Kohl's reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(20,278 total reviews)
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Michael J. Bender

66% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Kohl's has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 20,278 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kohl's employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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5.0
Sep 8, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Kohl's is very family oriented with policies written to make sure that there is no abuse. Compared to other retailers Kohl's works to make a work life balance that actually leans on the side of the employees and management. Kohl's has a great training program that help's develop not only managers, but all employees.

Cons

As with any retailer, holidays are always a tough time to work. More hours and days. Promotions are sometimes too political, but that happens with all companies, especially as they grow. Too many management people hired from out side the company, there is so much talent and knowledge in the current stores that we could do more to help our employees grow.

3.0
Aug 21, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits for management are very generous. Time off is very easy to work out with management.

Cons

Kohls changing things daily. Just when you have something completed here is an undate, or and E-mail because something was left out or direction was wrong. It is very frustrationg the amount of time wasted at Kohl's doing things over and over again.

2.0
Aug 20, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Kohl's is a growing company. As they add more stores, districts change, allowing for advancement. Kohl's is a very diverse workplace, allowing you to interact with several different types of people.

Cons

Promotions appear to be entirely related to who you know. The level of experience does not seem to play a part in the promotional decisions made by management. There are also downsides to working in Loss Prevention for Kohl's. You do not answer to the Store Manager, but they still have a say in your pay rate. They do not have to take your advice, but you still have to own the level of compliance in your store.

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