NIKE reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(13,126 total reviews)
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Elliott Hill

79% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

NIKE has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 13,126 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
Apr 14, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Medical benefits, discounts, stock options, gyms, some really great/talented people, etc.

Cons

Boys club/toxic masculinity/cliquey high school behavior Poor management and lack of servant leadership development Under-the-table promotions based off who you know/if you're a white male Stolen ideas/credit, broken promises, and blocked stretch opportunities for selfish gain Lack of senior leadership transparency Hiring BIPOC & women into senior positions to check "diversity and inclusion" boxes Expensive on-campus food Work/life balance is sometimes not respected and falsely promised Senior leadership doesn't necessarily care to push against the grain in a bold way, rethink processes, or see things from new perspectives - they have their own agenda Being told to speak up and then when you do, being told to shut up Essentially zero onboarding unless you get very lucky Many unethical people & processes Below-market pay coupled with higher output expectations the lower in band level you get Poor budget management and excessive/careless employee spending on the company's dime Not many growth opportunities for BIPOC, women (unless you suck up, drink the kool-aid, or are in the boys club) Employees are only a number in the grand scheme of things and are fully at the company's disposal Not in any way a sustainable brand/company

1.0
Jun 15, 2017

Don't Do IT.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nike has many things going for it, especially in the Portland area where they are headquarters (beaverton). I am sure many of the teams are very good.

Cons

Technology. Nike IT is a political animal, you must be 'in the clique' or you will not find it to be a place to build a career. The IT team rarely hires FTEs instead they are pretty much outsourced, and its next to impossible to convert to FTE.

1.0
Oct 12, 2016

Choices

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Employee discounts if it is important to you. Essential skills if you plan to stay for long term: 1. Seize credit on others' works 2. Up-sell yourself with empty talk 3. Develop a skill of being a good impostor

Cons

Nike is a "marketing machine". It's not what you can offer but how good you play the game. Skills and experience are not important but "gamesmanship" is a must and critical. If you are skilled at your profession the internal Nike lifers will soon destroy your career. Skills, experience, and brains are not wanted. It's a bully and toxic work environment. Personally, if I have known better, I would not have made this a career choice. It is easy to get caught up in the Nike Hype and romance of the Nike brand but the employment culture is extremely toxic. If you are minority (race and gender), this is not the place. This is a culture dominated by Caucasians. If you're over 40s, your career is frozen and they will discretely target you for "removal". If you're over 50s, stay where you are. One of the tactics to push people out include: Asked the targeted team to a meeting and then split them into different conference rooms. Voila, laid them off. Nike Golf is a great example of how they "value" employees. Nike made a public announcement they will terminate making Nike Golf equipment and only keep the sports apparel. The next morning, employees were told to go to a conference room. If your name was on a white board, you were to collect your severance and shown the door. (Cold hearted!) If you want to see the talent-exit do your search on LinkedIn. Set your search criteria from 2013 - Present. Look for yourself at all the well known experts who have "suddenly" left Nike. Unless you have over 15-years of employment with Nike, you will soon find yourself unemployed. Contractors: They treat contractors as strangers on the street; cold and ruthless. The only difference is you can walk into building and have a desk to work on your assignment. You have no place to recommend or suggest anything. Key to success of managing your career: Exist strategy

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