Skechers Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"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."

"I enjoyed the work I was given along with the environment I was surrounded by."

What do you like about working at Skechers?

"Glamour and party"

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

"Need to know how to play politics."

What don't you like about working at Skechers?

"No moral, no ethic."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need new set of professionals."

"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"

"Excellent Company and upper management team"

What do you like about working at Skechers?

"Strong upper management team"

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

"Be proactive and know your business. Skechers does not micro manage."

What don't you like about working at Skechers?

"All communication was done through fax where as other places I've worked everything has been done through e-mail."

"Tough crowd."

"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."

"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."

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

"This is a very fast paced, analytical based company. Need to be ok with improving skills w/ satisfactgory at best feed back (at least in retail)"

What don't you like about working at Skechers?

"Want a Full time position, noneskill set within my open at thI time of my assiggnment ending."

What do you like about working at Skechers?

"Sketchers was a good foundation for my shoe designing carrier."

What don't you like about working at Skechers?

"Sketchers was not organized enough with there design procedures."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest hiring more people with creative minds."

"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"

"It's past time for true professionalism to emerge at SKX."

What do you like about working at Skechers?

"Pride in product, design innovation, location, some management and co-workers. Lot of very smart people who know what to do to improve but are very scared to voice it."

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

"Do everything in your power to determine that your career goals and aspirations are possible and in line with direct supervisor expectations. Tremendous amount of potential exists with considerable numbers of highly talented employees."

What don't you like about working at Skechers?

"Lack of trust, respect, real professionalism, accountability and business ethics at Senior VP and mid-management level. Blame game - finger pointing dominates when things go wrong / mistakes made. Technical system applications severely degrade operational performance and integrity of business and it's past the point of impacting the bottom line..Have no idea as to the impact of what I do on a daily basis (number crunching)."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Clearly define mission statement driven goals and objectives at all levels and instill accountability of those from Robert on down and across. Think outside the box and be open to change everywhere in the organization to increase revenue and reduce costs. Upgrade business applications immediately or face mediocrity for the next decade. Have more detailed surveys and have Senior management actually read the results."

"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 going through some growing pains"

What do you like about working at Skechers?

"Great products, quality and price."

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

"Be passionate and be honest"

What don't you like about working at Skechers?

"Way to paperwork intensive. Should have much more face time with employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Spend more quality time in the stores understanding the challenges they face daily."

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."