A job, not a career. Unless you were an intern. - Sales Associate Nordstrom Employee Review

2.0
Oct 22, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive pay compares to Bloomingdale's. Great benefit package, including medical, dental, vision, 401k and profit sharing. Lots of locations if you need to relocate.

Cons

No advancement opportunities, unless you 1. were an intern, 2. buddy up and always go out with department managers in the store. Crazy schedule, meaning you basically won't know what your schedule is till the last minute. HR department is a joke, anonymity does not exist. No work/life balance, meaning you will have to go to work on the day of your mom dies. No respects whatsoever, everybody is replaceable in this store.

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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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