Management is Lacking, No work/life balance - Human Resources Employee Nordstrom Employee Review

2.0
Nov 14, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I've learned a lot about the world of HR and Recruiting. My coworkers are fun. The dress code is pretty casual..

Cons

The pay isn't high enough for the work that we do. The PTO system is terrible for corporate employees. The management is lacking. There is no set process for anything. Young managers who don't know what they're doing and are power hungry. Micromanagement. Lots of favoritism. Although "promoting from within" is highly pushed, it seems as though the same people continuously get promoted, and management promotes their friends. No work life balance. Terrible PTO policy within the department.

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Cons

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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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