Not a great place to work in Finance - Senior Financial Analyst Nordstrom Employee Review

1.0
22 Jul 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The location, merchandise discount, very family oriented

Cons

1) The technology used internally is very outdated. The finance systems are old and scrappy and layer after layer of quick fixes. You end up spending more time validating that the data is correct than doing real work. 2) Benefits are nothing special and pay is way under market. They try to promote that they have great benefits, but when you look at around at any other Seattle company, you realize it is a joke. 3) There is a lack of education and experience in a lot of management. There is a need for management training and some external hiring in high leadership experiences. Nordstrom has done a big push to hire externally for SFA and FA positions to get more experience. However this doesn't matter when your managers, vps, svps have worked at Nordstrom most of their careers and aren't willing to look at things in a different way. 4) Work Life Balance all depends on what team you work on. At times it was not good and other times it was fine.

Explore other reviews about Nordstrom

5.0
30 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Competitive pay in retail and good discount,

Cons

4 days in office and slow reporting.

2.0
2 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Decent base pay, somewhat autonomous, great tip potential.

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.

2
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All