Sales person position - Sales Associate Nordstrom Employee Review

4.0
May 24, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Great environment to work in - Good pay considering qualification requirements - Mostly nice customers to deal with

Cons

- many sales associates are 'sharks' - flawed "up" system in some departments (where sales people take turns) - bad managers will sell at random times to high paying customers purposely when its your turn to sell - false teamwork

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Decent base pay, somewhat autonomous, great tip potential.

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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