Target reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(94,099 total reviews)
avatar

Michael Fiddelke

47% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Target has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 94,099 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).

Reviews by job title

94K reviews
4.0
Sep 5, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly people, fast paced, decent benefits, opportunities to advance. If you can cut it, Target is a growing company with opportunities in many different areas. Leaders are developed and promoted. Salaries seem to be good.

Cons

If working in the stores the hours you work vary. Retail around the holidays is a challenge. If you are an executive in the stores you have to deal with Team Members who are perhaps not as eager as you to advance and get the job done. There tends to be a sink or swim mentality with new executives. Either you can cut it or you are gone. Quickly. There is also a unique corporate style that may not appeal to everyone.

3.0
Sep 4, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It is always good to learn about retail and how a store operates and that is what Target shows you, from the front end to the backroom. They are very open to change and make sure new procedures and policies are tested before a massive rollout. They are also very big on rewarding and praising employees who do a good job. Plus you can't beat the 10% employee discount.

Cons

The schedule is one of the major downsides. As a Team Leader you close one weekend a month, plus your normal weekday night, and you will stay until the store is picked up and finished (even if that means until 1 or 2 in the morning), then you have to turn around and open the store the very next day. They don't understand that after midnight, most employees production goes downhill. Also you work with a lot of young teenager's, who will bring high school to work. This is sometimes their first or second job, so gossip is more important than the job.

1.0
Sep 3, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

flexible hours, promotion opportunties, employee appreciation: food, movies in the breakroom, activities,

Cons

if you are a team member (level 1) you work pretty much every weekend, they don't pay for uniforms but if you choose to wear something other than red and khaki they will give you a red vest and it can and will affect your performance review, the company is always making changes to drive profitability and efficiency but at the sacrifice of employee satisfaction and workplace morale. turnover is extremely high. Management is constantly coming and going. They put executives through the company's business college which is basically rose-colored lenses about Target. Then when these execs get into the field they quit within 6 months to 1.5 years. Executives have to work long hours a minimum of 10 hours per day on salary and usually have to travel long distances from their homes to work without travel pay. Most exec travel approx. 1 hour.

Viewing 94018 - 94020 of 94,099 Reviews

Glassdoor has 97,956 Target reviews submitted anonymously by Target employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Target is right for you.