Great place to work, you just have to start at the bottom - Planner Nordstrom Employee Review

4.0
Mar 12, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The people were wonderful and Nordstrom does retain employees.

Cons

There is a certain structure in which to move up the ladder and if you don't follow that (work on the sales floor and go up), you will never be promoted to higher positions.

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2.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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