Adequate - Retail Associate Nordstrom Employee Review

3.0
2 Apr 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

good salary and company benefits

Cons

high pressure sales and management tactics poor hours

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5.0
8 Feb 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Strong brand, high creative standards, fast-paced environment. Great place to grow as a designer in a large retail brand. High-visibility creative work with real business impact Supportive creative culture with thoughtful peers and leadership

Cons

Multiple stakeholders = frequent revisions and shifting priorities Creative ambition sometimes competes with business or timeline constraints Compensation growth can feel slower than market at higher levels

2.0
2 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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