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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
378
TOTAL
RATINGS
2733

Zumiez Company Culture

Zumiez Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
3.3/5
Zumiez's Overall Culture is rated C

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Zumiez CEO

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Rick Brooks Zumiez's CEO
Rick Brooks
67 /100

Diversity at Zumiez

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B+

Diverse employees at Zumiez have rated CEO Rating, Environment, and Outlook as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Zumiez

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C+

Women at Zumiez have rated Team, Meetings, and Environment as the highest categories they have scored

Zumiez 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?"
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Recommend to a Friend?

-10

Zumiez employees are -10% more likely to recommend Zumiez as a great place to work

35%Promoters
20%Passives
45%Detractors

Working at Zumiez

Working at Zumiez is rated below average by 378 employees, across various culture dimensions. Zumiez employees rate Office Culture highest among all categories, and think that Compensation and Happiness have the most room for improvement, putting Zumiez’s culture in the Bottom 45% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Bottom 35% compared to other companies in Seattle. See below in detail how working at Zumiez was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Zumiez

C

Overall Company Culture at Zumiez is rated C

Last updated 2 days ago

Bottom
45%

Zumiez ranks in the Bottom 45% of other companies on Comparably with 5,001-10,000 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 378 Employees

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Customer Support
76
Customer Support76
Marketing
65
Marketing65
Sales
60
Sales60

Zumiez Employee Reviews

Out of 224 Zumiez employee reviews, 73% were positive. The remaining 27% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Zumiez improve their work culture.

73%
27%
Positive Reviews73%
Constructive Feedback27%

Positive Reviews From Zumiez Employees

  • What did you like most about the interview process?
    It was pretty easy if you know how to talk.
  • What makes you most happy at work?
    Co workers and peers are the biggest benefit
  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    A competitve environment that is high energy.

Constructive Feedback From Zumiez Employees

  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    Be more understanding and open to change. Less power trips
  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    Communication and fairness and respect
  • What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
    Communication and leadership and respect

Zumiez Company Information

Zumiez Company Overview

Zumiez is an online fashion store.

Zumiez Mission, Vision & Values

Zumiez Mission & Values

Zumiez Corporate Mission Statement: Quote: “We provide you with cutting edge clothing, footwear, accessories, DVD's, hard goods for skate and snow for active lifestyles. Everything we do revolves around the customers- you are the heart of our company.”Dec 15, 2015

Headquarter4001 204 th Street SW
Lynnwood, WA
United States of America
Websitewww.zumiez.com
Founding Date1978
Tel14255511555
Company StatusPublic
StockZUMZ

Zumiez Competitors

Zumiez competitors include Foot Locker, Destination XL Group, Tilly's, and JD Sports Fashion. Zumiez ranks 3rd in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Zumiez compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    Foot Locker's Logo
    Foot Locker
    3.6/5
  2. #2
    Destination XL Group's Logo
    Destination XL Group
    3.4/5
  3. #3
    Zumiez's Logo
    Zumiez
    3.3/5
  4. #4
    Tilly's' Logo
    Tilly's
    2.9/5
  5. #5
    JD Sports Fashion's Logo
    JD Sports Fashion
    2.8/5
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Zumiez Employees

378 employees at Zumiez have reviewed Zumiez across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 2 days ago.

Overall, the 378 Zumiez employees give their leadership a grade of C+, or Top 50% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

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

Overall, employees at Zumiez are generally satisfied with their team. 378 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a B. The majority believe the meetings at Zumiez are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Zumiez believe the environment at Zumiez is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Zumiez is comfortably fast. About 83% of the employees at Zumiez work 8 hours or less, while 6% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

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

A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Zumiez employees generally work 8.1 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at Zumiez report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
81% of Zumiez employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
Zumiez employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
Feedback
A Day in the Life
58% of Zumiez employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Joining Zumiez - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Zumiez is that the company was prepared on their first day. Zumiez employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Zumiez KPIs and OKRs

Employees’ understanding of Zumiez's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 3 Zumiez employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 2 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes67%
No33%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No0%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

Zumiez CEO & Leadership

Zumiez CEO - Rick Brooks

Rick Brooks Zumiez's CEO
67 /100

Rick’s approval rate is just above average, putting Rick in the Top 50% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Bottom 40% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in Seattle. Rick Brooks is well regarded by employees for the Office Culture Zumiez offers, and ranks among the Top 5% of CEOs by employees in that category. Rick is most liked by African American/Black employees and Asian or Pacific Islander employees. However, Caucasian employees have a slightly unfavorable view of the CEO. When compared to Zumiez’s competitors, Rick Brooks ranks just above Tilly's’s CEO Edmond Thomas. With Rick’s leadership, Zumiez employee respondents are most happy about their Office Culture and Professional Development. Rick was rated slightly below average for Compensation.

Zumiez Leadership

The Zumiez Executive Team is rated a “C+” and led by CEO Rick Brooks, President of North America Troy Brown, and Director Ernest Johnson

  • Rick Brooks  CEO / President

    Rick Brooks CEO / President

    Rick Brooks serves as the CEO / President of Zumiez.

  • Troy Brown President of North America

    Mr. Troy R. Brown has been President of North America at Zumiez Inc. since March 8, 2017. Mr. Brown has served Executive... read more

  • Ernest Johnson Director

    Mr. Ernest R. Johnson serves as the Managing Director of New Wave Group USA Inc. at New Wave Group AB (publ) and serves... read more

  • Thomas D. Campion Co-Founder and Chairman

    Mr. Thomas D. Campion has been the Chairman of Zumiez Inc. since June 2000 and has been its Director since 1978. Mr.... read more

  • Chris K. Visser J.D. Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

    Mr. Chris K. Visser, J.D., has been an Executive Vice President of Zumiez Inc. since May 2014 and has been its General... read more

  • Christopher Codington Work Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer

    Mr. Christopher Codington Work has been the Chief Financial Officer of Zumiez Inc. since August 23, 2012 and serves as... read more

  • Stuart Martin Vice President of Marketing

    Stuart Martin serves as the Vice President of Marketing of Zumiez. Stuart started at Zumiez in August of 2012. Stuart... read more

  • Rory Hudson Vice President of Information Technology

    Rory Hudson serves as the Vice President of Information Technology of Zumiez. Rory started at Zumiez in August of 2012.... read more

  • Jim Hume SVP/GMM

    Jim Hume serves as the SVP/GMM of Zumiez. Jim started at Zumiez in April of 2014. Jim currently resides in the Greater... read more

Zumiez Salaries

How much does Zumiez pay?

How much do people at Zumiez get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Zumiez is $97,767, or $47 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $89,930, or $43 per hour.

At Zumiez, the highest paid job is a Director of Marketing at $212,149 annually and the lowest is an Admin Assistant at $46,851 annually. Average Zumiez salaries by department include: Legal at $116,070, Engineering at $152,004, Customer Support at $64,814, and IT at $79,803. Half of Zumiez salaries are above $89,930.

146 employees at Zumiez rank their Compensation in the Bottom 20% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 420 ratings) while 135 employees at Zumiez rank their Perks And Benefits in the Bottom 25% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 139 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Zumiez employees include job titles like Senior Developer. Comparably data has a total of 1 salary records from Zumiez employees.

Last updated 18 days ago.

1st Percentile
$59k
$59k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$75k
$75k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$89k
$89k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$150k
$150k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$212k
$212k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$264k
$264k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$275k
$275k100th Percentile
$97,767*
Average Compensation
$89,930*
Median Compensation

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

Zumiez Salaries by City

Zumiez Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at Zumiez

Diverse employees at Zumiez score the company 74/100 across various culture categories, placing Zumiez in the Top 20% of companies on Comparably with 5,001-10,000 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Zumiez across various culture dimensions.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 66/100
Department - Sales
Men 78/100
Tenure - 5 to 10 Years
Diverse Employees 76/100
Department - Sales

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women N/A/100
Men 53/100
Department - Marketing
Diverse Employees 64/100
Tenure - Less Than 1 Year

Zumiez Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy
  • Paid Holidays
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave

Financial Benefits

  • 401K / Retirement Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Office Perks

  • Unique Office Space

Zumiez PTO

Zumiez's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 20-30 days off a year. Zumiez's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $500 -$1000 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time100%
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/mo0%
$500 -$1000/mo50%
Less than $500/mo50%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

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Candidates By Department

Product
67%
IT
33%

Candidates By Location

Seattle
100%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Zumiez

What is Zumiez address?

Zumiez location is at 4001 204 th Street SW

Who is the CEO of Zumiez?

Zumiez CEO is Rick Brooks, their score by employees is 67

What is Zumiez eNPS?

The eNPS for Zumiez is -10

What is Zumiez revenue?

Zumiez revenue is $836M

What is the salary for Jr Developer in Zumiez?

Jr Developer average salary in the US is 96k

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