Work hard with little compensation - Anonymous employee Nordstrom Employee Review

2.0
5 Jan 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Discount Good benefits Good place to meet and make friends Exposure to the fashion industry

Cons

Very low pay No hourly for sales associates - commission only Managers playing favorites Never worked so hard and got paid so little Very political

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Cons

The company has changed for the worse since COVID. When I came back the mood of the entire store had shifted. Gone were the days of comradery, customer focus, and taking pride in a job well done. In its place there is a new culture of cutthroat sales, a severe decline in customer focus, and worst of all a new focus on profit over customer satisfaction. When I was told that the amount the store charged for a shoe shine was not enough to do the best job I could for a customer I knew things had gone downhill for the company. Not to mention I watch a manager prey on a mentally disabled person in order to secure a sale, when the person could not understand what was being offered. Sad that such a once great company is now just another greed ridden corporation.

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