Working at Skechers in Manhattan Beach, CA: 19 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Manhattan Beach, CA Area

"Shoes, shoes, shoes and lots of fun."

What do you like about working at Skechers?

"The shoes!"

What don't you like about working at Skechers?

"The 'we did that before' attitude"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Move out of the 1990's"

"Working for Skechers is fine, it's a good company to work for, but I'm always looking for a new challenge"

What do you like about working at Skechers?

"Good level of challenge, I have learned additional cross training with SEO, search, analytics and design."

What don't you like about working at Skechers?

"Structure can be stifling at times, corporate structure gets frustrating."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Streamline and optimize systems. There's a lot of waste from department to department."

"It's a job."

"Great company"

What do you like about working at Skechers?

"Great location, people are great"

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

"Open mind and if you need structure this is not the company for you."

What don't you like about working at Skechers?

"no structure"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"develop a training program"

"Better off with Adidas"

What do you like about working at Skechers?

"It was close to home"

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

"Only if you have no other options"

What don't you like about working at Skechers?

"There was no room to grow stuck in a cubbyhole"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Apply some human social skills"

"A learning experience"

What do you like about working at Skechers?

"Co-workers, pace, shoes, public recognition and perceptions of company"

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

"Ask career alignment learning questions."

What don't you like about working at Skechers?

"Acceptance of status quo and sub-standard quality."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pay attention to and fully utilize internal and external talent."

"I enjoyed working for Skechers. I believe it helped me grow as a designer"

What do you like about working at Skechers?

"Offered plenty of growth. The atmosphere is friendly"

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

"be yourself, be original, and be prepared to work hard"

What don't you like about working at Skechers?

"the drive. I live in SF Valley. It was brutal"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"offer telecommuting at least twice a month"

"Good company"

What do you like about working at Skechers?

"The people and the money"

What don't you like about working at Skechers?

"the commute"

"This company needs some work."

What do you like about working at Skechers?

"I liked the fact that I was able to do my job well in a timely manner."

What don't you like about working at Skechers?

"That I left on maternity leave having to go on Immediate bed rest."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"That some management supervisors need to be professional and have a open door policy for other staff and coworkers to voice any problems, suggestions that they may have. This will help provide a better working environment."

"Problems Galore! Poor Management/Nepotism/Horrible HR. Watch Out! Good if you just need a job to get by."

What do you like about working at Skechers?

"Location near the beach. Nice building, kitchens, bathrooms. Good music playing throughout. Organizational structure and procedures are clearly defined and well organized. Everyone knew what their job was."

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

"Watch out for the HR department, especially the heads of the department. They will lie to you regarding salary, they are difficult to work with regarding benefits, and they do not care about you as a human being. They are only concerned about the bottom line and are overly strict. They will not be bothered with your personal needs."

What don't you like about working at Skechers?

"NEPOTISM! There is a lot of the CEO/Company founder's family throughout the company who have been there a long time and will not be going anywhere. This makes it difficult to voice concerns/issues about these individuals. They have also risen to ranks where they must manage people, but do not have the ability to do so successfully. Horrible Upper Management who unfortunately have been with the company so long that they basically have tenure.Odd Dress CodeOffsite Parking"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Very poor management, particularly family members who have risen to the management level but are really not capable of managing people. I suggest to re-evaluate your manager's skills."

What do you like about working at Skechers?

"I love the product. I love the culture. The other great factors of working there are as follows: Pewople, customers, culture, leadership, planning and strategic process, store locations, product, and the focus they have on people."

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

"Be a shoe person - It is good if you have past experience in the shoe industry."

"This was a very opportunity filled position."

"Overall great experience."

What do you like about working at Skechers?

"Fun and creative people that knew what they were doing."

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

"I do not have any tips other than good luck."

What don't you like about working at Skechers?

"Things became more about politics and less about good design."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"You do not have suggestions for the management they knew what they needed to do."