nordstrom and being promoted - Counter Manager Cosmetics Nordstrom Employee Review

3.0
Oct 30, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nordstrom has a good reputation: so working there looks great on a resume. Lots of deparments to choose from so you can possibly move around to find what best suits you.

Cons

You will promoted only if you look a certain way, are young and therefore willing to work like a dog for not a whole lot of compensation. Lots of favoritism and judgement as far as promotions go.

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5.0
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Pros

Great environment and loved the management

Cons

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2.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
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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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