The job was very repetitive, the systems didn't work half the time so you wasted a lot of time that needed to be made up - Anonymous employee Kohl's Employee Review

1.0
Oct 30, 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

-The 3 month training period isn't bad because you get paid to basically have 0 responsibility and that is about it. I did not enjoy the people, culture, or the actual job in the slightest.

Cons

-Repetitive work -Spend so much time learning systems that don't work well and waste a lot of time, so you have to make it up before and after hours, even on weekends sometimes -It is not a 40 hours per week job. Most people come in an hour early, work through lunch, and stay an hour or two after 5 trying to complete the minimum requirements -Management isn't particularly supportive and your peers aren't likely to help you seeing as you are competing for promotions that don't occur that often -Career advancement depends on how much people in the office like you. When they say you can expect to move up every 2 years or so, that's only for the very very top performers. Most people spend well over 2 years in each position if they can bear to stay with the company that long -As an entry level analyst, you really don't matter. In the buying office, there are a 1,000+ other people doing the exact same thing -They have a very high turnover rate -You experience will vary a lot based on which division you are placed in, which is just based on luck -The office culture is terrible. A lot of gossip and backstabbing. Very few company sponsored outings to show their employees they appreciate what they do.

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