Stylist on Trial - Stylist On Trial Nordstrom Employee Review

1.0
11 Jun 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Seems like a laid back atmosphere. Beautiful building to work in instead of a mall. Like the idea of working Monday-Friday 9-6.

Cons

Run fast! It's not at all what it seems! You are on trial for at least a month to see if they like you and you fit in. To fit in you need to be young, straight out of college or under 30. You need to fit in to the sorority scene. Everyone seems friendly and that they love their job, but in fact are not friendly to everyone. Very segregated in groups, unless you start with others and make friends. They are not clear when you are invited to a "trial" interview what that looks like and how long the actual process is. Even if you make your trial goals early, you can not become full time until the next month because there is only a new employee training starting once a month. Don't quit your job until you know you will get hired, but you are expected to be there every minute you can even if you do not know what you should be doing. It seems like they prefer people who are able to commit all their time there without any other job and take part in just observing and participating in frequent drinks at 6 at the bar. No work life balance. Backwards hiring system and based on your "coolness" factor and schmoozing with the others. If you are independent and can survive on your own then you won't fit in. Cult like environment and feeling even to my customers who came in for appointments.

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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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