Strange, toxic, manipulative/competitive, horribly managed. - Software Engineer Nordstrom Employee Review

2.0
5 Jan 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Smart people, good engineers, people leave at 5ish. Any stars here are because there are some nice, cool people that work here.

Cons

Not sure where to begin. So many capable engineers. So many managers that you look at and scratch your head wondering how on earth they are in those positions. Pretty old school ways of looking at management, but I hear that's not true for every org. Recruiting is a joke. HR is asleep.

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Nordstrom Response
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Hello, Thank you for your candid feedback. My name is Patrick Welch, and I’m the Vice President of Technology at Nordstrom. I appreciate your sharing this issue with us, especially as we continue our work streamlining our processes across teams. This begins with the way our managers uphold Nordstrom’s commitment to giving employees ownership over their work, and creating an environment that fosters collaboration. I apologize if we’ve missed the mark so far during your time with us. As we work to improve, it would be very helpful to hear more details about your experience so that we can resolve this issue and learn where we can go from here. If you have the time, please send me a personal message at NordTechFeedback@nordstrom.com with any further input you can provide. Sincerely, Patrick Welch VP Technology Nordstrom

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