Meh - Anonymous employee Nordstrom Employee Review

3.0
14 Oct 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Great loft space with windows everywhere! -Free beer and wine and in-house coffee bar. -Relaxed work environment and dress code. -Medical, dental, vision, transit benefit program, health FSA, etc -Most people are nice.

Cons

-As Trunk Club has evolved from start-up to Nordstrom-owned company, there have been lots of changes in leadership and structure, so prepare for some uncertainty if you work there. -No matching 401k. -Unlimited PTO means no accrual of vacation time and is by manager/lead discretion. I would prefer a hard number of days that would grow with tenure. -Open office environment can be difficult if you're not extremely extroverted. -Some departments get more recognition, perks, growth opportunities, while other departments(mainly support teams) get ignored. -Some teams have virtually no room for advancement. -The downside of a casual environment of mostly younger employees is that sometimes professionalism is lacking. Can feel like high school. -No real break area which makes it feel like you never get a real break.

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