No Development, No Empathy, Pay Relative to other Big Name Retail Brands is LOW - Athlete NIKE Employee Review

2.0
Mar 22, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

$450 Stipend upon hire to buy anything in the store as your Staff Dress Great Discount 40%, Lifetime discount after 5 years of service Every 6 weeks Staff Dress window to buy product at 60% discount for stores, 50% for outlets Great Benefits if Full-Time : Health, Vision, Dental, 401K, Employee Stock Purchase Program, many more Customers and Employees are the similar types of fun, active, sport/culture loving people Events and Experiences at the stores are really fun You can shop the Employee store in Oregon You get a chance to access hard-to-get sneakers through raffles

Cons

Employees regularly (every 6 weeks) encouraged to buy their own Staff Dress, it is not provided, you must obviously exclusively wear Nike, you end up spending a chunk of your check back on Nike Benefits not as accessible if Part-Time, Healthcare benefits are expensive for Part-Timers Seasonal for the first 90 days, so you're basically Full-time without the benefits Even as a part-timer you're getting scheduled 30-40 hours a week Claim to work with availability but you must have a lot of availability, and it isn't easy to fit in school, another job, your family, people's kids, etc Even the best workers are hardly developed by Managers Just enough staff to not fall apart, not enough staff to run ideally, Managers are too busy to help you map out your goals, everyone is too drained Pay is so bad for the amount of traffic and people you're expected to provide world-class service to, even Managers complain about the pay being too low; they genuinely talk about asking higher-ups to raise everybody's pay but it never comes You are always around brand-new shiny product, it entices you to spend your money back on Nike, which you do whether you love it or hate it At the end of the day, there is always that feeling that Nike really isn't doing that much to be ethical or sustainable, even though it claims to be. Nike is not B-Corp Certified.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jul 15, 2026
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Pros

discounted gear, a paycheck in a tough job market, free gyms

Cons

This company has completely given up on investing in its employees. Even during difficult times, it should still recognize, reward, and develop its strongest contributors. People who lead major, high-impact projects receive little to no recognition, reward, or career advancement and are treated the same as those who contribute very little. There are virtually no opportunities for growth or promotion, and favoritism seems to play a significant role in career progression. If your manager doesn't like you or doesn't advocate for you, advancement becomes even more difficult. The expectation is to continuously deliver more work with little or no recognition or investment in your career. I've worked at companies that paid significantly less than Nike, yet they were much better at recognizing talent by giving employees titles and responsibilities and projects that reflected their skills and contributions and interest. Here, unless you're one of the favored employees, there is little opportunity to grow, regardless of your impact. Again, if your manager has something against you, your future is very limited at Nike.

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