What a joke. - Stylist Nordstrom Employee Review

1.0
Jul 10, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Are you in your early 20s, good-looking and outgoing? Perfect. You'll get hired! The only question they'll ask you is if you have a good (wealthy) network. You'll get to work with very outgoing individuals in a pretty work space, listen to good music during the day, and have a drink from the bar for free after work.

Cons

You will be ostracized if you dare only work 40 hours a week. I mean, a 26k base clearly means you need to work more hours, ladies. And you think you can take a day off? Or a HOLIDAY? Nope. You get zero PTO. Besides the terrible pay and mediocre at best benefits, I remember the first huge cultural turn-off for me while I was in training. I asked a VP how she balanced her life as a mom, and her reply was - "I relieve the nanny, have about an hour to feed my child, put him/her to bed, then I'm back online working." AN HOUR. How sad. This place hates the term "work/life balance." They instead preach "work/life integration". It's the perfect 1st job for naive 20-somethings who don't have to worry about bills because their parents are still providing everything, including clients. You won't even see a penny of commission unless you sell 20k in a month. Which, yes can be done, but certainly not at just 40 hours/week, on the leads you get (which are laughable). You are required to "prospect" aka "flirt with guys without being too flirty" (real talk directly from sales directors) but when you mention where you work, the guys will laugh & run! Why? Because stylists spend hours a day hunting down potential clients via every social media platform, so these guys are so over getting hounded. So unless your pops is on stand-by to come drop $700 on a jacket to help you meet your monthly number, good luck on hitting your goal. Bottom line: If you are a woman who values family over work, do yourself a favor and don't even bother wasting your precious time here. If you are young, single and have parents with deep pockets, yet no desire to break away from the hand that feeds, then TC is for you.

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Cons

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