3.0
Feb 18, 2010
Former employee
Portland, OR
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Good benefits and pay. Salespeople get a good commission rate, benefits and flexibility. Lots of locations around the country to work and get promoted.
Cons
The happiest employees at Nordstrom are the salespeople. You can do your job well and be rewarded for it. If you choose a management path, you must be part of the "in group" to be truly successful. Upper level people often want to do it their way and are not as open to feedback and comments as would be expected in a culture of servant leaders and the inverted pyramid, that they often talk about. This last point is much more obvious if you work in the Northwest. I also worked with Nordstrom in other parts of the country and the experience was often very different.