Walking on Nike AIR or Egg Shells? - Anonymous employee NIKE Employee Review

3.0
10 Jul 2008
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Nike is a very forward thinking company. They try to do the right thing.

Cons

Despite their statements on "Pay for Performance", In my role as a manager, I was unable to adequately reward my direct reports for a job well done. It always felt like the company was growing at the executive level, but when it came down to hiring people to actually do the work, there was never any resources made available. There are so many layers of red tape that it is difficult to get anything done without an act of congress. When people would step-up and take initiative, they would be rewarded with little more than a pat on the back. When it came to Bonuses or Milestone Awards, those where give to those higher up the food chain. Offsite meetings were planned for upper management in tropical locations while travel requests by non-managers for relevant trade seminars were rejected.

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5.0
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Pros

This started as a summer job during COVID and extended for the next couple of years. I loved working here and in my experience had a good managers. I personally like Nike so the discount was a big perk!

Cons

The main con is pay. I was paid near minimum wage with little increase YOY. If you want to pursue corporate there are rotations that become available at the retail level, but very competitive.

4.0
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Pros

Great place to work with lots of opportunities. Great Campus Life. Solid work/life balance.

Cons

Morale is low with all the strategy changes, layoffs.

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