A great place to start a sales career - Sales Associate Nordstrom Employee Review

4.0
Apr 17, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Other companies really look positively on Nordstrom and the standards they have in place for there employees. - Have a great amount of respect for employees and giving them the tools to make good money -In the right department you can make very good money (50-80k) ie. salon shoes, women shoes, men's sportswear. - I had an amazing department manager

Cons

-some negative employees can really harm the work environment -its retail so the hours are not the best, but deal with it. -very competitive atmosphere which results in some shady sales people

Explore other reviews about Nordstrom

5.0
Jun 18, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great Pay, awesome people, teammates.

Cons

Not that I can think of... Except they have been laying more people off over the years but that is life these days.

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.

2
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All