Target reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(94,094 total reviews)
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Michael Fiddelke

48% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Target has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 94,094 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
1.0
Dec 22, 2013

Cult

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

10% employee discount on all items (includes Pharmacy), good title for a resume, ability to transfer to different stores/states.

Cons

Don't drink the Kool Aid. First, the ETL job may sound desirable with a starting pay of $48-50k, but keep in mind this comes with a minimum of 50 hours per week, typicality more, so the hourly wage is much smaller than it initially appears. You work hard for that $18 an hour. This place comes off with a family type feel, but Target does NOT have the employee's backs. Target is anti-union and is willing to fire any employee who simply questions the anti-union stance. They have tons of "reasons" for this stance, but the reality is they want to fire people at will for no reason regardless of seniority or how well they perform and a union would likely prevent such firings. Some of the firings I witnessed as a manager left me sick to my stomach. Other managers saw no issues with such decisions. The woman training me was obviously on a power trip and enjoyed it. What sickened me the most was that she was considered a star manager there and had zero regards for her employees. But this is how all of management appeared, very arrogant considering they work in RETAIL but have the attitude of millionaires on WallStreet. No flexibility on hours or days. Sometimes you work 6 days straight, sometimes days, sometimes nights. Makes it impossible to get on a regular sleep schedule and thus ruins your sense of work life balance. I literally cried on my way to work everyday. Anyone with a positive review of this place either has not been there long enough, has no other work options, or is drinking the kool aid and has no soul.

1.0
Jun 6, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay. Lots of opportunity since there are many low hanging fruit. You dont need to be a genius to make a real difference

Cons

Some of the most insecure people Ive worked with. Many are blundering incompetents especially at the Director level and above. Teams are constantly under delivering on commitments but leaders change the key success factors and declare victory. Culture is staggeringly inefficient and overly collaborative to the point of ineffectiveness. Too many meetings. Calendar stalking is normal. Forced fun is required for leaders....ie you need to do "fun" things with your team even though you may hate them. HR is always in your business, talking to your team and "getting feedback" which they may or may not use against you.

1.0
Apr 13, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- If you are in the in group and work harder than most of your team members, you can earn extra hours - On rare occasions, HR will arrange a buffet of meals. Unfortunately, evening team members usually had this treat

Cons

- Favoritism - Management shows lack of humility toward its workers - Management shows no gratification for hard work - Management refuses to fix issues amongst employees - Management's disgusting attitude toward legitimate complaints against coworkers - "Fast, Fun, and Friendly" culture only applies toward "guests" and not amongst coworkers - Management in office will secretly listen to channels over the walkie-talkie's - Micromanagement style on managing - Conformity - Management has a "You're wrong and we're right" attitude - You apparently can never, by management's standards, work fast enough - The expectation that you are obligated to subjugate and be subservient to the company - You cannot call out under normal circumstances (Unless you are practically on your deathbed or one of the favorites) - Absolutely NO overtime or you get written up - Management will dump their work onto lower level employees - Having conversations with customers is considered wasting payroll (which can be understood in some regard) - Management hates injuries! - Specific people in management care about "being in the green" over everything else

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