Of course, this is hard to figure out, but I’m really interested in what percentage of people at Nike are now actively looking for other jobs and from which areas do most people want to leave?
Whatever that number is, I’m +1.
I have a lot of colleagues who are also actively job hunting, and I can say that they are some of the best at their jobs. There has never been more reasons for leaving this place.
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I am always looking since my incident, I found roles opening up recently, I just don't know about the immediate longevity of product roles with the covid impacts. But if I get a bite I'm out.
In regards to the "trade value" of Nike experience being high in the market right now - it sure is! But these companies are in for a rude awakening when they realize it's all smoke and mirrors (for many, not all).
Yes, (poor) quality of life is a huge driver of folks walking away from Nike, but compensation is also a consideration.
I think U bands are definitely looking because Nike treats them like trash. I think for E-bands, no, likely not as much turnover. In the departments I work closely with, lots of people were promoted to E-band status over the past year and got the taste of stock options - it's hard to walk away from those, as that's a big part of E-band (potential) compensation. For S-bands, people are definitely looking because they are at the level where other companies can match Nike's comp - there's less risk to walk away.
Always walk away on your own terms if possible...especially if you see ANY possibility of coming back to Nike in the future.
Morale right now is the lowest I've ever seen it at Nike. I'm on a decent team and have a good boss for now, but I've had several friends leave recently from other teams that I thought were Nike lifers.
I always have my resume out there and have been passively looking. The job market seems good and I have recruiters call frequently. I don't want to leave because I'm hoping for a turn around, but if the right offer comes along, I'm out.
+1 started applying late last year and got a different job outside after nearly a decade at the swoosh. I'd much rather have stayed on but it is what it is. Worked an engineering leadership role in TechOps InfraEng with the least Nike-spirited leadership you can imagine. Lots of outside E-Band hires, no internal director promotions, headcount planning is totally screwed up and all you hear is how it's all HR's fault. Strategy is either not existent at all, not budgeted, not aligned with other teams and typically made up around oldschool tech and paradigms.
Didn't get an official exit interview or counter offer, people just really don't care or seem to want to get held that mirror to their faces.
And if that's not enough, now HR seems to be asking leadership to submit "talent assessment" lists, anyone want to make a guess what's going to happen if your name is on the "needs training" list?
+1 here. Global Tech and, most likely, on the worst team within it. An absolute hell, so yes I am looking for a new position OUTSIDE of Nike.
Nike has become a not so nice place to work.
I am in MarTech and again, like others, feel that leadership thinks of themselves and not those working for them.
The disparity between leadership and the engineers on the ground is ridiculous.
There is no career path, no promotions, no annual pay raises.
And don’t even get me start on the constant talk about returning to in-person workplace, as if we are not being productive at home.
So why do I stay? Job stability. Despite being miserable and feeling like I am not respected or treated well, it is a constant pay check.
I would say if you have a good opportunity elsewhere - TAKE IT!
For me, I am passively looking. If the right thing comes along I will be gone from Nike in the blink on an eye.
Totally agree with @1bud
I literally feel like I am being brainwashed with what they consider right by a CEO with a 50 million dollar bonus. But this is now America
I am looking but as I would prefer to ride the wave and take a package
I am looking because I think I have to. There is no career advancement possible in my organization unless you kiss a– and lie.
Seems like the majority of people I work with in Global Tech are. It’s been non stop churn since 2018 and for what? The amount of work has tripled, the pace is insane and raises are scarce. Seems like a constant to push to see how much we can s— out of employees before they break. It’s too bad because I like most of my coworkers just tired of messy leadership
Yes, it must be difficult feeling like you can't speak your truth because of the pressure to conform.
I’m another that is actively searching for a role outside Nike. And despite what I hear some people say about “finding a job during the pandemic” I’m finding that the employment market is actually quite good right now. Reasons I’m looking to leave?
- Like others have said I have a manager that adds no value and whose sole job seems to be shamelessly accepting credit for others work. He is a stereotypical example of someone “failing upwards”.
- I refuse to go back to campus this year. I’m well established at home such that it makes zero sense to return to campus where I have no permanent desk, almost none of the tools I have in my home office, and where I’ll have to waste an hour each day commuting. No thanks.
- Nike changes processes and technology platforms like some people change their underwear. I can’t even keep up with what tool, process, reporting requirement I’m supposed to adhere to this week. Nike has become a quagmire of bureaucracy the last few years and I’m over it.
- Nike is becoming a little too “woke” for my taste. Last week someone asked me “When are you going to start putting preferred pronouns in your email signature line?” When I flatly replied “Never” this seemed to genuinely offend the person asking. I understand how our society has offensive language we aren’t supposed to use and I’m fully onboard with that. But the inverse - telling me which language I DO have to use - is a little too Orwellian for me. And that’s coming from someone who is actually more liberal leaning in her views. Just like the political right sometimes (often?) overplays its hand, I now see the political left increasingly doing the same thing with what we commonly call “wokeness”. And Nike seems to have bought a first-class ticket on the wokeness train. Sorry, not for me.
- Similar to the above I’m increasingly finding that other values of mine increasingly don’t align with Nike’s. For example someone posted here that our CEO makes $25,000 per hour. That’s more money in a single month than I’ll make in a 20+ year career! I don’t need someone making that kind of inexcusable compensation preaching to me about “doing the right thing” and “embracing equality”. Cut your salary about 90%...then we’ll talk. Actually we won’t because that’ll never happen and I won’t be here anyway.
- Working at Nike just isn’t special or fun anymore. It used to be. This change has nothing to do with the pandemic either. Nike was starting to become just another large, faceless multi-national company a few years ago. I can’t put an exact date on it but sometime in the last 2 - 5 years Nike started to lose its culture in a noticeable way.
- I figure it’s better to leave on my own terms and while I still have a job. Because I’m pretty certain I’ll eventually be laid off if I stay much longer.
I had a good run at Nike but it’s time to do something else. I know several of my colleagues feel the same way.
+1 out of techops IE. Agreed on the notion one should always be looking, always be interviewing, and updating resume. it keeps your skills sharp like practicing 3 pointers. But, there's a difference of practicing the game and going out to find a new game entirely. The game here is rigged and guaranteed to bury you.
"FAIL" is not the touted idea of learning to do something differently or better under within IE - rather it's his (you know who) chance to gas light your intelligence and ram his agenda down your throat. Just dont let him and others in the fail army like him ruin your career.
The "acceleration" of replacing skilled etws who've been screwed over on FTE transitions with unskilled remote workers is just the latest middle finger, but hopefully the last for some of us who can land successfully elsewhere. It's sad, because there's so much promise here outside these horrible leaders.
+1 joined less than a year ago and just accepted a new offer with a different company. Too much churn/ no direction/ no actually real work being completed. Cut my losses and moved on.
The "trade value," for Nike experience in the marketplace is really high right now. You can see a lot of examples of people moving out and going up a few levels. (some more than others of course)
With that said, you should ALWAYS see what other companies are willing to compensate you for your experience.
+1
Currently, I am part of Nike Technology - have been for years. I have got to get out of this s***hole. Main reason: incompetent manager and my manager's manager. Both of them, combined, add no value...none; however, they are happy take credit for all our work. They never pass on any feedback about us, which I know they are getting (since we are, most of the time, are copied on the communication/High Fives, etc.).
You should always be looking if you ask me. Reply to job postings both inside and outside Nike to get a sense of where your industry is and to keep your resume/interview skills sharp.
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