Target reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(94,146 total reviews)
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Michael Fiddelke

47% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Target has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 94,146 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Target employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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94K reviews
2.0
Apr 6, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

For management/exempt employees, Target is a great company to work for if you are just starting out in your career. You get the opportunity to lead large groups of people right out of college. There are also multiple avenues to give professional development feedback to the individual. For the hourly team members, you have the benefit of working for a stable company, which provides some level of job security.

Cons

Performance reviews and promotional opportunities are very subjective and truly depend on who "likes" you. Leadership at all levels is guilty of this and has kept the right people from the job multiple times. Over the last few years the company has been increasingly relegating the store teams to "execute only" and has been centralizing all creative and progressive developments to "HQ only", which is a shame since it seems like some of the recent developments have been capital intensive but have provided minimal day-to-day improvements in the stores.

2.0
Apr 5, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Target bases performance and reviews on "leadership dimensions" that empower the employee to lead their own development, soar with their strengths and mitigate opportunities. The format provides for constant self-reflection and observations of self-gaps that causes one to develop professionally faster than they would elsewhere.

Cons

Work-life balance is a problem-especially when management puts a premium on long hours, meetings that take up much of your day, and "busy-work" that takes you away from what is really important--leading your team to exceed goals. Unfortunately in a company this size there is much turnover, at all levels. This causes you to have to "re-prove" yourself to different waves of management about every year or so, and also can play havoc with your career progression as you will get different feedback about your achievements from different leaders.

3.0
Apr 3, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Overall, it's not a bad place to work for some extra money---don't feel it is a place to work long-term for most people.

Cons

I wish there was more opportunities for advancement for the employees who already work in the store. The pay isn't great, but what do you expect for an entry-level retail position? Since there are so many employees working different hours, it's hard to get to know co-workers....some days it feels like you are working with a bunch of strangers. I've worked at other retail stores and didn't feel this way. On occasion, you don't always get a lunch break at a reasonable time which is tough if you've been on the register for an extended amount of time and need to use the restroom.

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