Modern version of an indentured servant. - Visual Merchandiser Nordstrom Employee Review

1.0
Sep 16, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Management and HR are so fake you will never know what they are thinking. The vernacular of English they speak is so twisted you will be able to add bi-lingual to the list of skills on your resume.

Cons

This job is massively underpaid for the large amount of work that is demanded and the number of conflicting bosses you're expected to satisfy. Approximately evry twoo weeks employees are required to sign away an additional right that the founding fathers of our country bestowed upon us. The payroll department is terrible, frequently paying employees the day after holiday weekends!

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2.0
Jun 2, 2026
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Pros

Decent base pay, somewhat autonomous, great tip potential.

Cons

The company has changed for the worse since COVID. When I came back the mood of the entire store had shifted. Gone were the days of comradery, customer focus, and taking pride in a job well done. In its place there is a new culture of cutthroat sales, a severe decline in customer focus, and worst of all a new focus on profit over customer satisfaction. When I was told that the amount the store charged for a shoe shine was not enough to do the best job I could for a customer I knew things had gone downhill for the company. Not to mention I watch a manager prey on a mentally disabled person in order to secure a sale, when the person could not understand what was being offered. Sad that such a once great company is now just another greed ridden corporation.

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