Good Company to work for. - Sales Associate Nordstrom Employee Review

4.0
Aug 14, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nordstrom treats their employees well. No long hours on sales floor, You can make a pretty decent wage depending on the department you work in. Benefits are good.

Cons

Some Department Managers show favortism. It happened in the department I worked in. You are ranked as far as scheduling goes. But if you keep getting the not so good schedule, how are you supposed to move up? If all employees were given the same basic schedule, then everyone would do well as far as selling and commission goes. They need to be more fair with this. Also I don't think department managers should have to sell because this takes sales away from sales people who rely soley on commission.

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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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