Former Employee - Guest Service Team Lead in Los Angeles, CA
Former Employee - Guest Service Team Lead in Los Angeles, CA
Recommends
Positive Outlook
Approves of CEO
I worked at Target full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Going in at twenty I didn’t expect to work at Target for an extended period of time. What followed were the four best years of my professional career. You not only get to work with a wonderful team, but you get the chance to prove yourself. A lot of promotions are done in-house.
Cons
There is only one true con that I can think of, and that is none other than the terrible red and khaki color combination.
Highly collaborative, with emphasis on personal development and cooperation among colleagues. It wasn't a place you could steamroll others just to get results - you needed to bring people along (which could also be a con because it was slower moving)
Cons
Very slow to embrace innovation and "fail fast", slower use of deep analytics, and too process oriented. It could also value appearance of results (e.g., roadshows of initiatives) more than the actual results
Advice to Management
Embrace innovation more, care more about true results and less about the roadshow or optics of the results, and know which areas of the company need to be more bound to processes and which can be less
Current Employee - Target Electronics Team Member in Minneapolis, MN
Current Employee - Target Electronics Team Member in Minneapolis, MN
Neutral Outlook
Approves of CEO
I have been working at Target part-time (More than a year)
Pros
Friendly staff and Team Leaders, Fast paced environment, Flexible hours.
Cons
During slow times of the year (Non-holiday times) hours can be cut. Short amount of time, especially during night shifts, to get everything done with an overwhelming amount to finish.
Great focus on customer service and teamwork Laid back atmosphere Positive work environment You are rewarded for your hard work Great return an price change policy at checkout
Cons
Low pay Hours decrease during the winter season Black Friday sales start at 6 pm on Thanksgiving Day! Now that self-checkouts have been implemented, there is as a shortage of cashier positions Former supervisor was rude and a micromanager but apparently she was forced to transfer to another store :)
Advice to Management
Nothing even remotely critical to say about management. The best retail company in the world! I cherished my time working there and I am hoping to be rehired and promote the great culture and values of Target.
Former Employee - Sales Floor Team Member in Bozeman, MT
Former Employee - Sales Floor Team Member in Bozeman, MT
Recommends
Positive Outlook
No opinion of CEO
I worked at Target full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Easy job. My team was very easy to get along with. Plenty of advancement opportunity so long as you have a degree and actively search out higher positions.
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