Pros
- Looks good on your CV. Nike invests millions in marketing and the brand image is excellent. Outsiders have no clue what working at Nike really means. - Good perks / Onsite gym - Good place if your priorities lie outside of work, if you do not care about your job or work ethics and are there to take advantage of the perks and flexibility. In other words: if you "fit in".
Cons
The culture is awful. Most people working at Nike for a few years have absolutely no ethics. Incompetence is rewarded and cronyism is the norm in this company. The ones who benefit from it are very proud of this "Nike way", the others become disillusioned and leave. Nothing is based on merit at Nike, the ONLY thing that matters is your ability to befriend the "right" people. The company culture favors unethical managers: lazy, uninspired, ignoring their responsibilities and their teams, gradually pushing well-meaning, high-performing employees into depression and, worst of all, getting rewarded for lying about their results and having connections. Thanks to their network, these incompetent managers move from one role to another and continue to make the company lose money and valuable employees years after years. Their own managers do not care: they are playing exactly the same political game. Employees never get the opportunity to give feedback. If they dare to open their mouths, they are bullied and discriminated against by their manager and his friends until they leave the company. Despite all this nonsense, Nike continues to make a lot of money and to have a good image thanks to a clever marketing strategy, but don't be fooled: this is one of the worst, most unethical places you can work at. If you are professional, want to perform and eventually grow: don’t go work at Nike. That would be a waste of your time and energy.