SELL SELL SELL - Intern Nordstrom Employee Review

2.0
29 Nov 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Paid Internships are rare- so this is good if you need to complete an internship for school; If you are looking to get into retail management, this may be a good opportunity

Cons

Not like other retail jobs, you are required to sell very aggressively. Only top sellers are asked to stay. They sell you a promise of a job after the internship which is not accurate... You will not immediately be a manger, you MAY be a salesperson if you are a top performer. You will work 12 hour days during the Anniversary Sale. You will work nights, weekends, holidays, opening, closing,etc. Plan to not have a life...

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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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