Trunk Club, the Titanic of start-ups - Anonymous employee Nordstrom Employee Review

2.0
10 Mar 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Rub elbows with executives and 1st class people who buy luxury clothes if you're into that and want to protect rich people to shop with you.

Cons

Much like the Titanic, Trunk Club was beautiful.. The 1st of its kind- high hopes for success. Everyone wanted to jump aboard! Unfortunately the leadership team went "full speed ahead" and the culture has since been destroyed. If you never got to join a sorority in college, it's never to late TC might be for you. Get off of this sinking ship now if you have real values. Every man for himself!

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Cons

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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.

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