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      Target Softlines Sales Associate reviews

      3.2

      53% would recommend to a friend

      (535 total reviews)
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      Michael Fiddelke

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      19% positive business outlook

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      2.8

      Compensation and benefits

      2.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.7

      Career opportunities

      2.6

      Culture & values

      2.2

      Senior management

      2.1

      Work/Life balance

      Softlines/Sales Associate employees have rated Target with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 535 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Softlines/Sales Associate professionals have a good working experience there. Target is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Softlines/Sales Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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      535 reviews
      3.0
      Jun 11, 2012

      Its ok but not the best job.

      Softlines team member
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      Pros

      they work by your availabilty, get vacation hours ( but you have to work 30 or more hours), meet good people. Majority of the ETLs are nice, have opportunity to move up with the company.

      Cons

      cut hours after the holidays and you have to hustle to get more hours. When they cut hours it makes it impossible to finish zoning and putting up reshop at a decent time because we never have enough people because the store is not making sales. I feel like the pay should be better even though they start you off .25 more than the miniunum wage that's not enough after all the work you have to do.

      2.0
      Jun 4, 2012

      if you can help it , dont work here

      Softlines team member
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      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice break room. My store's hr team will buy us various snacks and food. 10 percent off but only if you use cash

      Cons

      Disgruntled employees . no one wants to be there and its obvious low wages shifts as late as 1 am always short staffed work piles up and their are not enough employees to get it all done. after 90 days it is impossible to get fired so people slack off and call out constantly. work gets put all on new employees. management does nothing and doesnt care whatsoever. rude to guests. ive seen several team leads, just blow off guests.

      5.0
      Sep 7, 2011

      FANTASTIC, especially for college students.

      Softlines team member
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I adore everything about Target. I've worked there for a year and a half now and I LOVE IT. -If you ask for extra hours, they will give them to you if you're a good worker and they have payroll left to give. -There are plenty of oppportunities for leadership. -If you have, or are on your way to receiving a Bachelors degree, there are plenty of opportunities within the company to grow. -In my experience, the management is FANTASTIC as well as fellow team members. -ETLs and STLs (Store management) expect a lot out of you, but they are very good at giving praise where praise is due. -If they like you, they will put you on educational leave when you are at school and put you back on the schedule whenever you come back for breaks. -If you are loyal to their company and to their brand, they are loyal to you and will do anything to help you succeed within their company. -10% team member discount + 5% RedCard discount = not half bad discount for a company so vast. -Clearances are pretty frequent and the stores do their best to make sure their employees have the first dibs on these sales. -Have a lot of team building activities. I truly do feel like Target is my work family and I miss them when I'm back at school. I'm two years away from graduating and I am on-track to get an internship next summer.

      Cons

      -Tends to be understaffed. Target is particular of what employees they hire and they are never in a hurry to replace STLs, ETLs, or TLs (Store team leads, executive team leads, team leads). This means that everyone has to pull their weight to get stuff done. -My department (Softlines) is chronically understaffed, so when one person calls out, there is always a scramble to call in another employee with the day off. -They frequently ask you to come in to your shift early or extend. Not a bad thing if you don't mind working, but you have to be flexible. If you consistently say no, they will stop giving you hours period. -During the busy times of the year, I often work 6 days a week, which is about 40 hours. -

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