Terrible Benefits - Cosmetics Counter Manager Nordstrom Employee Review

2.0
7 Jun 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

It's a fun environment, great people....very little stress or pressure.

Cons

The medical benefits are horrible. If you drop below 129 hours a month they cancel your health insurance. They don't notify you, they just cancel it. If you work 128 hours one month...too bad, it's canceled. After you realize you have lost your coverage you have the option to cobra it for the 5 months it takes to start over. Of course the cobra prices are VERY expensive. It also takes 6 months to start accruing PTO so you better not be out for the first year or you just keep starting over. Worst case scenario for out of pocket if you were to be out of work with a catastrophic illness would cause most people to loose everything.

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Cons

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