Very Positive, good place to work - Department Manager Nordstrom Employee Review

4.0
24 May 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Commision sales Postive workplace, lots of nice smiling people. This especially includes the vast majority of my customers Recognition-- both public and paid --for successes

Cons

Lousy dang retail hours--always working the holidays so-so support for work-life balance frequently at the whim of a department or store manager that may not have good leadership skills little job security low -level of opportunity for growth without moving to a different city

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5.0
30 Jun 2026
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Pros

Competitive pay in retail and good discount,

Cons

4 days in office and slow reporting.

2.0
2 Jun 2026
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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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