Lost its way - Program Manager Nordstrom Employee Review

2.0
10 June 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Work life balance Discount Location Company reputation Interesting work (prior to 2015)

Cons

Lack of direction and strategy No career coaching/direction Terrible budgeting process Poor PTO and salary Silos Certain employees allowed to jump 3-4 ranks at once while others go years without promotion Tech is cobbled together, outdated

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2.0
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Recommend
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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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