NIKE Reviews

Pros

Great Company, Brand and Product
Benefits
People

Cons

Too Oregon centric; need to focus more on using technology to have more remote employees.

Pros

Nike really celebrates diversity and embraces self expression. Nike sponsors athletes who have piercingly, tattoos, etc. So employees in the retail environment have the same freedom. Overall, great company who started from a man with passion for running. Bill Bowerman's runners needed a shoe built for their specific track needs without adding weight to their run. So, the first Nike Waffle was born!

Cons

I know this ranges from store to store but fairness between management team needs to be addressed. Policy needs to be enforced evenly, not selectively, and should be lead by example. Celebrate the wins. Don't just focus on areas of opportunity. Feedback should always entail positives AND opportunities.

Advice to Senior Management

Lead by example and treat your people like people. Not like robots. Just saying "great job!" goes a long way :)

Pros

Overall compensation is great, benefits are fantastic, people are generally great too. Opportunity is there to succeed. Fun place to work.

Cons

As you grow with the company, it really helps to know people. Sometimes, only way you can get a job. Takes time to work your way up as well, unless you know someone. Saw many better qualified candidates get passed over for others who weren't, but they knew somebody.

Pros

Everyone is energetic and happy. Nike takes care of its employees. They enjoy plenty of PTO and can workout anytime they feel like it. It encourages healthy living and a productive un-stagnant atmosphere.

Cons

The way the company is organized can be difficult to get up to speed. It takes a long time to learn all the different ways to get to the right information in order to do your job.

Advice to Senior Management

You are doing a great job. Everyone seems happy and appreciated for the work they do. Keep up the good work!

Pros

Great benefit package available to employees.

Cons

Human resources could use some help to improve service levels.

Pros

Encourage for work life balance, inspire employee to do sport. Has strong management team. Good cash flow and healthy financial situation. Flexible working time and sport style dress code

Cons

Low salary increase for promotion. Not so much chance to get promoted. Not people oriented and lack of long term people development. Need to bring the coach culture from Nike headquarter from USA

Advice to Senior Management

Wish to have more and more opportunities for jib rotations among different geography. Need to get more motivated for functional department.

Pros

Opportunities for lateral role moves
Good benefits like sabbaticals after 10yrs of service
Great to work with the #1 company in the industry
Athlete visits

Cons

Limited advancement upwards
Poor Managers not being trained
Work/Life balance sometimes ignored until it is too late

Advice to Senior Management

Train your lower level managers. Good people are leaving due to their incompetence and the lack of action from you.

Pros

Strong investment in IT and commitment to the team

Cons

Sometimes a disconnect between business and IT

Pros

They are the best at what they do, passion runs high and the culture is strong, JUST DO IT is a reality there. Exposure to the cutting edge aspects of the industry and the matrix type of organization allows for a casual, creative yet fast-paced environment.

Cons

Boys club is still prevalent in many areas of the company. Performance review and promotion system is very ambiguous and sometimes confusing, leaving room for a great deal of subjectivity and at times blatant favoritism in internal hiring decisions.

Advice to Senior Management

Be clear with your employees about where they stand, and what they need to do to achieve. Be fair and transparent and hold yourself to a higher standard when setting an example as a manager. In those HRP planning sessions managers should be held more accountable instead of knocking around opinions about who they like or do not like

Pros

Workout facilities, benefits, 401K, Onsite food, child care facility, casual work atmosphere, company resources, good autonomy at senior staff level.

Cons

Outrageous acts of hubris, turn and burn HR recruiting – retention practices, low-no tolerance for functioning outside of the functional “silo” ( marketing, development, design). High school clique culture as a mainstay of command and control.

Advice to Senior Management

Get out of Beaverton and take some managemnet classes.