Is Target a good company to work for as a Inventory Associate?

Inventory Associate professionals working at Target have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 193 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Target employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Inventory Associate Jobs at Target now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Inventory Associate interview questions at Target .

Does Target pay Inventory Associate employees well?

Inventory Associate professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Target with 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 193 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Inventory Associate salaries at Target.

How happy are Inventory Associate professionals working at Target?

86% of Inventory Associate employees at Target would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 2% in the past 12 months. Inventory Associate professionals have also rated Target with a 3.5 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 3.5 rating for career opportunities.

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What are the pros of working at Target according to real employee reviews?

"Good pay but not worth the time and energy you must put in to get the job done" ((in 9443 reviews)); "The people are great and genuinely want to see you grow and suceed in your career at Target." ((in 4732 reviews)); "Benefits are good; you can elect benefits for self and family if you average 32 hours per week; part" ((in 3883 reviews)); "I stayed because coworkers were lovely and they were great about working around my classes." ((in 3760 reviews)); "Flexible hours and you will get lots of hours every now and than because they don’t hire anyone new" ((in 3305 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Target according to real employee reviews?

"You also have to deal with people who don't pull their own weight and poor management." ((in 6736 reviews)); "Target went through a string of bad managers while I worked there but those two were the worst." ((in 2093 reviews)); "Also plan on working constantly because everything is a priority and there's no work life balance." ((in 2004 reviews)); "Marketing not a respected or invested in department with no training or development and limited to no advancement" ((in 929 reviews)); "So much favoritism happening around the managers and they screw up the careers of employees for their benefits." ((in 813 reviews))

Target Inventory Associate reviews

4.0

86% would recommend to a friend

(193 total reviews)

Michael Fiddelke

100% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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Inventory Associate employees have rated Target with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 193 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Inventory Associate professionals have a good working experience there. Target is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Inventory Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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193 reviews

5.0

Jan 30, 2020

Great place to work if you're young

Inventory analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Has a great working culture

Cons

All promtional opportunities are competitive

4.0

Nov 13, 2019

Manage inventory for a portion of Target business at every store location

Inventory analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, growing in tech and eCommerce

Cons

Average salary, Target went through a rough patch a few years ago

2.0

Nov 3, 2019

Run away

Inventory analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The culture and benefits are nice but not worth the headaches

Cons

Poor work life balance coupled with uneven distribution of workloads means that everyone’s experience in this role is different. Management is responsible for the individual success of analysts and most managers do not have adequate experience and/or are motivated by their own desires success that they are not capable of supporting analysts to the extent that they are expected.

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