Target reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(94,207 total reviews)
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Michael Fiddelke

48% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Target has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 94,207 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Target employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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94K reviews
2.0
Aug 31, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

A small discount on all of the great products. I've heard that working in senior management is great training for college grads looking to move up in sales/retail/human resources. For a regular team member, however, it is somewhat dire.

Cons

The lowest pay possible and they expect you to do a lot of work, including many duties which are not covered in your job description. One cashier I know was told that because she was "one of the most responsible cashiers", she was being selected to be trained to clean the bathrooms on occasion. What a reward! Management is idiotic. I have a B.A. from a great school and had to temporarily take this job out of desperation. But even someone who has no degree would find the experience discouraging. There are plenty of employees who have worked there for over a decade and have not been promoted in any way, and they're not bad workers either. Employee dissatisfaction s high (and customer service is poor) due to the low pay - Target can surely afford to pay a little more than they do, or offer more of a raise than 5 cents every three months. Come on!

5.0
May 5, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Target is a company based on taking care of it's guests. Weather that be through it's low prices or wide selection of items, it is focused on pleasing it's guests. Every team member is reminded daily that customer service is the number one priority and that each guest should be asked if they need help finding anything. I personally find this to be something that all companies should strive to be like. In business you have to have customers. Customers like to go where they feel like they are treated right and Target does that very well. I want to work for a company that treats their customers right, a company I can be proud to work for because other people live shopping there.

Cons

People who should be fired are still allowed to come to work and waste company money with their ineffectiveness and laziness.

4.0
Jan 26, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Great place to start a career - Great emphasis on work/life balance - Fun, young work environment - Lots of well qualified people around you

Cons

- Very low pay for the industry - Talk a lot about how great the benefits are but they're not - Very politicial and you better like playing the game if you want to move up - No opportunity to move into a new career path - Steinhafel has really changed the culture and not in a good way

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