Nordstrom

"I love the people I work with. I have a great manager and lot's of flexibility in how I manage my time. "

"Working at Nordstrom corporate is an invigorating experience. You really are surrounded by women that are incredibly talented, passionate, and experts in their field."

"On-boarding process is bumpy and make sure you have a strong sponsor coming in."

"They don't believe in work life balance. If a male manager harasses you and you report it have another job in line. "

"Great place to gain exposure to variety of technologies, but you will need to work a bit harder to establish trust."

" I would tell her that if you enjoy working in retail by all means explore the company. But be keenly aware that if you don’t do well with politics or aren’t surrounding yourself with the right people per se & if perhaps you don’t have it in you to be able to deliver on the sales quota they assign you then you will always just earn hourly and you won’t qualify for commission. The company has their commission structure and hourly payscale “Just So” that if you work a certain amount of hours and maybe the hours are not during peak times, or you don’t have the clientele that are loyal and come back to you and you alone then there may not be advancement within this company for you."

"I’ve been treated well and have supportive managers. There’s also room for advancement. The only con is the low rate of hourly pay. It’s hard to make commission when foot traffic is slow. "

"Fun, fleixble, and interesting. There are bad spots, but overall good."

"Hours are inflexible. Policies could be improved, especially for part-time workers"

"Great place to build on customer service and people/sales skills"

"I have not experienced gender-based disparity from management, so if that is your main concern as a women, my experience at Nordstrom was positive. "

"Once you build up a client base, it’s a great way to make a decent salary. "

"That it's great place to be. You can work here with someone and you can become their boss or you become the boss. They believe in doing the right thing. They promote from within. It is a fantastic employer that has opportunities for anyone that chooses to work hard and wants to move up in the company. I worked for them for 17 years and enjoyed being part of this family owned company. It was built up from a small business to become what it is today. "

"The amount of effort you put into a retail sales role with a commission based salary will be directly reflected in your paycheck. Care about your customers, support your team but don't get dragged into any drama or other things that may keep you from serving the customer."

"Flexibility in time and where you live is important in order to be promoted."

"It's a great job, would definitely recommend if pay was consistent."

"Nordstrom has enough women that it's not 'a thing' anymore. Everyone is used to seeing women on their teams, in meetings, and in leadership."

"They now offer 100% paid maternity leave up to 12 weeks. "

"Mobility is key if you are starting at the store level. If you are in HQ, make sure to build a solid network of leaders that you can depend on. Like all businesses, there is some politicking, so networking is key for success."

"Be careful of pay inequality and dismissal of complaints by human resources."

"I wouldn't recommend it specially to a woman specially if she is pass her 20's. They are purely business driven. "

"Awesome job overall.. Not much to complain about. If your suggesting it, go for it !"

"I worked in Cosmetics as a counter manager and a beauty stylist and got up 8 weeks of 60% paid maternity leave, which was great. Since the environment is commission based, it was difficult to be a breastfeeding/pumping mother when I came back, as time away from the floor was looked down on. Sales floor was very competitive, as jobs are constantly threatened if goals are not met. Rarely were people actually fired though--it is used more as a scare tactic. Gay men were given preference in every area, as the general assumption was that women would purchase more from them."

"It depends what division you work, if you have a great manager, life is good."

"Sadly, it's a mean girl culture. Women do not encourage others growth. Rather they tend to criticize other women to raise themself up. "

"Be prepared to join the male mafia. Learn who upper management personally likes and dislikes and follow suit. Get in with the marketing clique and you'll go far."

"Good place depending on what department you work in--some are much better than others "

"No bonuses unless you're a manager, and no raises in a lot of departments. Cost of living raise is 0-3%, but usually about 1%. A lot of attention is paid to whether you get along with people or come across as inviting and smiley, regardless of your actual results. The word "b*tchy" was used regularly by my superiors to describe why I wasn't going to be promoted or given a raise, despite the fact that I got along very well with my peers. Other women received similar reviews. I was also criticized for not sharing more about my personal life and not getting emotional over feedback -- when my boss gave me negative feedback, he started crying, and remarked that he was surprised I wasn't crying myself. It later showed up on my formal review that I didn't convey I cared much about negative feedback and didn't take it seriously."

"Great way to get great account management experience and grow for first job out of college"

"Things are improving. It's worh investing some time, There are rewarding things about workng for Nordstrom."

"Buying offices: they own you. They expect you to work 10-11+ hour days because of the work load. Management also has no life so they expect you not to either. Not many women in leadership have children and if they do they are relatively absentee, so they do not understand the need for flexibility. Compensation does not warrant the demanding workload either."

"Great benefits. Exciting and motivational people to be around. Potential to be stressful for mothers with young kids because pay is commission-based and long hours on the floor on your feet."

"This company is incredibly women friendly. Most employees on the sales floor are women."

"I've worked here for over 35 years and in leadership for over 20 of them. It is like a family away from home. Everyone helping each other to get the job done and keep our customers happy."

"It's retail"

"Again depends on their role...."

"This company has a lot of women in all levels of Management."

"I have worked for Nordstrom for over 20 years and while this is not a job for everyone, it has worked out very well for me. I have held many positions within the company, which is what makes it so attractive. You are able to advance to any position in any location."

"Work life balance is non-existent. If you have a family, re-think working in this field. You are expected to work holidays with no time in-between. When you grow into management you are expected to work 6 days a week during events or high season - with no extra compensation. Men are promoted through the operations divisions quicker then women. However, a majority of sales managers are female."

"We have a female store manager and lots of women department managers. Benefits are fair and generous for retail."

"There are many opportunities but you have to work hard to find the right ones or you can be in danger of being a scape goat."