Nordstrom Reviews

Pros

discounts, coworkers, proximity to high end clothing, fun customers

Cons

competitive, toxic standards, misogynistic environment, overworked managers and coworkers, rude customers

Pros

1) UNMATCHED culture 2) NICE people (for the most part) 3) BETTER salary (compared to others in the fashion industry especially in NYC) but it comes with a much bigger responsibility too. 4) GREAT merchandise discount. 5) Customers first, they really mean it! Suddenly, shopping elsewhere is a worse experience because your expectations become higher.

Cons

1) Your experience will depend on what division and leaders you work for. Similar to other companies, some people are not great, but don't let it deter you from finding your fit with the right people (it takes time). 2) Merchandising people are old school. Part of the issue is due to its promote from within (from stores) or "tap on the shoulder" culture. There isn't a lot of diversity (not just race, gender), but different walks of life and experiences 3) There have been LOTs of changes since COVID-19 started. Unfortunately, many great people were affected. 4) Extremely political, favoritism is nothing new. It affects how you move up and across the company. For many opening roles, they usually have someone in mind. Previous store experience is not required, but will get you more respect with your coworkers/ leaders unless you move here at a Manager/ Director/ VP level. 5) While online business is booming, it doesn't make up for Brick & Mortar losses. Need to rethink store strategy and make it exciting again.

Pros

Excellent training for sales people, Fantastic boss

Cons

Sales floor culture is cutthroat. Not a lot of store traffic, so hard to impossible to achieve sales goals. HR is horrible - don't respond and pulled a fast one on me. Told me one thing, then did another when money was involved and their solution benefited them.

Pros

- Great WLB - Great motivation - Great Tech stack for many teams - Above average Compensation

Cons

- No RSUs/Stocks for employees below 19 (Sr Manager or Principal level and above) - No clear direction from upper management - Management stopped taking tough questions by removing the option to ask questions anonymously

Pros

It’s a do nothing job, so it’s pretty easy. Minimal responsibility. Turnover rate is high, but you do get to meet some incredible people. Still a fast paced environment, as it’s NYC. You’re essentially the face of the beauty department. You field almost all the calls for the department. When the department was at its biggest (200+ people), it did get overwhelming but at least there was something to do. See lots of famous people =)

Cons

Lots of drama, like a high school with commission payments. Management did not have a clear idea of what they wanted this position to be, so it was hard to know what they expected from you. It got to be very frustrating. It’s hard to move on from this position to anything else without changing your department entirely. It isn’t a commissions/ selling position, so it’s the first on the chopping block for layoffs. Covid did not help. As is standard with all other Nordstrom and Nordstrom rack stores, terrible communication.