Nordstrom Sales Associate- Rack reviews

2.0

1% would recommend to a friend

(76 total reviews)

Erik B. Nordstrom and Peter E. Nordstrom

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13% positive business outlook

Sales Associate Rack employees have rated Nordstrom with 2.0 out of 5 stars, based on 76 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sales Associate Rack professionals have a poor working experience there. Nordstrom is rated 42% below average by Sales Associate Rack professionals compared to other employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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76 reviews
3.0
Jun 19, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

-Good benefits even for part time employees. -Flexible scheduling. (Also a downfall) -Decentralized management style lets you make some key decisions on your own. -You learn a lot about time management which will help you in any career path you choose. -Nordstrom is a very well respected and well known company, so having it on your resume will never hurt.

Cons

-Nearly impossible to move up in the company unless you plan on making Nordstrom your career choice. -Management can be uneducated. -You deal with A LOT of customers who feel entitled and have no problem being rude. -The "customer is always right" policy can really annoy any employee with common sense. -Teams get absolutely no say in what new members will be brought on. -There's never any set schedule, its not a "Monday - Friday" type of job and you have to work every weekend and holiday unless you ask for the time off a month in advance.

3.0
Jun 12, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay for a retail job, good people to work with, working as a team is easy and fun, get to see all the new product before the customers.

Cons

Management can be unfair and micro-managing, customers are rude and treat the store like their own personal dumping ground, pressure to open reward cards and ring people up is immense and suffocating.

2.0
Jun 11, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits and 401k available after you've worked enough hours, discount on merchandise, decent pay for a retail job, diverse group of people working there.

Cons

The #1 problem in this store is that there are NEVER enough people working, it's also very disorganized and inefficiently ran. Since the launch of mobile checkout, it has become increasingly more stressful as more responsibility is shifted from Customer Service (the people who are solely responsible to ringing up customers and opening rewards), to the floor associates, who are responsible for ringing up customers, opening rewards accounts, running go backs, finding merchandise for customers, stocking the floor and back stocking , sizing merchandise, finding search and sends, running the fitting room, measuring customers, helping customers at the jewelry/watch counter, answering questions for customers, buffing and stretching shoes, etc. The Customer Service team is always shorthanded and constantly needing help with the line. There is way too much focus on opening rewards accounts and very little on the every day running of the store.

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