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Q&A With Nike Employees
Every day, we are demanding a better future for ourselves, our athletes, and our communities. We believe that diversity fosters creativity and accelerates innovation. We believe in protecting a planet where all athletes can thrive. And we believe every kid, everywhere, should have access to sport.
How employees describe working at Nike
Quality, fit, fashion forward thinking and execution
i like Nike shoes brand very much
Best looking quality ever, very comfortable tooand beautiful nike never disappoints
The brand. Buying the brand
great company to work with
What it's like to work at Nike
- Nike employees generally work 9.3 hrs a day
- Employees at Nike report the work pace is comfortably fast
- On a typical day, employees at Nike have 1 meeting
- 84% of Nike employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Nike employees most often take 15-20 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 72% of Nike employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Nike employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
- 74% of Nike employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Nike Employees
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What's the office vibe like at Nike?
Top Employee Response
WHQ friendly but driven. Stores don’t spend too much time in the office
Chill not too stressful and friendly
Casual but driven.
What are your coworkers at Nike like?
Top Employee Response
Most of them are nice.
coworkers are awesome leadership is too heavy - too many layers - too much bureaucracy and senior leaders have to approve EVERYTHING. we are not empowered
Collaborative yet siloed (even according to Mark Parker's employee all hands 5/3/2018). Fierce yet friendly (most of the time). Know your stuff and be at the top of your game and engagement, and you'll fit in just fine here.
How secure do you feel at your job at Nike?
Top Employee Response
Very secure
Most of the time great. Suddenly things can change. Age and weight mean a lot. Don’t EVER believe it doesn’t. It is a fitness brand.
About as secure as I feel in any company. Maybe a little more so because Nike is generally very profitable and stable
How can I improve my chances of being hired at Nike?
Like sports, live healthy. Love to run!
Build a network internally or come on as an ETW (temp) Many roles are filled by ETWs that get converted.
Be white, athletic, put on a good performance, and be willing to take whatever your manager hands out with a smile
What kind of people succeed at Nike?
Top Employee Response
People who are ok with ambiguity, who like and are not afraid of change. People who can work in an unstructured yet demanding environment
People into sports and if you are into running/healthy. You must work a lot
Literally from the mouth of a NET leader: “Young and fast...and white...and male...”
What are you most excited about working at Nike?
Our factory partners are wonderful
I love the brand
Flexible summer hours (leaving at noon every Friday).
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Nike?
Nike has a lot of people in high positions who have been there forever and are complacent. They don’t value outside experiences in leadership - only what you’ve done at NIKE.
Less silos and more rapid DevOps culture + continuous deployment with more opportunities to move around teams and/or objectives for greater career breadth (still possible but requires changing positions every year or two at the company to accomplish through formal interview process).
I would strive to hire more women in the Nike Digital Engineering division.
What unique perks and benefits does Nike provide?
You get a discount on Nike products
Discounts and loyalty
Free shoes and clothes
How's the feedback proccess at Nike?
Good. Somewhat inconsistent
Not great. There are many avenues, but few people have the courage to really coach people effectively.
Similar to most relationships with authoritarian regimes: non-existent or so punitive and worthless as to be non-helpful
How's the vacation policy at Nike?
3 weeks+ paid time off (PTO) starting third year of service for Sr. Engineer or above. All PTO based, make sure to budget for unexpected sick time appropriately. Nice that you can be upfront about taking personal time or giving no reason (just budget PTO accordingly).
Great! PTO benefit is great
You can take vacations with your family
How's the work life balance at Nike?
Amazing with six figure salary as a Sr. Software Engineer and many networking opportunities both on and off the job!
Really bad. You work a lot! Not a big deal if you love what your doing!
It’s amazing, I’m still working there
How's the work pace at Nike?
Intense. Worked years there and don’t know where the time went. Stop and take time for your family
fast and constantly changing
It takes forever for anyone to make a decision - the majority of which are bad
How difficult is it to maintain a social life while in your job at Nike?
Not hard
Nike is a social life.
It isnt very dificult
What's the best part of your job at Nike?
The brand is incredible and employee benefits are great
laid back environment and I like the people I work with
The care everyone has about the company and product
How's the morale at Nike?
Good until you are identified as needing to change results or health
Depends on team. From abandon hope to blissfully unaware
Mostly good, s little on edge
What's the office layout like at Nike?
It’s good never had a problem with it
Depends on where you sit
Open, with a light manufacturing floor
What time do u usually get home from the work during the week?
Top Employee Response
Around 4 if I start at 8 but it depends on your shift
6:30 or 7:00
4:30 PM
Do they drug test at all there?
Top Employee Response
No. They'd lose most of the engineering department if they did.
No but they need to
No
do you enjoy being around your coworkers? or is it forced?
It’s enjoyable you aren’t forced
Yes. I truly like the majority of my coworkers.
We actually became good friends and hang out after hours and on weekends. I am on the best team!Not forced at all.
What are company outings like at Nike?
Rare, depending on team
We don’t have outings in this office
What is Nike's policy towards pets in the workplace?
No pets
They aren’t allowed in the office.
What are the most important soft skills I need to be successful at Nike?
Top Employee Response
Interpersonal, networking, communication speed
collaboration / team attitude
What's your favourite thing about the Product department at Nike
The people that actually do the work. Especially the newer ones
The resources we can leverage
What does the ideal candidate in the Engineering department look like at Nike?
Senior software developer or above with 5+ years of professional software development experience in an agile DevOps organization. Those who are well versed in the open source/InnerSource development model (think CASE, ALM, and SDLC), will prosper here.
Well rounded in Ops (metrics, dashboards, alerting, Akamai/CDN, etc) & Dev (Java, Gradle, Groovy, Scala, Python, Bash, Node, React, etc) for their DevOps environment, where everyone participates in maintaining pipelines and infrastructure (e.g. TerraForm, CloudFormation, Packer, etc). Focus on aws backed apps, SNKRs & Nike+ apps as well as nike.com and pipeline software development from design to robotic manufacture.
What benefits does Nike provide?
401k + 5% company match, company HSA contributions, 3-5 weeks paid leave each year starting in third year of service, several weeks paid paternity leave.
Numerous; Discounts on Nike, Converse and Hurley brands. Excellent health, dental and vision. Decent vacation package. Exceptional parental leave (birth & adoption).
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Should I work at Nike?
50% of Nike employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 20% are neutral and 30% would not recommend working at Nike to their friends.
| 50% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 20% | Passive |
| 30% | Detractors |
