Target Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Target

Pros – Holding accountability to employees who are not up to task. Giving out rewards as a way to recognize their employees who perform above and beyond. Certain events such as cookouts and volunteer opportunities to help the community. Communication with co-workers and helpful HR.

Cons – Not enough trained staff for certain departments. Reprimanded for going over a few minutes of overtime. Upper management can be too arrogant to take advice from employees below them. Attrition rate of employees are too high.

Advice to Senior Management – Since some stores have low electronics scores, why not have more employees take the electronics champion quiz. This would help team members' ability to answer electronics related questions when backing up the department and drive sales.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Target

Pros – I was hired this past Christmas as a seasonal along with 7 others but am the only one to be hired on as a perm. Everyone is very respectful and easy going. Our management team (Team Leads & above) are all very hard working. This is actually the first job I've had where the higher beings actually worked. They don't mind that we goof off here and there because we do get our work done. Management is very easy to talk to and are able to work with us on our availability. They understand that we (and our children) get sick and that we have a life outside of our job!

Cons – Well like any other place you have those coworkers that don't do their share and the 'cliques'. There aren't any part-time health benefits and the 10% discount doesn't really help much. The pay could be better but it is slightly above minimum wage so I can't complain but so much. Being expected to check everyone into the fitting room and answer all phone calls while covering mens and shoes is a joke (which is how our store is done). On Saturday and Sunday day shifts the only person IN softlines is the person in the fitting room.

Advice to Senior Management – Our management team really needs to work with our flow team. When we come in in the morning it looks like stuff was just throw on the shelf. So while doing pulls I have to go and reorganize everything only to find out that more than half of everything that was thrown on there is actually back stock. Also, you should have more than 3 associates in softlines....especially on Friday and Saturday nights.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Target

Pros – great pay
fun job with right peers but stressful
clean environment
great staff
customers fun to help
great break area
good benefits
great employee discount

Cons – no flexibility
less holidays
long work hours
time consuming
hard job
poor management

Advice to Senior Management – be more open to customers

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Target

Pros – Promotion, pay and surrounded by smart people.

Cons – Too much turnover at lower levels.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Target

Pros – career opportunities and great teams to work with

Cons – hours of operation and personal schedule. abilityt o have a work/life balance

Advice to Senior Management – know what you are getting into

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Target

Pros – Training and development, retail industry is always evolving and changing, merchandising has a pretty set career path, early part of career path moves very quickly with a lot of promotions.

Cons – Large company politics, style over substance is valued, talent pipeline gets too backed up at times, behind the times with work style and in office hours, lack of system connectivity

Advice to Senior Management – More autonomy, flexibility, be faster and more nimble. Promote internal team members to upper management, not just MBA candidates. Allow more remote working options.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Target

Pros – The people are great and the pay/benefits are competitive. Alot of opportunity for advancement and the ability to work in many different roles in a short amount of time.

Cons – Can be political at times but every major corporation can be that way. Also, the work/life balance at times can get very challenging.

Advice to Senior Management – Increase pay and offer better medical benefits. We're told it's competitive and it might be for retail, but talking with friends at other companies it sometimes seems we're not as competitive as we think for the hours we work.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Target

Pros – Target places a great deal of effort on your overall leadership and development. They want to see you grow and excel as a leader. In addition, even though you work 50 or more hours a week you are compensated for your time.

Cons – Longer hours then most are willing to work

Advice to Senior Management – I do not have any at this time

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Target

Pros – - Collegial work environment
- Very solid work/life balance (tougher on the MP side)
- Minneapolis is an incredible place to live
- Not a very difficult job, in actuality
- Well-defined path of career progression, a lot of room for you to define where you want to go

Cons – - Collegial work environment also = gossipy work environment, with significantly more chaff than wheat
- Compensation is mediocre
- You're not going to get as much out of it on your resume as you would going into corporate strategy or consulting
- Like many jobs, a tremendous amount depends on your direct supervisor

Advice to Senior Management – - More reward for better performance at lower levels is necessary to entice high-performers to join the company

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Target

Pros – Target has a young culture and you get lots of responsibility out of the gates. It's a great place to start your career and grow professionally/personally. There is career mobility and opportunities to gain visibility and become diversified in various roles/industries.

Cons – Target is still a conservative company at heart and is slow to act on risk-taking in more ways than one: dress code, business decisions, etc. As a result, entrepreneurial spirit can feel hampered at times. Career progression is largely tenure based (~2 years in role before promotion).

Advice to Senior Management – Find a better balance between thoughtful decision-making while still encouraging entrepreneurial drive in your teams.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend