If you love people and want to be in control of your destiny, Nordstrom is for you. - Manager Nordstrom Employee Review

5.0
Aug 24, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Customers hold us to a high level of service and professionalism. Management holds us to a high level service and productivity. If you are determined to get ahead, you will. Benefits are great, including profit sharing, 401K and excellent choices for medical and dental.

Cons

The downsides are the same everywhere. If you want to be successful in your job, it takes hard work. At Nordstrom, you have to love what you do and love people. Truly love people. Those you work with and your customers. You put in a hard day at work and you go home tired. Sometimes, it feels like you live to work. But, the benefits are rewarding. You make a name for yourself and you get promoted to the next position.

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2.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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