Nordstrom reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(25,103 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 25,103 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
Aug 29, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* Interaction with customers - I loved helping and developing relationships with customers * You can move up depending on your relationship with your Manager NOT performance

Cons

* RETURNS - returns are the worse thing in the world - you can start your shift with your sales being negative due to the fact that Nordstrom takes back EVERYTHING! Nordstrom is just a retail rental job, customers will wear items and then return them and it affects YOUR paycheck. It's very discouraging. * The only people making great paychecks are the employees who have been working there for years * Promoting unqualified employees in Management * Your sales are posted every day for everyone to see - which means other employees can calculate your paycheck * Department Managers receive perks based on employee sales - There are several contests for employee sales. For example, if an employee sold the most of a product - that employee received $200 gift cert to Nordstrom while the Department Manager receives an IPad. It's really tough to see when your manager is horrible to you.

4.0
Aug 25, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Good salary (commission) -Good place to start right our of high school while in college -Great atmosphere (mostly) -Good management team

Cons

-Working Retail -recognition and advancement in the company is largely based on numbers (just like any other retail company) -

4.0
Aug 25, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Better wage than comperable positions, good benefits, fair practices, open door policy with management including President of company, supportive of employees advancing from within, helpful and interested HR people. Overall a great working environment.

Cons

Perception as an exclusive employer are not completely unfounded. They look for the best people and in this business fashionable is better. Unfortunately in this commision based environment most people don't survive the salesfloor long.

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