What’s the culture like at the Nordstrom? Would you recommend working there?
One of the best companies to work for. I personally feel that and my colleges too. Competitive pay, work life balance, not much peer pressure, merchandise discounts, zero Washington state tax lot more ...
What’s the pay like for someone with 1 yoe out of college. Current tc 140k in Seattle. Can nordstorm beat that
Not in non-tech
Just left today actually. WLB is fantastic. Some teams are great. Pay is above average and competitive. Highly recommend to family people
Why did you leave? How much do the buyers make?
I was there for a couple years. You need to know it's not a tech company. They move slowly and invest in tech begrudgingly. Your career trajectory will take a beating. That said, the other comments are true. Good pay, but don't expect rapid promotions or big raises, low expectations, easy, easy. If that's what you want it can be a good choice.
Were you in a tech role? Salaries competitive with Amazon?
Salary yes. I took a small salary cut when I left. Other comp will likely be less; perhaps a lot less.
The technology org is very very bad, and getting worse. The traditional Nordstrom values have disappeared and are getting worse. Other parts of the company are good. I’d stay far away from a job in any software or tech team.
Work life balance=great Base salary=ok Total comp=really low Benefit= uh, at least you get 33% off the expensive clothes in the store As someone mentioned, they sell fashion, not technology, so if you are ok with lower comp in exchange for work life balance then this place is for you.
Tech org is immature but getting better. It used to be a heavy. NET/C# shop with zero engineering standards and crazy inflated titles and egos. They are currently cleaning house and while the process is painful most of the bad actors are gone. I will warn you that title inflation is still crazy though so you will meet seniors who know less than SDE1s
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard some variation of this over the years. "Tech org sucks/sucked but hey this latest round of tech bros from %techcompany is really turning things around”. There have been at least three sets of engineering standards since those times of c# on the website. Nobody is cleaning house and there were no bad actors. Good engineers and leaders are the first to go when dumb fucks show up on site, which have accumulated to unprecedented levels over the last year.
Does that explain why you are still here? Lol but seriously if you are unhappy GTFO
^😂 "bad actors" = actual leaders who understand how to solve hard problems with technology. The new Expedia regime are croneys and gross. They're awful ignorant techbros who think tech complexity peaks at the web service and could couldn't lead people into shallow water. If you don't already know the CTO, SVP or one of their Bros don't bother because you're not going anywhere inside Nordstrom tech. Be prepared to be treated like a child who knows nothing and moved around like a fungible asset from catastrophe to catastrophe. For your trouble you'll be calibrated in the stack-ranking system where your pay will be adjusted based on how much Expedia likes you. Tech org is becoming more immature by the Expedia VP aquisition ( E.G.quarterly) YMMV 🤣
I don't know much about the leadership that have left/ been let go so I can't speak to that. But by bad actors I meant engineers who: - Don't write tests - Don't write testable code - Make engineering decisions for their enjoyment rather than business value - Force push to master and deploy to prod without approval - Intentionally create knowledge gaps and points of failure to increase their own job security.
The narrative that "everything was fine before Expedia came and ruined it" is only true for people who weren't used to any notion of engineering scrutiny.
Albertsons >> Nordstrom
Weigh your options carefully. Nordstrom sales are on a downward trajectory. Layoffs will definitely be made post earnings call on the 21st. There is also the likelihood that they will go back private very soon. Culture is great but very slow moving
I know someone who used to work as a buyer for Nordstroms and she seemed to enjoy her time there. I'm sure the culture depends on the team.