Nice company overall but toxic culture/politics exist among teams - Data Scientist Nordstrom Employee Review

2.0
May 13, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nice discount as corporate employee(both Nordstrom and Rack)/perks like sample sale Good work/life balance Commuter program

Cons

Managers are lack of basic management skills and don't provide enough support/credits on projects of less exposure. Management plays favoritism and tolerate behaviors like bully and bossing around in meetings. Also excessive reporting and documentation that slows down productivities is encouraged in order to showing "impact" to executive level.

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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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