Great place if you fit with the culture - Anonymous employee NIKE Employee Review

3.0
7 Feb 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

visionary company. great products. culture can be really positive and inspirational. always exciting. great brand. good benefits.

Cons

you have to fit with this specific culture. straight talking is frowned upon and diplomacy is favored. people are very nice, but they will not tell you in a straightforward way if you are off track - the emphasis on diplomacy means that it is tough to know where you stand. if you want to progress within the company there is very little balance and a lot of time away from home. nike is the priority and there is very little room for anything else in your life. i left a few years ago but there were not a lot of women in senior management. even though i believe that entry level starts out at 50/50 in terms of ratio men to women, the highest levels of senior leadership weren't over 25%. the dropoff is concerning. i don't know if that has changed since i left though. overall, it seemed that if you were in with the powers that be, then you were set, seemingly regardless of your actual contributions. if you were not in favor with the right people, your work didn't matter. also people changed jobs so frequently, it seemed that if you are concerned about making long term decisions it might not be helpful to your career. or alternatively, you were likely to end up holding a role and cleaning up for someone who made short sighted decisions that made them look good, but then the next person had to clean up and the next person didn't look so good because the bad decision maker was already on to a bigger job.

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Pros

Working at Nike was a great experience overall. The company culture is energetic, inclusive, and team-oriented. Management encourages employees to embody the Nike brand and provides opportunities for growth within retail and corporate roles. Employee discounts are excellent and make it easy to enjoy the products you sell. The work environment is fast-paced, especially during launches and holiday seasons, which keeps the job engaging. I also appreciated working alongside passionate teammates who genuinely cared about customer service and creating a positive shopping experience.

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Retail schedules can be inconsistent and often include nights, weekends, and holidays. During peak periods, the store can become extremely busy, which can be stressful when balancing customer service expectations with operational tasks. Advancement opportunities can vary depending on store location and management structure.

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