Target Austin Reviews

Pros

All team members do a great job of helping each other out. The store manager does a wonderful job of making sure we are all doing good in our departments .

Advice to Management

Allow for team members from stationary departments to interact.

Pros

Good pay
Pretty set schedule for myself, not all
Pretty nice team, love the team feeling

Advice to Management

Stop letting the good ones go

Pros

There is plenty of work to do so there are many hours available and overtime is common. Unloading the truck and working on the line can be a good workout as they require a lot of movement and frequent heavy lifting. Management makes sure to give breaks when appropriate and I have never felt that I had been working too long without a break. Additionally, team leaders recognize hard work during the busiest times and give occasional rewards such as free breakfast. Having a good work ethic is also a very simple way of being kept on as a permanent team member after the seasonal period is over. The job is simple but consistent and the trainers I met were always patient and made sure I understood procedures completely.

Pros

hourly wage was pretty good

Pros

Clean store, better than Walmart

Advice to Management

Raise pay, hire better team members, don't use Team Leaders as 3 or 4 extra team members.

Pros

It was usually pretty easy to pick up extra shifts if you want it except during the really slow months, so I typically would work at least 30 hours/wk even if I was only scheduled for 20.
It seems relatively easy to get promoted to a specific section or to team-leader position if you work for it and let them know that you're interested, which would give you full time position (and I would assume benefits too). But I never tried as I wasn't willing to work regular 8-5 hours because I had another job that I worked during those hours. And the pay raise is a joke even if you do get promoted (about $.25 I was told by a coworker).
They'll sometimes have free snacks in the break room.
At my yearly review, I got a whole $.20 raise. Gee, thanks.
They offer a 401k (match up to 5%) after 6 months working there (I think that's how long it was).
If you just need a job, it's pretty easy to get hired during the busy season (late summer for back to school and October-December for the holiday season) and I'm sure it's better than food service.

Advice to Management

Do more to reward those who work hard and actually do their job and they may bother to stick around. Don't wait until they put in their two weeks notice to let them know that they're doing a good job.

Pros

10 discount, potentially a lot of hours

Advice to Management

Target is an awful place to work. I have worked here for 3 years as a barista at Starbucks. Team members are supposed to all have the same job responsibilities, but a few team members get stuck doing more than others, and it’s normally work for a manager. You would think after working here for 3 years I would get paid more than new team members, but every time you get a raise they raise the minimum wage. So whatever extra money you were making gets liquidated down to the new standard. Essentially, I make the same amount of money as a brand new Starbucks employee, even though I've been here for 3 years. It’s messed up and shows that even though you put in a ton of hard work and dedication to a job, you will not be rewarded for it. It's also a dead end job. There is no chance of you moving up to a higher position, you get stuck with the same pay and responsibility for years. Managers rarely ever show their face over at Starbucks. The team members pretty much fend for themselves and run the store. It is especially difficult when a Starbucks team member needs to take a break or a lunch because no one knows how to run Starbucks so there is no coverage. The team member will then normally have to skip a break or wait till the next person comes in, which could be an hour to two hours later. Overall just don’t work here. It’s a toxic environment full of people who don’t care about you. I hope that one day the Starbucks team will be appreciated, be able to get coverage when needed, and be supported because if not, it’s going to fall apart.

Pros

pay
amount of vacation/time off
every other weekend off

Pros

Some kind co-workers and in store managers. Has a lot of potential

Pros

Nice first job.
Great work environment.

Advice to Management

Have one clear message and priority.