Target reviews

not family friendly, high expectations of employees, benefits could be greater, horrid corporate culture, until recently, required business dress even when it wasn't appropriate, VERY difficult to get promoted

- Very high turnover rate at all levels of management, including the GM - Company expanded prematurely into Canada and is now clamping down on costs - Company does not value its people like before and wants long tenured GLs out - Bizarre culture where people are not authentic and have hidden agendas - Inflexible hours. It's not a place where you can come into work early and then leave early - No sense of accomplishment – repetitive, monotonous and meaningless work - Weaknesses or “opportunities” are focused on instead of your strengths - Little chance for promotion among the nearly 40 GLs in the building - Even GLs who have relocated to other DCs still have not gotten promoted after years - There is a “Target Mold” that Target looks for and if you do not fit that mold, your potential for advancement is slim to none - Target values style over substance - Wrong people get put into roles they do not deserve, no communication on those who are put into certain roles or why - Too many commitments to keep track of, resulting in a lack of follow-thru and basic execution - Must deal with some Team Members who are disrespectful because they wish they had gone to college, but never did and are now frustrated with their position in life - Lack of accountability from senior leadership - Environment of peers managing each other while senior leadership watches - Culture of second hand feedback instead of people having courage to say it directly to you - Unnecessary amounts of admin. work that either HR should do or should be phased out in order to allow GLs more time on the floor with their teams - Lack of commonsense from HR when placing new Team Members into a certain department - More awards and recognition goes to those who get more face time with senior leadership - If you work on the weekends, senior leadership does not notice nor care about what you have achieved - Those who work on off-days is viewed positively; productivity is championed at the cost of morale and work/life balance - Working strange hours sometimes on weekends, holidays, or both - Shift hours are misleading -- a 12 hour shift is really a 14-15 hour one as you must get there 2 hours early and sometimes stay after - Temp workers have been brought in who are difficult to coach - You are on your feet for the better part of 14-15 hours and this will wear on your joints over time