Impersonal Management - Customer Associate Nordstrom Employee Review

3.0
2 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The onboarding is very thorough and organized. I enjoyed learning about the company and felt prepared for working the floor. I respect the customer service ethos. Generally kind people managing. They were mindful of accommodating schedule preferences.

Cons

My interview started almost an hour late. Any time I emailed my managers, I almost never got a response — some of it pertaining to personal needs (ie, a procedure I was having). I relocated and accepted another offer at a new location and they rescinded the offer while I was moving across the country bc I didn’t reply fast enough. I interviewed while traveling (driving) and upon arrival still had a week before my start date. They did not reply to my last message explaining there was a storm that delayed my arrival by two days. Overall, feels very focused on sales and not as human-focused as I’d prefer esp considering the model of putting customers first then employees on the floor and then corporate.

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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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