your EOS"

Customer Experience Manager

"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."

Store Manager

"I spent over 13 years total working for the Gap. It is a place that I always loved to work at."

What do you like about working at The Gap?

"I loved the people and the positive environment. There was always something new going on everyday. The fast pace allowed me to use all of my skills to be successful."

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

"I reached a certain level in my career and then the opportunites to advance were limited in my area."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Upper mangement need to do a better job of coordinating tasks and events that happen in the stores."

Assistant Store Manager

"Fun Environment"

What do you like about working at The Gap?

"Great energy, environment and operations."

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

"80 hour work week"

Store Head

"Wordt company I ever worked for!"

What do you like about working at The Gap?

"Worst Company I ever worked for!"

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

"Don't."

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

"The clients"

Merchandise Assistant

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

Sales Associate

"Good first job to work at when I was in high school"

What do you like about working at The Gap?

"Working with staff and styling the clothes to show your design to the public"

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

"I didn'y like the hours the manager gave me due to it will interfer with my school hours"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give the high school students a steady scedule that would not interfer with their school."

Assistant Manager

What do you like about working at The Gap?

"Excellent company, positive work environment, and potential for growth."

Visual Manager

"Great place to work, but where I was, not enough room to grow."

What do you like about working at The Gap?

"It was a great place to learn visual presentation, and the art of management."

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

"Great company to work for"

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

"If you wanted to be anything corporate, the chain of command was too long."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Great management."

Assistant Manager

What do you like about working at The Gap?

"I loved the ability of growing and developing a team of employees and to see them flourish in the task given. I also loved the personal contact with customers and being able to provide outstanding customer service to them via multiple sales, advice, repeat business and referrals. I loved having a goal and seeing my team and I reach and go beyond that given goal."

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

"I would say to always stay upbeat and positive and those things will take you a long way."

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

"Gap Inc was a former empoyer of mine. I really don't and didn't have anything I disliked about employment with Gap Inc. It provided income, I learn a lot about aggressive selling, about leading a team, and about morale in a working environment."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"My suggestions for management is to always listen to your team, learn their weaknesses and their strengths and to lead your team by example. Not every team player learns and grows the same way or at the same speed so you have to be creative in getting everyone on the same page and to perform on the same level."

The Gap Employee

"A great part-time job with an awesome employee discount, but not a career."

Customer Service Representative

What do you like about working at The Gap?

"The Discounts"

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

"Be Confident"

Sales Associate

What do you like about working at The Gap?

"Gap Kids was a great work environment and I enjoyed working with customers."

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

"Have fun! It is a great place to work and you will meet great people."

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

"I did not like the hours we had to work. Sometimes we would have to work until 4AM!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest to the management to offer medical plans becuause many of the employees at the time needed it and it was not offered."

Merchandise Manager

"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."

Associate

"Necessary for a better Gap"

What do you like about working at The Gap?

"Fun environment, flexible, great break allocation!!!!"

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

"One should recognize the appreciation Gap has for it employees and realize that starting with Gap Inc. is a step in the right path of acquiring knowledge of superior customer service skills."

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

"Opportunity to grow is minimal and not often."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Create more ways to offer leadership opportunities and responsibilities."

The Gap Reviews FAQs

Is The Gap a good company to work for?

The Gap has an overall rating of 3.7 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 51 The Gap Review Ratings left anonymously by The Gap employees, which is 5% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 90% of employees would recommend working at The Gap.

Does The Gap pay their employees well?

The Gap employees earn $33,000 annually on average, or $16 per hour, which is 50% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 28 The Gap employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find The Gap Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at The Gap?

90% of employees would recommend working at The Gap with the overall rating of 3.7 out of 5. Employees also rated The Gap 3.6 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.6 for Rewards You Receive, 3.4 for Growth Opportunities and 3.4 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at The Gap?

According to our data, the highest paying job at The Gap is a Senior Vice President at $355,000 annually. Browse The Gap Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at The Gap?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at The Gap is a Sales Coordinator at $14,000 annually. Browse The Gap Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at The Gap?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at The Gap to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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