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 Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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4.0
Aug 27, 2021
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Pros

Interesting and engaging work, competitive environment, skill is rewarded

Cons

You must network and play the "game". Very clique based and you need your current leader's approval to move to a new role, which can hold you back when a leader does not want to lose you from your current role.

3.0
Jul 26, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

- high $ responsibility - social, progressive culture if you’re into that (although POC have historically high turnover rates) - lots of verbal recognition if you have the right manager/BU - autonomy to own your schedule - fast paced environment and ability to drive actual strategy and change - business is doing great and fun to see growth

Cons

- pay is NOT competitive when compared to workload. For an entry level job, they will work you to death (although have heard they finally increased starting rate for new hires - currents IAs haven’t seen that) - all Target owned systems, so hard to transfer those skills to other jobs - no supply chain understanding from merch/planning and a bad BU can make your life miserable - covid/supply chain delays have IAs working completely outside their job descriptions with no additional compensation or recognition - path to promotion is horrible: IAs are getting stuck in role for 3+ years when this is advertised as a 1.5-2 year role.

2.0
Jul 11, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

4 day work week is great, pay is pretty good. The technicians and utility attendants were really hardworking, good people. I loved leading them everyday, they were a pleasure to work with.

Cons

Utterly inept “leadership” in the E&F roles, promoted based on race, sex, ethnicity, and who you’re buddies with. Has nothing to do with tangible experience or ability to lead. Some were hired openly “just because they were female.” They could literally flood the building (literally) and no one would say a word, but if you missed a simple att code in mytime, you’d think the world was going to end. These guys walk around with “Leadership” on their vests like they have the first clue what that entails. OMs are pitted against each other by SOMs to create a untenable workplace environment full of manufactured conflict. It’s so elementary it’s embarrassing to call these people “colleagues.” The majority of the time you will be walking on eggshells because your “colleagues” are given brownie points for selling-out you and your team every chance they get. Other OMs will literally hide around corners taking pictures of your team to rat you out, it’s absolutely crazy. Worst work culture I’ve ever experienced. Whatever you do, do not have the top performing shift! They will come after you with everything they have. This company breeds mediocrity, micro-managers, and robots. Free thought is frowned upon. It’s literally the biggest clown show of phonies you can cram into a department. If you have any management or leadership experience at all DO NOT accept this role! It is not an operations manager, it is a shift supervisor at best. You have zero budgetary authority, no decision making authority, no nothing. HR treats you like a child and you are spoon fed “by-the-book” corporate leadership strategies which are horrid. If you have any experience, this place will only make you dumber.

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