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"They promote from within and if you are mobile there are a lot of opportunities for growth" (in 215 reviews)
"Great work life balance - The Best" (in 205 reviews)
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"Work/life balance can be hard at times" (in 433 reviews)
"Long hours just like every retail job" (in 549 reviews)
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"Stylist"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI worked at Nordstrom full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Great community, creative work environment, innovative company
Cons
No downsides that I have experienced
Advice to Management
None
Nordstrom 2018-08-07 23:18 PDT ![Nordstrom Logo]()
"Great company! Lots of potential to grow"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Nordstrom full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Great staff and the ability to make your own customer base to make as much money as you sell. Commission is a huge plus especially if you are good at what you do. It really helps boost your checks
Cons
Commission can be tiring on your off days so its chances you don't make that much money and there are some people that will be super competitive and try to steal your sales. As full time you feel like you are always at work because hours are scattered based on availabilities and needs
Nordstrom 2018-12-15 20:29 PST![Nordstrom Logo]()
"Good Experience"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Nordstrom full-time
Pros
Lots of tools to build your business as a Department Manager
Cons
Daily tasks competing with required time on the floor.
Nordstrom 2018-12-17 10:53 PST![Nordstrom Logo]()
"Great company,"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Nordstrom part-time
Pros
Great discount for employees
Fairly flexible on scheduling for students
Ability to move freely and work with customers
Can build own client base and be creative/funCons
At the time, the return policy was terrible (not sure what it is now).
Returns count against you — if you sell $1500 and have returns for $1500 in the same day, it can be extremely discouraging and basically like you didn’t sell anything that day.
Many customers would wear clothes and just return them. Or wait MONTHS to make a return.Advice to Management
I believe the return policy has changed since, but monitoring how customers make returns would be great to protect your employees from policy abuse. For the longest, you could literally return merchandise from several years ago if you wanted.
Nordstrom 2018-12-16 08:15 PST![Nordstrom Logo]()
"Amazing"
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I have been working at Nordstrom full-time
Pros
Great hours with great pay
Cons
Hard situations being a theft deterrent
Advice to Management
Don’t get a lazy store manager
Nordstrom 2018-12-14 03:01 PST![Nordstrom Logo]()
"SalesConsultant"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOPros
Discount. Great team. Great Company
Cons
Long hours. Weekends are a must
Advice to Management
Keep being great!
Nordstrom 2018-12-13 04:24 PST![Nordstrom Logo]()
"Sales"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOPros
Flexible scheduling, supportive management and team
Cons
Commission is up and down, so plan accordingly
Nordstrom 2018-12-13 19:02 PST![Nordstrom Logo]()
"Good Company, Really Cares"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Nordstrom full-time
Pros
Supportive company culture, good work life balance, decent benefits, flex time, nice offices, 401k matching, charitable matching, upward mobility, transportation stipend, 3-5 months maternity leave, diverse work environment, 20-33% employee discount.
Cons
Leadership can sometimes be disorganized, company is a bit too profit obsessed, constantly changing priorities can feel chaotic, medical is not very good (20% coinsurance on basically every plan- it gets expensive), leadership should be more open to modern work initiatives (such as allowing for employees to work remotely).
Advice to Management
Hire a consultant to come in and fix your product/program management team processes. The current method(s?) used is/are so antiquated with huge gaps in communication and its slowing you way way down and ultimately hurting your bottom line. Also, if you want to gain and retain top talent, you're going to have to stop saying "We're not a tech company." And start offering tech company perks like discounted/free lunch, real remote work options, etc. There's a lot of competition out there.
Nordstrom 2018-12-13 15:30 PST![Nordstrom Logo]()
"counter manager"
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I worked at Nordstrom (More than 3 years)
Pros
Benefits, great pay, opportunity to advance
Cons
You have to have open availability
Nordstrom 2018-12-12 13:38 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Good company"
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I worked at Nordstrom full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Great discount
Decent benefits
Nice bonuses when you did wellCons
Long hours during events
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Cut Throat sales associates
Lots of pressure to meet goalsNordstrom 2018-12-09 22:09 PST
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