Nordstrom reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(25,093 total reviews)

Erik B. Nordstrom and Peter E. Nordstrom

70% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Nordstrom has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 25,093 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nordstrom employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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25K reviews
2.0
Jan 12, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible hours , promote within

Cons

Managers want us to do most of the work but they aren't willing to help out . Always feeling understaff. Are are given according to availability , meaning if you want more hours you have to be open availability . Which isn't fair to the ones that have been there longer .

2.0
Jan 12, 2017

Stylist

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people you will meet here are great. I made some serious friendships working here. Managers were very kind and want you to succeed. The space is insanely cool and that Nordstrom discount is nice.

Cons

So so so much wrong with working here. I was terrified to start working here after reading Glassdoor reviews and believe me, you should be. The demands are insane and the hours are awful. The pay is terrible. If you don't come from a wealthy area or know many wealthy people, it will be hard to source your own clients (which is basically what this company is relying on now). I worked here for two months and that's all I could handle before getting a better job. You're doing the work a 16 year old could do. The CEO basically says "if you don't have fun in your 20's (basically waste away 10 years of your life) and work your butt off, you could have the CHANCE of being rich in your 30's." Sorry, that's not how I plan on living my life. 75% of your training class will not be working for Trunk Club within 12 months. If you have other offers on the table, take those. Do not work here.

2.0
Jan 10, 2017

Stylist

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A ton of freedom in terms of hours and time you're expected to be in the office. Can really do whatever you want as long as you hit your numbers, nobody cares if you're there or not. Free alcohol Fun environment

Cons

Salesman, not a "stylist" You are working at a call center, essentially. This job is very very hard to make money at unless you, yourself come from immense wealth. The top stylists in my office are all phenomenally wealthy and tap into their own personal networks in order to make sales goals and hit the commission tier. They hire pretty, rich girls who can sell a ton of clothes. You will not succeed at this job if you don't come from money. Sales goals are asinine Very ambiguous about pay, time off and vacation policy Must work on weekends to hit sales goals

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