Good job, not a great career - Sales Associate Nordstrom Employee Review

3.0
Dec 13, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

For sales, salaries have a commission component so compensation is better than at comparable stores. The is a store wide discount which unfortunately is not overly generous. In 2006, the employee discount was 20%, but it applies to all store departments. The corporate structure leads to more professional environment than working at a boutique.

Cons

The hours are not conducive to work/life balance, but this is a downside to retail jobs. The management isn't accommodating when building the schedules. Often it seemed to revolve around the manager preferences for vacation time. Also the training for sales and product knowledge is negligible.

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5.0
Jun 18, 2026
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Pros

Great Pay, awesome people, teammates.

Cons

Not that I can think of... Except they have been laying more people off over the years but that is life these days.

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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