NIKE reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(13,197 total reviews)
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Elliott Hill

78% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

NIKE has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 13,197 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NIKE employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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13K reviews
2.0
Sep 9, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The Nike campus and community are second to none. People love working here. Work and home life balance is more achievable here than other companies - family time is encouraged. The employee gym is great - best in class. Love seeing major athletes on campus. Nike does care tremendously about its' people and makes the extra effort to hire back good people they may have previously had to lay off.

Cons

Too much documentation and not enough hands on 'doing' for some positions. Lots of positions are actually portions of jobs with many hand offs - kind of like whisper down the lane. Rarely does one work on something from concept to launch. Everyone is too replaceable. Many feel that way and move on quickly to something else just when they got the hang of their previous position. Weather here is worse than they tell you, so be prepared and bring rain boots.

4.0
Dec 8, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture. Wear what you want, flex schedule, great perks. World Headquarters is an absolutely amazing place to work. Very laid back attitude but can be very intense!

Cons

Because its such a great company with great benefits and perks people rarely leave which mean very little opportunity for growth. Salaries at mid level aren't that great but if you love shoes then some say it makes up for it.

2.0
Oct 8, 2009

Great Employees, Incompetent Leaders

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

All the non-work parts of "working" at Nike are great! Flexible hours, beautiful campus, great workout facilities, lots of opportunity for social interaction (e.g. happy hours, sports teams, on-campus events, volunteer days). Most of the people that work there are passionate and competent.

Cons

Management is pathetic. When I was promoted to a management role (without any consideration for my people management skills), I received zero training and support from HR or my own supervisor. I was allowed/forced to wallow and fail. I think I could be a better manager with more focused and dedicated development and support. My experience must be typical because every manager I had at Nike (6 in 6 years) was a horrible and incompetent leader. However, the blame is with HR and the corporate leadership to allow lousy managers to be retained and even promoted.

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