Best retail job I've had in my experience. You make your own pay check. - Sales Associate Nordstrom Employee Review

4.0
Dec 4, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I enjoyed interacting with the customers . You meet a lot of interesting people and build great relationships while working at Nordstrom. I also enjoyed working on commission because you always know how much you'll make at the end of the period.

Cons

Some of the downsides include the competitive, hostile environment you have to work in because it is commission based. Also, I wish employees had a higher discount since we only have 20% off items while other stores I have worked at ranged from 30-50%off. Some of management expect you to be ultra upbeat everytime you work which is hard to do if it doesn't come naturally. Commission should be the same in every department and it isn't. Their return policy is absurd, takes away from your sales everytime someone returns an item.

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2.0
Jun 2, 2026
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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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