It's only who you know - Anonymous employee Kohl's Employee Review

3.0
Mar 17, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great perks available to Associates which is why I've stayed as long as I have. Good pay, some flexibility depending on who your manager is.

Cons

Not as much work-life balance as they would lead you to believe. Wide gap in how salary & hourly are treated - almost as if hourly are "worthless" or not "up to standard" to receive the same benefits as salary. Little to no appreciation. It's all in who you know and that's the only way you'll ever be able to move internally into another role.

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5.0
Jun 20, 2026
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Pros

flexible work schedule great coworkers location is very continent

Cons

store hours change every few years you can be moved a lot in one day (bothered others not me) certain customers WILL recognize you as the "lady who would not honor kohl s cash from 5 years ago"

3.0
Jun 29, 2026
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Pros

managers can be friendly at times

Cons

Little to no training been working here for almost a year now there’s still something I don’t know every day. What was most difficult for me was being at registers as I was trained in two days by shadowing someone. There are so many situations and problems that will come up every day and you will learn something new! They never taught me about Kohl’s cash, how to read receipts, reprint or edit receipts. They schedule so little so when you do learn something there’s no chance of rehearsal because you come in three weeks later working at a different department.

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