Very stressful environment and not made easier by poor management at my store. - Visual Merchandiser Nordstrom Employee Review

2.0
Apr 4, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Overall I think it is probably A great company if you can find the right team within A store. They are A family based company. Lots of ability to move up quickly if you are willing to move and relocate quickly.

Cons

In my field I work with A VERY small team of people. I am the newest to the team (five years now) while the rest have been together for A really long time. My manager is all over the board, unorganized, scatter brained and not one who listens. Creates intense drama by lack of orginization and lack of communication.

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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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