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      Nordstrom

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      Nordstrom reviews

      3.5

      56% would recommend to a friend

      (25,101 total reviews)

      Erik B. Nordstrom and Peter E. Nordstrom

      70% approve of CEO

      47% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Work/Life balance

      3.1

      Senior management

      Nordstrom has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 25,101 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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      Reviews by job title

      25K reviews
      3.0
      Dec 2, 2008

      A good place to get training, then move on to something better where you're treated like an equal

      Assistant buyer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You will find some very motivated and smart people there, most of whom will stop anything to help the group or team to succeed.

      Cons

      There's frequently an atmosphere of too much competition among people who are supposed to be on the same team. There's competition among management and buyers and a "cliquey" social aspect that I found off-putting. Although not outwardly racist, I found there to be a lot of bias based on race and background.

      3.0
      Nov 24, 2008

      It's a great place to start but no longevity

      Buyer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      travel, benefits, able to make own decisions as a buyer, discount, love that they promote from within

      Cons

      pay is way off-within the industry & within the company between buyers, they tell you to balance work & personal life but don't actually let you do it, not enough support for buyers-not enough asst buyers, planners, etc & then they still expect you to travel & be in the stores & market; just spread you to thin & can't do the job you were hired to do.

      2.0
      Sep 23, 2024

      Physical Labor

      Visual merchandiser
      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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