Alright part time, but NOT great... - Anonymous employee Kohl's Employee Review

1.0
Jul 8, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Easy work that almost anyone can do with only minor training. Good discount. Easy to take care of the customers.

Cons

TERRIBLE pay. No bonuses. Pressure to solicit credit cards is foremost mission, and its unethical in its scope. Have to stay hours after scheduled time off to recover the store because too few people are scheduled. Customers are frequently rude and lie about discounts and pricing, and the associates are told to honor what the customer says and then yelled at later for doing what they were told. The rules and procedures the associates are supposed to follow are different depending on which manager is in charge. Management hates each other and works to undermine each other almost constantly. Some managers hide in their office all day while two or three people on the salesfloor do all the work. High turnover due to understaffing, unreasonable work expectations, drama amongst the staff and changing rules-procedures. No opportunities for advancement. No benefits at all. No pay raises for the last two years. Didn't even get a review this year. Stopped offering the corporate anonymous opinion survey due to incredibly low results. Overpriced merchandise.

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Cons

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