Expectations - Visual Merchandising Nordstrom Employee Review

3.0
Jan 29, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Creative work environment, met really amazing people and had fun most days. Good pay for artists in the Visual Merchandising department

Cons

Corporate budget cuts forced the Visual team to adhere to staple looks, every window in every city would look the same, what made Nordstrom a great place to work for an artist was the creative freedom on a team and then it just became 'boring branding' and corporate bullying. Worked every thanksgiving 22 hours straight to turn store into "christmas" overnight.

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5.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Pros

Competitive pay in retail and good discount,

Cons

4 days in office and slow reporting.

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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