Do NOT work here - National Stylist Nordstrom Employee Review

1.0
29 Jan 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Nordstrom discount -Work from home but only if you hit your quota, can be taken away at any time -“Unlimited" PTO, only under managers discretion

Cons

-This was by far the most horrifying work experience I have ever had, as other reviews have state: very unprofessional atmosphere, managers are dishonest and only criticize your work, directors will blatantly talk to managers about how they do not like individual stylists here due to them not hitting unachievable quotas. -If you are not meeting your monthly sales goals, which are absolutely absurd, you will be pushed out by upper management and bullied until you’re forced to quit. -Performance based scheduling, you will work 11-8pm with no weekends off even if you hit quota every month -Clear favoritism of top sellers, managers will only invest and praise top performers and push out others rather than helping to train or guide them -We’re open all holidays, even Christmas. You have to bid into whether you work or not, which you will most likely not get off -No commission on sales for national team -The turn over rate is insane, people quit every week even with no job lined up because they can’t stand working here -HR will openly tell managers what you say to them in confidential conversations, once they find out that you went to HR you will be pushed out -No room for growth, you would need to be a top stylist for over a year and even if you are promoted to a management position you will be paid the same amount -Paid is barely something you can live off of -You’re expected to work even on your days off, there is a horrible work-life balance Please read other reviews and compare similarities, I even read reviews before starting here and wanted to form my own opinion but unfortunately it has been a horrible experience, I wish I had listened to the reviews before accepting the position.

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Cons

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2.0
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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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