It was very frustrating because department managers were not self critical and there was no progress with them. - Sales Associate Nordstrom Employee Review

2.0
20 Sept 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Getting to work with the latest trends and fashion. Continuous training on technology, seasonal trends and selling skills classes.

Cons

The hourly pay because it is commission based if you have a bad selling week you get paid very little and a lot of the time it has nothing to do with your selling skills because some people return items regardless of how much you know or how much time/energy you spent with them. Department managers are not willing to look at themselves and make changes where necessary, very stuck in their ways.

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5.0
30 June 2026
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Pros

Competitive pay in retail and good discount,

Cons

4 days in office and slow reporting.

2.0
2 June 2026
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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