Everyone been following recent earnings for Adidas and Under Armour? Both companies got HAMMERED on account of the fact China has essentially been closed for a few months. It’s not just China though. Increased transportation and wage costs are taking... — read more
Good ideas not being heard
Why does Nike no longer seem to want to hear good ideas? Often times great ideas coming from employees are being ignored. Those same employees then go to a competing company and progress very quickly. When I first started working here, employees'... — read more
Day one commute included
Childcare and commute meant I was in the office at 9:30 and I left at 3 to take afternoon/late meetings at home. Is it going to stick, or is this just the first week...
Took all Zoom calls from the office today
Is this the Nike “culture” our senior leaders said we would return to?It sucks
Monday 7am
Thanks JD for creating this culture :(
50th anniversary
The company’s milestone is a great occasion to celebrate the contributions of past and current employees. Unfortunately, it no longer seems to me that Nike appreciates anyone's contributions. I expected that celebrating the 50th anniversary would... — read more
Employee store selection
Holy he-l, did anyone work at all over COVID or try to develop product? What did I just see? In all my years the employee store has the most garbage selection I have ever seen. No wonder they making us go back in…now I’m actually worried about my... — read more
Tomorrow we do the death march
Back to the salt mine. Blah. So d-mb. Can't wait to sit in the middle of a Zoom call center.
Peter Moore RIP No More Strassers left
With the passing of Peter Moore, how many folks are still alive, or know the names on the JUSTICE list, that Strasser showed the Dassler's in Munich, that he Strasser could guarantee, and that many Ex, and current at the time, NIKE employees, had... — read more
Linkedin WTF
What’s up with LinkedIn and Nike employees positing some absolute cringe posts? I mean, maybe i’m behind with the times, but did being melodramatic on LinkedIn get updated as a requirement I the employee handbook? “8 years ago I walked on to campus... — read more
The LinkedIn Influencer
Has anyone else gotten tired of the employee that’s become a LinkedIn Influencer?? I have had ENOUGH!!!
How to succeed at Nike
I see a lot of disgruntled people here. Many complaints about poor pay, lack of career progression, carrying the weight of cr---y colleagues, out of touch leaders, etc. I’ve been massively successful at Nike even though the last time I did any... — read more
Sources of stress
In my case, the biggest sources of stress are the big ego of my manager and being overloaded with more than ever. What is your biggest cause of stress here? Unfortunately, there is no more joy here like there used to be. Now there is management by... — read more
2000 Jobs Created
https://news.whatjobs.com/news/nike-is-hiring-for-over-2000-roles-after-massive-profit-increase/
Moving up = popularity contest
Sometimes it feels like I'm back at high school when it comes to furthering my career here. It's not about working hard and it's not about experience. All it is is a popularity contest. There's no incentive to work hard and there's plenty of... — read more
Who will succeed John Donahoe?
What do you think, who will inherit the Nike throne?
They don't own us!
Let's stop this fiefdom.
Why do we reorganize often?
I am puzzled? Is this normal? Do other companies do the same?
Everyone wants to leave
No or low bonus Low base increase Poorly managed return to work strategy Increasing expectations and less resources My whole team is looking for the exit. Is it just my org or every where?
Expectations are growing
I am happy to have a job doing what I really love and that is why initially I saw high expectations from employees as a challenge. But now I think Nike is starting to take things too far with its very high expectations from their employees. - How... — read more
Admin expectations
I'm hearing that it's illegal to have hourly admins work over eight hours a day? Is that true? I know I'm expected to work until about 10pm and start at around 7am. Is that normal? I'm new to Nike. Did I make a mistake on taking this job?
Pay increase... In line with Inflation?
I wonder what will happen at year end? Will our pay increase track against inflation which is currently at over 8%? What increase will nike pay out? will we get an increase.???? 5 - 3% aint gonna get it done!!
Bonus
Does anyone know what I will miss out on as far as bonus goes if quit on June 1st (bonus eligibility for the year required staying through May 31st) instead of waiting till the bonus is in the bank this summer?
Constant reorgs
I would really like to find a job in a company that doesn’t have as many reorgs as we do here. Why all these reorgs? Is anything getting better after each reorg? I don't think so.
Identity Crisis
I've had 4 titles and 4 managers in Tech in the last 2 years. This is not normal.
Is our business changing and how?
Just want to see if we can have a meaningful discussion on this. Is our business changing and how?
Summer Friday + Mental Health Week
With Nike Talent retention at an all time low. Are Summer Fridays / August Mental Health week & 4 month remote work pass enough to keep people from leaving the company? We saw during the reorg many 10 year employees replaced with fresh faces for... — read more
CHAOS ...
Amazing how this leadership team has d-mbed down our Footwear team and ran off anyone that knows anything about it .... For the record, Footwear is the vast majority of the business, has been forever and we cant treat it like a gap t-shirt. Very... — read more
Going to a smaller company
I see a lot of people here writing about going to smaller companies. I honestly don’t know what to think about it... It used to be a dream for me to work at Nike and now it would feel very odd for me to look for a job in a small company, although... — read more
Nike Tech
Anyone else realize that you can't own or execute on a long-term, best-in-class tech vision and strategy if you reorg and change out leadership every few months?
My PMP means nothing here
Because the PMI does not train on political or popularity metrics, and that's how all projects here are run.
Nike employees need a labor union
Given the constant reorgs, role changes, pay issues and general lack of respect given to employees, I'm surprised there are no talks of a labor union. Individual voices get ignored.
On my way out
Another week and I'll be giving my notice. I'm sorry it has come to this, at one point I thought I would retire here, but things change. In the last 15 years, the culture has become toxic, the company has started treating employees as commodities... — read more
Please come back MP, EH, ES
Save us from the complete Atrocity that is our current CEO! For that matter add NA as a comeback kid from the tech org to that list. Not sure how much more we can take. Love, Nike Employees
Nike thinks we get paid enough
A colleague asked the manager for a raise and the response was that he is already paid enough. Of course, after that he went to another company and got a big raise. Those who still can’t get out of here, they just make sure to look busy while... — read more
PSP Bonus & Employment Timing
We all know PSP is paid out first paycheck of August, based on employment through the fiscal year. If employment ends between June 1 and August 11 (Aug 12 is PSP Payday), will you receive your "earned" bonus. Curious if anyone knows the answer to... — read more
"Four week flex" = Chaos & disrespect
The "Four Week Flex" program for those ordered to return to the office is nothing but chaos in the making. So now, we are all going to be WFH random weeks of the year. Coordinating in-person and remote meetings, workshops, etc just got harder. Just... — read more
Why the increased attrition?
Pay. Just because it’s Nike doesn’t mean they can underpay and still retain talent. Lack of career advancement. Too often hard work gets you nothing but more work. If employees don’t have a reasonable chance of being elevated based on merit... — read more
How many years at a band level…
Poll: “Successful” Nike employees up-level into the next band every __ years? And if you haven’t been up-banded in __ years, you should probably look for a job outside of Nike. (Exclude those that are comfortable staying in one band forever) — read more