…That's the year-end stock price... sorry Kool-Aid drinkers. One of my favorite games to play whenever I'm in other cities is looking at what people are wearing. Look at the shoes, the clothing, the sports they're doing and what they're wearing... — read more
Brand Creative is disastrous
Overworked teams, siloed decision making, two inept VPs. When will things change? These changes post re-org have made everyone feel miserable and the work has suffered.
Talented people got cut to fund executive packages
That's our sad reality.
Is Nike still a Premium Brand?
How about a premium employer? Thoughts?
Let the baggage go
Can we get rid of fake teams and fake jobs? We failed when we started allowing leaders to hire their friends, their cousins and their sons girlfriend. Interviews are just a check the box now. They know who they are gonna hire before they even post... — read more
GT Re-Org Feedback
What were the main mistakes they made? I’m curious to hear others’ experiences. Not “everything” is an answer because it’s too obvious. At least last year, they provided reasoning for the new formations and changes. It felt more coordinated and... — read more
Innovation tu-ds
Nike Innovation has perfected a remarkable process: take an exciting idea, overcomplicate it, poorly position it, leave it half-finished, and then ceremoniously dump it on Inline’s doorstep. “Here you go, team. Innovation!” Except it isn’t... — read more
How much longer has EH got?
The company is clearly broken. Nothing is working together, and the strategy isn’t driving growth. That starts at the top. So, how much longer does EH have before being replaced?
Campus dress code policy!
What happened to the Campus dress code policy, i've been wearing complete Nike attire since i joined. I rarely see women employees wearing Nike attire. Especially in tech side ladies wear sandals and their like dresses, feel bad for mens! Some FTEs... — read more
whats the topline and bottomline gain by snatching away wellness week
Anyone with the the numbers?
Speak Up Was the Slogan. Silence Was the Policy
I gave Nike 25 years. In the end, I had to leave a job I loved because the systems built to protect employees chose to protect the company instead. The culture has become toxic, and Nike wants employees to just accept it as the norm.I wasn’t willing... — read more
MY PREDICTION FOR 5 YEARS LATER !!
WALMART WILL BE CARRYING NIKE AND NIKE'S BIGGEST GROWTH WILL COME FROM WALMART. AND WHOEVER NIKE CEO IS THEN WILL BECOME BIGGEST WALMART A--KISSER OR BROWN NOSER. IF PK IS DEAD BY THEN HE WILL FLIP IN THE GRAVE ANTA WILL BE NUMBER ONE IN THE WORLD!... — read more
Nike Innovation: Where the Future Is Always Coming - Just Never for the Employees
Welcome to Nike Innovation, where we fearlessly reimagine everything except leadership, accountability, and how people are treated. Here, “innovation” means arranging the same executives into exciting new organizational charts and announcing the... — read more
Accept. Address. Exit.
I want to share something pretty simple that I think applies to all of us when we run into problems at work. When something is frustrating you, there are really three productive choices: accept it, address it, or exit. -> Accept it. Not every... — read more
Inside the Mind of CMO
Gotta hand it to NHG (CMO), given everything that went down with CG, how the heck does she still remain in place and keep showing up like nothing happened? Seriously, respect the game. The ability to survive and just keep going is next-level. Most... — read more
New GT Leaders?
With DT “resigning” and RA interviewing what are we thinking for next leaders? The turnover and churn is exhausting.
No oppurtunity to question/challenge the leaders.
That's the biggest reason for Nike's failure. Only thing i hear is two way orchestrated interview.
Break up from Nike
The "go work for a coal mine" was a bad take, but I see a lot of you are unhappy with your job. My best advice is to just leave. With your experience, you can probably find something better, whether your pain point is a bad boss, low pay or bad... — read more
Sr. Principal
Is there a more pretentious and annoying group of people than Sr. Principals? I swear every single person in that role, male or female, are kind of dou--e bags. It’s all the worst qualities of a someone who’s a director but didn’t have the people and... — read more
LIKE (Life outside NIKE)is good!
GOT RIFFED In the last round. Had a toxicity free summer. Got paid severance, a bonus and found a new job! People anxious for the next round there is plenty of fish in the sea; provided you are talented and can work (in the real sense). For the... — read more
IDP budget slip up
Anyone catch that LA mansion trip Nike Budget Meeting: 'Sorry everyone, we're in really tough times. No raises. No team lunches. No travel. No new hires. Please share a stapler with three departments.' Meanwhile... 'Book the 37-bedroom Beverly... — read more
Chief Innovation Spectator(s)
Some leaders are remarkably skilled at standing near innovation and taking credit for the temperature. They wander through the work, ask carefully rehearsed questions, nod with executive concern, repeat whatever language is currently fashionable... — read more
$15M
Where is the acknowledgment? Everyone is posting open roles… “join an amazing team at an amazing brand!” Is this a joke? $11K less on average? Seriously? Many of us felt it, but were assured the “2x yearly” salary check caught and fixed these things... — read more
NIKE IS TITANIC TRYING MANUEVER THROUGH SLALOM COURSE
anyone expecting to be treated fair, love and respect from Nike, I have one advice for you. Don't get emotionally attached thinking that you mean something to them. There used to be a saying in Nikeland long time ago among the salesmen, "You are... — read more
DD-Day: August 17
You all know who starts at Nike on August 17, right? DD is coming in fresh, which is perfect because nothing says “welcome to Nike” like immediately learning where the organizational bodies are buried, and then creating a few more. Polish those... — read more
$2 Million Worth of Swoosh Sneakers Stolen by Nike Employees
https://www.sneakerfreaker.com/news/twelve-nike-employees-indicted-2-million-theft-explained
Nike is just a job! You are just a number!
After 25 years I chose to leave. I informally reported a hostile environment twice and then formally reported retaliation, discrimination and a toxic work environment using the proper channels that HR offers. As a result I was impacted to the... — read more
Early career growth
As someone in early career, I’m finding it really difficult to make any headway in growing. I’m on a team that doesn’t really teach me or train me and is far from what I’m wanting to do with my career, yet all leads (stretch assignments, internal... — read more
Why are you still at Nike if you hate it so much?
Why? The things people say about the company here are mind-boggling. So much hate, so much disdain... Wouldn't the logical thing be to leave if you hate it here that much?
No WFH and I can barely breathe outside
Some local companies are allowing wfh bc of the heat wave and air quality. Nikes employee care has fallen off a cliff.
Getting unemployment benefits after being laid off is a delayed process
Last time I was laid off I filed for unemployment benefits after with the State Labor Department office. After I filed my claim I received a confirmation email from labor department office. The email stated my former employer would be allowed to... — read more
DT is out
The man who gutted .com and SNKRs teams and made a joke about it has been sacked. What’s next in the saga of GT upheaval.
LBJ Innovation: A Culture Built on Fear, Politics, Self-Preservation, and Discrimination
Nike employees below management already know how the system works. The people closest to the work carry the deadlines, solve the problems, document the processes, train the teams, and rescue failing projects. Management controls the narrative. When... — read more
I'm so sick of the stress
EH is destroying this place, and nobody seems to give a damn outside of us, since we're the only ones truly affected by it. We have to do more work, we have to deal with lost benefits, we have to handle the increasingly toxic culture. I don't know... — read more
The Japan Carry Trade - About to wreck Equities
Why does this matter? Because Nike needs to be prepared for a financial downturn. With the consumer already struggling with high gas prices and consumer goods, Nike will be forced to make short term decisions. These short term decisions will hope to... — read more
The company needs to be sold to survive…
but that will never happen while PK is alive. Hopefully his son is paying enough attention and cashes out once he gets the chance pater post-mortem. A new corporate overlord would fire all of the clowns in the current LT. They have absolutely no idea... — read more
I previously uploaded regarding Nike Breaking to different segment
and many people misunderstood what I meant to convey. Yes, every corporation is run with CEO to President to VP system. And is not what I was talking about. But what I meant by breaking up Nike into different segment is to do what GE did. As many... — read more
Three years I'll never get back
I wasted three years in Nike's fear-based culture that drained everything from me. My new job is far from ideal, but it's still ten times better than Nike. The biggest mistake of my career was joining that place.
Stock grants reduced
Level 50, my stock grants are down from 65k last year to 55k this year. How much have you got? Please also mention your level.