Pacific Sunwear Culture | Comparably
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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
19
TOTAL
RATINGS
181

Pacific Sunwear Company Culture

Pacific Sunwear Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
2.9/5
Pacific Sunwear's Overall Culture is rated C-

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Pacific Sunwear CEO

Bottom 45%Bottom 45% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
James Gulmi Pacific Sunwear's CEO
James Gulmi
66 /100

Diversity at Pacific Sunwear

Bottom 40%Bottom 40% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
C

Diverse employees at Pacific Sunwear have rated Executive Team, Team, and Meetings as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Pacific Sunwear

Bottom 25%Bottom 25% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
D+

Women at Pacific Sunwear have rated Executive Team, Team, and Meetings as the highest categories they have scored

Pacific Sunwear eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
Bottom 35%Bottom 35% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Recommend to a Friend?

-20

Pacific Sunwear employees are -20% more likely to recommend Pacific Sunwear as a great place to work

20%Promoters
40%Passives
40%Detractors

Working at Pacific Sunwear

Working at Pacific Sunwear is rated below average by 19 employees, across various culture dimensions. Pacific Sunwear employees rate Executive Team highest among all categories, and think that Environment and Happiness have the most room for improvement, putting Pacific Sunwear’s culture in the Bottom 30% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Bottom 25% compared to other companies in Los Angeles. See below in detail how working at Pacific Sunwear was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Pacific Sunwear

C-

Overall Company Culture at Pacific Sunwear is rated C-

Last updated a month ago

Bottom
30%

Pacific Sunwear ranks in the Bottom 30% of other companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 19 Employees

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Pacific Sunwear Employee Reviews

Out of 15 Pacific Sunwear employee reviews, 31% were positive. The remaining 69% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Pacific Sunwear improve their work culture.

31%
69%
Positive Reviews31%
Constructive Feedback69%

Positive Reviews From Pacific Sunwear Employees

  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    The most positive would have to be my team and the customers.
  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    Our manager gets high in the bathroom and takes our lunches and then doesn't fire people but leaves them on the schedule
  • What do you like best about the leadership team?
    The constant support and comraderie

Constructive Feedback From Pacific Sunwear Employees

  • What needs to change to make the company culture better?
    hire people who actually care about others and their job
  • What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
    to not be rude and disrespectful
  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    being respectful and helpful in a work environment

Pacific Sunwear Company Information

Pacific Sunwear Company Overview

A leading specialty retailer rooted in the action sports, fashion and music influences of the California lifestyle

Pacific Sunwear Mission, Vision & Values

Pacific Sunwear Mission & Values

PacSun’s objective “…is to provide our customers with a compelling merchandise assortment and great shopping experience that together highlight a great mix of heritage brands, proprietary brands and emerging brands that speak to the action sports, fashion and music influences of the California lifestyle.”

Headquarter3450 East Miraloma Avenue
Anaheim, CA
United States of America
Websitewww.pacsun.com/
Founding Date1982
Tel(714)414-4000

Pacific Sunwear Competitors

Pacific Sunwear competitors include Zumiez, Tilly's, American Eagle Outfitters, and Urban Outfitters. Pacific Sunwear ranks 2nd in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Pacific Sunwear compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    Zumiez's Logo
    Zumiez
    3.3/5
  2. #2
    Pacific Sunwear's Logo
    Pacific Sunwear
    2.9/5
  3. #3
    Tilly's' Logo
    Tilly's
    2.9/5
  4. #4
    American Eagle Outfitters' Logo
    American Eagle Outfitters
    2.9/5
  5. #5
    Urban Outfitters' Logo
    Urban Outfitters
    2.8/5

Pacific Sunwear Employees

19 employees at Pacific Sunwear have reviewed Pacific Sunwear across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was a month ago.

Overall, the 19 Pacific Sunwear employees give their leadership a grade of C, or Bottom 45% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Pacific Sunwear are mostly dissatisfied with their total compensation at Pacific Sunwear, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Pacific Sunwear are not very pleased with their team. 19 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a D. Less than half believe the meetings at Pacific Sunwear are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Pacific Sunwear believe the environment at Pacific Sunwear is negative. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Pacific Sunwear is extremely fast. About 67% of the employees at Pacific Sunwear work 8 hours or less, while 16% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Pacific Sunwear are generally happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

Joining Pacific Sunwear - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from Comparably users in Los Angeles about their company is that it was very prepared on their first day. Los Angeles employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 74% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Pacific Sunwear KPIs and OKRs

Employees’ understanding of Pacific Sunwear's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 1 Pacific Sunwear employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 1 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes100%
No0%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No0%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

Pacific Sunwear CEO & Leadership

Pacific Sunwear CEO - James Gulmi

James Gulmi Pacific Sunwear's CEO
66 /100

James’s approval rate is lower compared to CEOs at similar sized companies, putting James in the Bottom 45% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Bottom 40% compared to CEOs of all other companies in Los Angeles. James Gulmi’s employees rank Pacific Sunwear in the Top 50% for Executive Team, in the Bottom 45% for Leadership, and in the Bottom 45% for Manager. When compared to Pacific Sunwear’s competitors, James Gulmi ranks below Zumiez CEO Rick Brooks.

Pacific Sunwear Leadership

The Pacific Sunwear Executive Team is rated a “C+” and led by CEO James Gulmi, Sr. Director, Business Systems Rupa Hulet, and Vice President Womens Merchandising Emily Arnold

  • James Gulmi  CEO / President

    James Gulmi CEO / President

    James Gulmi serves as the CEO / President of Pacific Sunwear.

  • Rupa Hulet Sr. Director, Business Systems

    Rupa Hulet serves as the Sr. Director, Business Systems of Pacific Sunwear. Rupa started at Pacific Sunwear in June of... read more

  • Emily Arnold Vice President Womens Merchandising

    Emily Arnold serves as the Vice President Womens Merchandising of Pacific Sunwear. Emily started at Pacific Sunwear in... read more

  • Ernie Sibal Vice President, Real Estate & Store Optimization

    Ernie Sibal serves as the Vice President, Real Estate & Store Optimization of Pacific Sunwear. Ernie started at Pacific... read more

  • Kirk Williams Vice President Supply Chain

    Kirk Williams serves as the Vice President Supply Chain of Pacific Sunwear. Kirk started at Pacific Sunwear in December... read more

  • John Fontana SVP, Inventory Management

    John Fontana serves as the SVP, Inventory Management of Pacific Sunwear.

  • Jim Oien VP - Planning and Allocation

    Jim Oien serves as the VP - Planning and Allocation of Pacific Sunwear.

  • Rick Higgins VP GMM Footwear

    Rick Higgins serves as the VP GMM Footwear of Pacific Sunwear.

  • Alan Flaesgarten Chief Information Officer

    Alan Flaesgarten serves as the Chief Information Officer of Pacific Sunwear. Alan started at Pacific Sunwear in August... read more

Pacific Sunwear Salaries

How much does Pacific Sunwear pay?

How much do people at Pacific Sunwear get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Pacific Sunwear is $126,031, or $60 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $120,753, or $58 per hour.

At Pacific Sunwear, the highest paid job is a General Counsel at $240,047 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $45,632 annually. Average Pacific Sunwear salaries by department include: Product at $196,933, Customer Support at $128,249, Sales at $134,385, and Admin at $62,113. Half of Pacific Sunwear salaries are above $120,753.

8 employees at Pacific Sunwear rank their Compensation in the Bottom 25% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 25 ratings) while 8 employees at Pacific Sunwear rank their Perks And Benefits in the Bottom 30% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 9 ratings).

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$70k
$70k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$94k
$94k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$121k
$121k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$162k
$162k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$203k
$203k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$242k
$242k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$244k
$244k100th Percentile
$126,031*
Average Compensation
$120,753*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Pacific Sunwear Salaries by City

Pacific Sunwear Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at Pacific Sunwear

Diverse employees at Pacific Sunwear score the company 63/100 across various culture categories, placing Pacific Sunwear in the Bottom 40% of companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Pacific Sunwear across various culture dimensions.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women N/A/100
Men N/A/100
Diverse Employees 51/100
Department - Sales

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women N/A/100
Men N/A/100
Diverse Employees N/A/100

Pacific Sunwear Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Insurance

Financial Benefits

  • 401K / Retirement Plan

Office Perks

  • Work From Home Policy

Pacific Sunwear PTO

Pacific Sunwear's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives unlimited days off a year. Pacific Sunwear's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $1000 -$1500 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time0%
Vacation Policy0%
Office Meals0%
401k Contribution0%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No0%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo0%
$1500 - $2500/mo0%
$1000 -$1500/mo100%
$500 -$1000/mo0%
Less than $500/mo0%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

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Candidates By Department

Design
100%

Candidates By Location

Los Angeles
50%
Beverly Hills
50%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Pacific Sunwear

What is Pacific Sunwear address?

Pacific Sunwear location is at 3450 East Miraloma Avenue

Who is the CEO of Pacific Sunwear?

Pacific Sunwear CEO is James Gulmi, their score by employees is 66

What is Pacific Sunwear eNPS?

The eNPS for Pacific Sunwear is -20

What is the salary for Data Scientist in Pacific Sunwear?

Data Scientist average salary in the US is 107k

What are the salaries in the Marketing in Pacific Sunwear?

The average salaries for Marketing in Pacific Sunwear is 101k

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