The communication between management and employees was practically nil. - POS Associate Kohl's Employee Review

3.0
Jan 7, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

The people I worked with were some of the best teams ever. They were always willing to help once they saw you were willing to help. Very easy transition from training to the register as I had many experienced and helpful, patient associates to lend a hand.

Cons

Planning anything in advance was a joke. There were many times when schedules weren't received until 3 days before the start of the week. I received my 90 day review in my 9th month of employment. Hours and shifts were unpredictable. No matter how many excellent customer notes and "you did it" notes I received - I was never rewarded with the appropriate lanyard badges. It sounds totally petty - however - when you keep hearing management talk about the program with NO follow through, it becomes meaningless. You are hounded to get credit card applications and customers' emails each day. After awhile it feels like I'm harassing my customers by asking the same thing again and again. Oftentimes, you'll bw the only cashier in a department and a giant line forms when a small percentage of clientele continually insist a particular item is "on-sale" or is ringing up at $9.00 instead of $29.00. This same group thinks they can switch the stick-on price tags and I won't notice it's the wrong item name associated with the "replacement" sticker. The regular customers are a real joy and I genuinely adored helping them. I never thought Kohl's would be a high-paying job, however when review dates and requests to be cross trained in other departments go unanswered, there's only so much a person can take.

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