Target reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(94,026 total reviews)
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Michael Fiddelke

45% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Target has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 94,026 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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1.0
Oct 30, 2023

Biased, culture is a lie

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Pros

Discount is great for families.

Cons

They say they pay decent and offer benefits but they will not schedule you enough hours to get anything. They literally lock you into hours that will determine if you get benefits or not then immediately start scheduling you way over their hours so you work the schedule that you should be compensated with benefits but because you are locked in to less hours you don't get the benefits. They use you while they claim they are such a socially forward company. All lies. They are more obsessed with their image than actual work ethic, Someone who is totally lazy and does nothing will be given hours because they fit the fake image while a hard worker gets their hours cut because they may not be as visually "diverse" it's gross,totally wrong anf totally cult like. The competition for hours is ridiculous, everyone always wants to know how many hours you have so they can complain about theirs and your hours are never stable. They use their employees with no consideration and people that work there can't afford to eat. This is another big corporation that forces people to rely on the system to get by while they are making billions in profits. Another greedy corporate scammer that is contributing to the divide between the poor and the well off.

1.0
Mar 13, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Target is a very good company to work with if managers have some sense. Innovative projects and tech stack.

Cons

Politics, politics, politics everywhere. You cannot escape these politics. Complaints on managers are never taken seriously. Discrimination is evident. Managers halt the growth of talented people. No respect for skill and talent. Only people who have contacts can survive here. Not good work but being "yes sir" to managers will help you grow. The manager I worked under, is just surviving on the contacts he has at office. He is a serial offender and many women complained on him. Women have quit because of him and also mentioned this to HR. Yet, he gets all the support from the company.

3.0
Jan 8, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

->Really chill workplace ->Target has adopted usage of open source Tech, which might be helpful post leaving company ->Workload per sprint is at comfortable levels, which leaves plenty of time for GRE/CAT/TOEFL/SOP preparation for higher studies -> Public git repos, all tech being worked on has public documentation, so if you're interested, there are plenty of sources of information -> Lead engineers and other senior level people are very approachable even for the smallest of doubts/questions -> Perfect place if you are a fresher looking to do masters in a year or so and also looking for some cash for next to no workload -> Work-life balance is amazing. -> Amount of work undertaken is upto self, but other engineers are happy to pile their work on you if you do not know how to engage in office politics.

Cons

-> Raise is independent of work put in, rather it depends on the amount of noise/fuss made over work done -> Promotions are dependent on how loudly one laughs at the director's jokes, not at all on technical proficiency -> Most directors are clueless about what the teams that they are responsible for have done in the past quarter. -> Target India is a haven for old engineers, who specialize in legacy tech, and refuse to learn new tech, hence growth for a fresher is extremely limited. -> Target India is also a haven for ex-service company employees who look to exploit the company and who manage to not get fired by deflecting focus/blame on others. -> Target India is not a place to be if you are looking to work in the same company and grow at a reasonable pace. Most freshers leave in 1-2 years(masters).

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