A wonderful company to work for with absolute priority to customer service. - Sales Associate Nordstrom Employee Review

5.0
Feb 18, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Highly organized company, provided excellent job training, great services provided in the store, treated employees extremely well, competitive commissioned salary, lots of recognition for good work, friendly and competent staff, room to move up, very relaxed atmosphere with emphasis on your own decision making instead of an overriding company policy.

Cons

Employees fight over customers due to commission. Everyone is trying to make as much money as they can, and very often sales people become pushy. Too often it is evident that people are there to make a profit.

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5.0
Nov 17, 2025
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Pros

Overall great retail experience. No major complaints.

Cons

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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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