Nordstrom reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(25,086 total reviews)

Erik B. Nordstrom and Peter E. Nordstrom

70% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Nordstrom has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 25,086 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nordstrom employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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25K reviews
3.0
Jan 20, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, generally and somewhat casual atmosphere. Political issues can be intense in some areas but mostly easy in that realm. However, if you start out on the wrong foot, they keep you there.

Cons

Don't expect to be able to take time off when it's nice outside or when you would actually want to do something. It just won't happen. The work load is not too different from that in NYC but the pay is far less. If you come in at a low wage, you will stay there. If you get paid too much, they will find a way to get rid of you if your performance doesn't match your salary. And decisivness of any kind is entirely lacking here.... there is never any final decision. If you come to an agreement before hiring on, you better get it in writing.

4.0
Jan 20, 2010

Nordstrom

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great team environment, have the ability to grow quickly within the organization, have the potential to make good money and its like running your own business.

Cons

It is a commission based so the pay checks are not steady amounts but they fluctuate depending on how the economy is.

3.0
Jan 19, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is good. That is all I can really say that ever kept me or most employees. They pay you just enough that you won't leave them because nowhere else is gonna pay you that much. But you have to work HARD for your money. the stress of your sales goals and their new PTR system. I knew people who worked there for 15 years and got fired under new sales goals.

Cons

STRESS. number one problem with Nordstrom is the amount of stress the company put on it's sales people. I sometimes would go home physically ill because I was so stressed out from my job. And to be promoted, they give you this BS about being motivated and showing the management that you WANT it... that isn't true. It is who you know and who you are friends with. If you get on a managers bad side, they can ruin the rest of your career with the company.

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