Target reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(94,141 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 94,141 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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2.0
May 29, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Medium to Hard (technical rounds were challenging but fair) Approximately 2-3 weeks from first technical round to hiring manager round. - The technical interview rounds themselves were quite good and well-structured. - Interviewers were knowledgeable, engaging, and provided constructive feedback/hints during coding and design discussions. - The process involved an initial screening, a pair-programming style coding round focusing on core Java and DS, a system design and DSA round (arrays, binary search, linked list, file system design), and a final hiring manager round with behavioral and scenario-based questions.

Cons

- After clearing all technical and managerial rounds (which took a few weeks), the HR process became extremely problematic. - Faced significant communication delays (weeks of silence) and had to chase the recruiter constantly for updates. - Received conflicting information regarding salary expectations. - After a long wait and personal follow-ups (including reaching out to other Target employees), an "informal offer" was made which was drastically low compared to my current compensation. - Even after declining this, there was a promise to renegotiate, followed by more silence and lack of closure for several weeks. The entire post-interview phase was very stressful and unprofessional.

2.0
Mar 29, 2023

it is what it is

Anonymous employee
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Pros

i like the employee discount and my coworkers in the area i work with. people are mostly happy to help and there’s a really nice solidarity in hating our jobs. also, sometimes there’s free snacks.

Cons

whoof, this’ll be a big one -horrible management (very strict/serious) -you get interrogated every time you call out -you’re expected to do more than what your wage is worth (i work in a smaller department with >10 people, so while being paid $15.25 i’m expected to run the entire show. whenever you’re unable to finish the extensive list of tasks, you get a stern talking to) -underpaid overworked -feelings of hopelessness -manipulative speech by the interviewer (meaning that they’ll suggest things will happen that never do) -did i mention underpaid? -busy day? you can either focus on guest service and neglect your other duties, or focus on your other duties and risk caught not helping guests. anything less than 50-50 split will have your TL pulling you aside. -expected to do things you’ve never been trained on -i got two days of training before i was working a closing shift on my own -TLs will glare at you for chatting on the clock and then will go and chat on the clock -my TL is useless. literally does nothing but pretend to be busy while leaving the super tedious/boring things for me

2.0
Oct 6, 2022

Don't work here

Recommend
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Pros

You start at $15 an hour and that is about where the pros end.

Cons

Insanely understaffed, I would often get called lazy because I could not possibly handle the work of 6 people along with helping guests. The stockroom is so disorganized it's dangerous, I would have to squeeze between piles of boxes that could have fallen on me at any moment. My "training" was following a coworker around for 2 shifts that did not teach me anything and then I was left by myself with literally no idea what I was supposed to be doing. I got in trouble one time for not having enough "product knowledge" because I was not able to answer specific questions about one of the 50 different brands we carry in tech. I was not offered any methods of improving my product knowledge and was not offered pay for the time I spent learning. I worked here for 6 months and did not feel properly trained for a single shift I worked. Especially working in tech, there are a lot of situations to handle with resellers and scammers. I was not properly trained for any of those situations and felt extremely guilty asking for help because everyone else working was too busy because we were so understaffed. Save yourself the anxiety attacks and breakdowns and do not work here.

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