Physical Labor - Visual Merchandiser Nordstrom Employee Review

2.0
Sep 23, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, 30 minute breaks and 1 hour lunch. Hours 6-3pm.

Cons

When you think of "visual merchandiser" you'd think that you'd be merchandising product. Well not at Nordstrom! They should really change their title to "Display Artist" or "Handy man". You don't even merchandise in this role because that is the department manager's responsibility. 90% of the time you are moving heavy fixtures and furniture every other week and spending more time at the dumpster throwing out old fixtures than on the floor doing your alleged job. Must be comfortable using broken ladders and doing carpentry work! Definitely NOT a "visual merchandiser" role in my eyes.

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5.0
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Pros

Great benefits, team, and work/ life balance.

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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