A great learning experience - Anonymous employee Nordstrom Employee Review

4.0
Jan 15, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There is so much room to grow. If you make it clear that you want to move up with the company, Nordstrom will not hold you from doing so. The door is always open if you need to talk to any level of management. They only hire from within

Cons

When moving up with Nordstrom your pay does not reflect your job title. In most cases the sales employees have more then Management. Most promotions are actually a lateral move rather then a promotion. You have to move up one slot in title and while taking one step back in pay to move up the ladder. Nordstrom focus so much on the customer that they don't treat the employees the same. You can go to a different retailer and make way more money doing less work.

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Cons

The company has changed for the worse since COVID. When I came back the mood of the entire store had shifted. Gone were the days of comradery, customer focus, and taking pride in a job well done. In its place there is a new culture of cutthroat sales, a severe decline in customer focus, and worst of all a new focus on profit over customer satisfaction. When I was told that the amount the store charged for a shoe shine was not enough to do the best job I could for a customer I knew things had gone downhill for the company. Not to mention I watch a manager prey on a mentally disabled person in order to secure a sale, when the person could not understand what was being offered. Sad that such a once great company is now just another greed ridden corporation.

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