Trap - Sales Associate - Stylist Nordstrom Employee Review

2.0
Jul 12, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I did end up meeting some of my best friends here.

Cons

Sales goals of $35K per month and up are completely ridiculous, on top of only getting paid 12% from men's and 10% from women's sales. I made more money when I first started because of the changed compensation plan halfway through my time there even though I was selling three times as much at the end. There is no such thing as putting in a 'two weeks notice' and once you express any concerns about the job you are happily escorted to your exit interview within the next hour. Sales directors and managers are always whispering and gossiping making for an uncomfortable and unprofessional environment. Not enough inventory in catalog or in-house to even give my clients what they are looking for. Never appreciated enough and always pushed to sell more, more, more- whatever it takes. They will hire anyone just to get as many new members as possible.

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Pros

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Cons

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