Nordstrom reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(25,092 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 25,092 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
4.0
Jan 9, 2026

great retail start

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Best place to learn retail

Cons

High expectations for Department Managers

4.0
Jan 9, 2026

Pretty Good

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nice people, good work/life balance, nice company.

Cons

Promotion cycle is challenging as you have to apply for your promotion when there is an open job so can be a popularity game. Very merchandising driven which leads to a less-than-exciting design process.

4.0
Jan 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It’s what you make of lt! My coworkers were great and they did promote a lot from within. Was there in 2016 so things might have changed since

Cons

Dry seasons are tough and will go through a lot of layoffs but I imagine that is everywhere

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