Target reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(94,207 total reviews)
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48% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Target has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 94,207 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 Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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94K reviews
4.0
Jan 26, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

- Great place to start a career - Great emphasis on work/life balance - Fun, young work environment - Lots of well qualified people around you

Cons

- Very low pay for the industry - Talk a lot about how great the benefits are but they're not - Very politicial and you better like playing the game if you want to move up - No opportunity to move into a new career path - Steinhafel has really changed the culture and not in a good way

4.0
Oct 26, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and pay. Diverse work force.

Cons

Long hours, little recognition. Team members are severely underpaid for the amount of work they are asked to accomplish on a daily basis.

5.0
Oct 26, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Competitive Salary - Outstanding benefits - Target Takes Care of thier Executives - Promotions occur from within - Tons of opportunities - One of the only companies that will hire senior management right out of college and train you for the position - Effective 6 week training program - Tuition reimbursment for a Masters Degree - Job security - Young, entergetic, fun place to work... if you do your work no one has problems with you having fun

Cons

- Long hours but paid Salary so no overtime - NO balance of work/home life between October and December - Sometimes unrealistic expectations - Feedback (Good or Bad) are made very public at ETL meetings - If you dont fit in with the Target culture (Fast, Fun, Friendly) you will not last - Not really a con, but a lot of target executives are REALLY into target.. it almost becomes a way of life... for real.. we all drink the cool-aid

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