great summer job in college - Sales Associate Nordstrom Employee Review

4.0
23 Dec 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

nice people, merit-based compensation structure motivated me to excel, good training, customers were pleasant, management structure was good, selling the products was fun

Cons

hours weren't ideal for me, wasn't what i wanted to do long-term, and was sometimes competitive/difficult to work with others

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5.0
5 May 2026
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Pros

Great benefits and nice people

Cons

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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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