I'm just not seeing much evidence of it in practice. Most internal openings seem to follow a predictable path. Everyone goes through the application process, interviews happen, and then somehow the outcome is exactly what people predicted on day one. After seeing it happen enough times, most people stop bothering.
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The fastest way to advance at Nike is to leave Nike and then come back at a higher grade.
Nike is a toxic environment period, full of manipulation and psychological mind games rather than genuine leadership and employee development. Many of the patterns I observed resembled gaslighting, intermittent reinforcement, learned helplessness, and constant competition for approval. Employees are given just enough recognition, hope, or promises of opportunity to keep them engaged, but often not enough clarity, support, or advancement to truly grow.
Over time, these dynamics can trap people in a cycle of constantly seeking validation from management, chasing promotions that never come, and questioning their own worth or abilities. The culture can make people feel as though the problem is always them rather than the system they are operating within.
The people who eventually see through these patterns and believe they deserve better often leave when a stronger opportunity comes along. Others become discouraged, lose confidence, and remain stuck in an environment that no longer serves them. In many cases, those who were let go may ultimately discover that leaving was the best thing that could have happened to them, because it forced them to break free from a toxic culture that had become normalized despite being unhealthy.
@cc That happened to me "sorry i can't interview you, i was told to prioritize 2 other people". The other priorities are hiring locals.
they pick the preferred person for the role than create the job description around that person.
HR is a joke
@ad Yep, I was told countless times I couldn’t apply to positions where I would have been a strong candidate. The HM and HR wanted to hire specific people. Either for conversion or their personally picked protege. If they made the competitive it would muck up their agenda.
@a5 “happy” to have a job. The best thing we can all do it plan our exit now. Nike isn’t going to recover and I see many lawsuits just brewing. You aren’t safe and you won’t ever be treated equal - even when you go above and beyond.
Promotions are given to the b**tlickers. The hiring and promotion process iisn’t ethical, hence the EEOC lawsuit. If you believe this to be the case I encourage you to file a claim. Most leaders aren’t trustworthy and they already know who they want to hire. hR allows it to happen. The more people that expose this behavior the better. Nike can’t keep getting away with this.
Just remember, AB on a call recently said "The promotion pilot is over, there is no promotion process, any promotion should be an employee applying and going through the competitive hiring process for the position they want"
Also most listings internally are there for H1B workers since the positions have to be posted. Positions get posted all the time that have no intention of being filled/hired for.
Ha! Advancement opportunities? We are getting 2% raises this year and for the third year in a row 50% or less psp. We should be happy to have a job. So we are told.