Terrible - you only move up if leadership likes you - Merchant Analyst Nordstrom Employee Review

1.0
Mar 25, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Ok employee discount, but not the best in the industry

Cons

I left because I did not have support for promos in the buying office. I had the analytic skills needed to succeed in a buy planner career path, but wasn't supported by leadership because I wasn't "Nordstrom" enough. If you want to work somewhere where networking and rubbing elbows takes precedence over deliverables and skills, this is the place for you.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
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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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