One year freeze on wages, no chance on getting a raise for a year. - Line Cook Nordstrom Employee Review

1.0
Feb 15, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits and discounts are nice. Its pretty easy to transfer. I got promoted pretty fast.

Cons

They put a freeze on wages for the next year that is company wide. As a cook I am looked down upon by sales department. You have to deal with a lot of arrogant rich people. People that have no experience restaurant are the senior management so they have no idea what they are talking about and think they are judges on top chef. They senior management use negative reinforcement on the lower management and it trickles down to the employees.

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 2, 2026
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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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