Kohl's- Hard work for a good paycheck. - Anonymous employee Kohl's Employee Review

4.0
Jan 6, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Managing at Kohl's is fun and challenging. The associates for the most part are fun to work with and enjoy their job. The work is diverse and requires creativity and quick decision making. The culture of Kohl's is service oriented and gives you tools to make people happy.

Cons

It really comes down to the store you are in and the team around you. Seeing several different stores I can say that there are very distinct personalities for stores, and you may or may not find one that fits who you are. If you don't, they are not afraid to run you over. Welcome to retail. The hours are terrible, and you can never do enough. There is always pressure to come in/stay just a little(lot) longer. A great job lasts until the next sentence coming out of someone's mouth. This is not a job where people pat each other on the back. People are catty about many things- Credit, workload, food in the break room... That's not exclusive to retail, but often times you are left with the parental duties of separating bickering "children". If you can work very hard and feel fulfilled through your own work, results and interpersonal relationships, then this may be a good job for you. Also, be sure you don't mind pushing credit credit credit. Often times it will feel like the only metric that truly matters.

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