Is Nordstrom a good company to work for as a Sales Associate/Visual Merchandiser?

Sales Associate/Visual Merchandiser professionals working at Nordstrom have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 137 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Nordstrom employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Sales Associate/Visual Merchandiser Jobs at Nordstrom now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sales Associate/Visual Merchandiser interview questions at Nordstrom .

Does Nordstrom pay Sales Associate/Visual Merchandiser employees well?

Sales Associate/Visual Merchandiser professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Nordstrom with 3.1 out of 5 stars based on 137 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 6.2% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sales Associate/Visual Merchandiser salaries at Nordstrom.

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What are the pros of working at Nordstrom according to real employee reviews?

"When you work for stock and web department the job is usually Independent and good pay" ((in 1543 reviews)); "Great benefits and it’s great having the liberty to be able to manage your own team and department" ((in 1472 reviews)); "discount is great and the people who work there will be just as insane as you are" ((in 1400 reviews)); "I had great coworkers and we were able to make the day to day processes better than some other jobs of similar nature" ((in 748 reviews)); "The culture of Nordstrom is great and makes you proud to work for a company with such a great history." ((in 552 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Nordstrom according to real employee reviews?

"Easily monotonous and poor management" ((in 1485 reviews)); "Most managers don't care and will issue a return even if it is a sketchy or fraudulent activity." ((in 1068 reviews)); "Long hours on your feet and most days you aren't able to wear comfortable shoes" ((in 890 reviews)); "Barely will make commission unless you actually make over minimum sales goal which is super hard" ((in 752 reviews)); "No Work/Life Balance: Scheduled me a lot of hours despite being in school full time" ((in 605 reviews))

Nordstrom Sales Associate/Visual Merchandiser reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(137 total reviews)

Erik B. Nordstrom and Peter E. Nordstrom

86% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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Sales Associate/Visual Merchandiser employees have rated Nordstrom with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 137 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sales Associate/Visual Merchandiser professionals have a good working experience there. Nordstrom is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sales Associate/Visual Merchandiser professionals compared to other employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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137 reviews

3.0

Apr 1, 2017

Unsupported Support Role

Visual merchandiser

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Continues to maintain and implement policies that support employee diversity

Cons

Low pay for support staff (in comparison to similar jobs descriptions in different companies) Direction provided by upper Visual Management is often undermined and in opposition to direction given by Sales Floor/Store Management; making job success both difficult and frustrating.

4.0

Mar 3, 2017

Great company that has lost a little bit of its luster

Visual merchandiser

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most people are great to work with, although morale was pretty low right before I left. It was easy to move up if you were on the sales floor and it was very easy to achieve sales goals. Management was very encouraging if you expressed a desire to move up.

Cons

Company eliminated numerous upper support roles, causing most in those roles to be stagnant in regards to upward movement. Management expressed favoritism when promoting. LOTS of gossip that it almost felt like being in high school.

4.0

Nov 7, 2016

Let Down

Visual merchandiser

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They are socially conscious, they pay well, and the benefits and RRSP program are great. The majority of people who work here are friendly and lovely.

Cons

The HR department is not helpful in regards to issues with managers, they always side with the manager and don't have workable solutions. It can be difficult to move up if one isn't willing to move to another store/city. They do not treat their mangers well and expect too much without giving them work/life balance.

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