If you're not happy peppy don't work here. - Anonymous employee Nordstrom Employee Review

3.0
13 Apr 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Most associates are actually nice, friendly, and it's not hard to get along with everyone there. Assistant managers aren't strict like their managers.

Cons

Management will always be nagging you to get rewards. If you open a rewards account you get $5. Don't take it though it's taxed out of your paycheck. Also most management will find it offensive if you're acting like yourself, you have to act like them constantly.

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Pros

Great benefits, team, and work/ life balance.

Cons

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2.0
2 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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