Does NIKE pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, NIKE employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at NIKE. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at NIKE?

72% of NIKE employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated NIKE 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at NIKE?

Sales Associate (1764) , Athlete (1222) , Retail Sales Associate (536) , Intern (175) , Manager (158) , Sales (151) , Software Engineer (147) , Vendedor (136) , Sales Assistant (133) , Seasonal Athlete (121) , Director (117) , Coach (112) , Part Time Athlete (104) , Project Manager (101) , Vendeur (96)

What are the pros of working at NIKE according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great and are there to work and complete the tasks at hand." ((in 873 reviews)); "great benefits such as PTO and medical" ((in 869 reviews)); "Great culture and the motivation is there to have a lot of pride in the work that you are doing." ((in 639 reviews)); "job is very flexible and pay is good" ((in 536 reviews)); "Good work/life balance (as long as you know how to set your own boundaries)" ((in 436 reviews))

What are the cons of working at NIKE according to real employee reviews?

"Poor coordination among departments; insincere attempts at collaboration; no meaningful changes to poor management" ((in 618 reviews)); "Hours are long and hard" ((in 346 reviews)); "low salary so painful and far" ((in 180 reviews)); "senior leadership pushes their personal agenda and doesn’t always do the right thing for the consumer" ((in 167 reviews)); "management and high favoritism" ((in 111 reviews))

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What are the top reviewed NIKE locations?

Milano , Roma , Torino , Noventa di Piave , Locate di Triulzi , Bologna , Serravalle Scrivia , Genova , Napoli , Aiello del Friuli , Varese , Brunico , Barberino di Mugello , Firenze , Mantova , Cuneo , Catania , Valmontone , La Spezia , Novate Milanese , Salerno , Eboli , Itala , Foiano della Chiana , Castel Maggiore , Castel Guelfo di Bologna , Casalecchio di Reno , Chieti , Romano di Lombardia , Bergamo

NIKE reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(13,168 total reviews)

Elliott Hill

79% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

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NIKE has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 13,168 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NIKE employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manifattura industry (3.5 stars).

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13K reviews

2.0

Feb 5, 2013

Sadly, not the place it used to be. Less authentic Nike Culture, More Dilbert Cartoons coming to life in Nike IT.

Senior it manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-A truly beautiful campus with lots of cool events -Saying you work at Nike carries cache from a career standpoint -Half price product, most of which is pretty awesome -Casual Dress expected -Compensation is OK to Good, not bad as many reviews state. IT generally pays a bit better than other parts of the company. ESPP, Bonuses, 401k Match as well. -Other parts of the company outside IT generally have a better experience -Strong CEO, Mark Parker has kept Nike No.1 in the Sports & Apparel Industry

Cons

-Management more concerned about building their personal brand at the expense of all around them. -Bad people managers allowed to continue reign of terror, fear, and intimidation as long as they deliver results. Grown adults crying at their cube happened on more than one occasion. -Little to no work/life balance, weekends, holidays, nights are the norm not the exception. Not much appreciation either. You are generally treated like a disposable commodity. -Managers who use a soft hand to achieve results and and want to develop their teams are not promoted or "managed out" of the company. -Internal candidates for upper level positions are rarely considered. Always considered best to hire from other Fortune 500 companies. This has changed our culture for the worse.

4.0

Nov 18, 2012

Great company environment that inspires creativity & motivation.

Finance manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The perks make the company an amazing place to work at. The flexibility work provides in terms of work/life balance, health screens, gyms, childcare, etc provides a great work environment. In addition the opportunities to move around the company are endless. There is an expectation that you move to new areas of the company so that you can expand your knowledge of the company so that you make sound holistic business decisions.

Cons

There is no training. In order to succeed in your role you need to train yourself by navigating the matrix organization and learn from the knowledge of others. Since employees move around so often their knowledge of a department/skill/task moves with them. You can't be shy about meeting new people and connecting with them because that is your formula for success.

2.0

Oct 6, 2012

Sweatshop moved from Asia to IT

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Beautiful campus - IT is offsite but some meetings are held on campus Pockets of interesting work

Cons

1) Heavy outsourcing producing low quality results 2) Ineffective management too afraid of losing their jobs to manage properly 3) Not a technology company 4) Excessive work demands - 60-80+ hour weeks are common

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Sadly, not the place it used to be. Less authentic Nike Culture, More Dilbert Cartoons coming to life in Nike IT.

Great company environment that inspires creativity & motivation.

Sweatshop moved from Asia to IT

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