Engineering group is beyond repair - Software Engineer Nordstrom Employee Review

1.0
Nov 30, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

It is perfectly acceptable to collect a paycheck and do absolutely nothing. I guess that is a pro to some people.

Cons

The majority of the engineering group is collecting a paycheck and doing absolutely nothing. The engineering group is in disrepair. Far to many people, far to many policies and politics. HR protects lazy people, no clear leadership, the technology is horrific, outside of a few select groups the quality is embarrassing. I would encourage anyone considering working there to spend 30 minutes on the website. What you see is an accurate representation of the engineering group. This is a place where you can retire at 30.

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Cons

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