2.0
Jun 17, 2014
Former employee, more than 1 year
Seattle, WA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Great discount if you like to shop; relaxed environment; the brand of the company is very strong
Cons
In the IT area, layers of management are very heavy at the top of the pyramid (or inverted pyramid as Nordstrom calls it) due to employees who have been with the company for very long time; not enough worker bees and there is too much hiring externally; the capabilities that the company needs to excel in technology are lacking due to people being experienced at Nordstrom rather than experienced in their particular discipline. HR is useless and not a business partner...very transactional and administrative.