Overall Great, With Some Important Pitfalls - Legal Employee NIKE Employee Review

3.0
Jan 31, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic teammates, good benefits and decent pay, the ESPP can be lucrative, potentially lots of "perks" like travel and fun events (although now not as much as in previous years), cool brand to work for.

Cons

Promotions and advancement can be tough to achieve and can be somewhat political, the reward for doing good work is often just getting more work, if you stay long enough without regular promotions your pay will start to lag the market, there are definitely "cool kids" and "others" and if you are an "other" career advancement can be difficult, layoffs used to be uncommon but are now a constant worry, with many corporate roles work/life balance can be difficult to achieve as there's an unspoken expectation that you're checking email and available pretty much 24/7, Nike's DE&I program emphasizes having the 'correct' physical attributes (skin color, gender, etc.) over actual merit and qualifications, with predictable consequences, and morale has definitely sunk in recent years compared to the past. Many people stay not because they necessarily like it but because they are comfortable & complacent; they know that finding similar pay and benefits somewhere else in the area would be difficult.

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5.0
Jul 9, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Discount on product, the campus has great energy because the buildings are named after athletes, benefits are great

Cons

No childcare, living in Oregon is expensive from a tax perspectice

2.0
Jul 15, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

discounted gear, a paycheck in a tough job market, free gyms

Cons

This company has completely given up on investing in its employees. Even during difficult times, it should still recognize, reward, and develop its strongest contributors. People who lead major, high-impact projects receive little to no recognition, reward, or career advancement and are treated the same as those who contribute very little. There are virtually no opportunities for growth or promotion, and favoritism seems to play a significant role in career progression. If your manager doesn't like you or doesn't advocate for you, advancement becomes even more difficult. The expectation is to continuously deliver more work with little or no recognition or investment in your career. I've worked at companies that paid significantly less than Nike, yet they were much better at recognizing talent by giving employees titles and responsibilities and projects that reflected their skills and contributions and interest. Here, unless you're one of the favored employees, there is little opportunity to grow, regardless of your impact. Again, if your manager has something against you, your future is very limited at Nike.

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