Kohl's reviews

Advancement is difficult unless you're willing to transfer. It's also a high school like atmosphere, with definite cliques and a very active (generally inaccurate) rumor mill. Work life is much easier if you're popular. Unless you excel at soliciting credit, you receive very few kudos. Payroll is tied to whether daily store sales goals are met. It's more common to be short on payroll, which means some will be asked to take a day off, leaving the remaining employees with a heavier workload. There's a lot of flexibility in the enforcement of rules, especially if the rule bender is a favorite of management (meaning they get a lot of credit applications). Some managers demonstrate little professionalism, i.e. being consistently late, reprimanding employees on the sales floor with others as witnesses, and gossiping about other employees, to name a few. Boundaries between management and floor associates are inconsistent;

- The hours, the hours, the hours. If there's a slight change in schedule, your request could be denied, leaving you with no choice but to continue working or have to leave. - Hours are very unstable. Could be scheduled to work for 3 days with very limited hours and the following week would be every day. Hard to get around and used to when there are primary concerns. - There was barely any training and thrown right onto the field. It isn't bad if you're a quick learner, but for those who aren't, it can be challenging. - Customers > Employees