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      Target

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      Target reviews

      3.5

      57% would recommend to a friend

      (94,162 total reviews)
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      Michael Fiddelke

      47% approve of CEO

      40% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      2.9

      Senior management

      Target has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 94,162 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
      4.0
      Mar 24, 2009

      Great company to start career.

      Executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Target is a very team oriented workplace and team members are very friendly and willing to lend a helping hand. While working here, I have learned and obtained many new leadership qualities as well as life lessons that I will use for the rest of my life. There are plenty of opportunities to advance within the company as long as your work reflects your progress. Target is also an extremely diverse company with many women and different kinds of people in upper management positions. Management is always open and willing to listen to new ideas and options.

      Cons

      Depending on the size of the store, it can sometimes be very demanding. Many times younger employees are more inclined to call off, thus making the workload more strenuous on everyone in the store.

      4.0
      Mar 24, 2009

      Rewarding yet VERY DIFFICULT

      Etl-hardlines
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Reasonable pay for hourly staff. Reasonable base pay for starting managers. Lots of great on the job experience in critical management areas such as personnel, scheduling, multitasking, customer service, critical thinking and maximizing relationships. With the number of stores opening up, opportunities to promote if you are willing to relocate several times.

      Cons

      Being a DISCOUNT RETAILER and attempting to have THE BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE in a paradox. It is a constant battle to choose weather you want less associates so you can be profitable or you want more associates so you can give great customer service.

      2.0
      Mar 24, 2009

      Target should be greater than it is

      Group manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Target still has one of the best brand images in the country and in regards to marketing, retail strategy and private label development it is well deserved. The ideals Target espouses for its team members are good, even inspiring including valuing diversity, maintaining work/life balance and paying for performance. HR takes an active role in development. Talent management is proactive and frequent.

      Cons

      The good ideals listed above are completely overcome by an unfortunate focus on "collaboration" which is really a euphemism for endless meetings and decision paralysis. Employees hired for their leadership are not permitted to lead and those hired because of their accomplishments are not measured by results. Instead, careers are made and broken solely on the basis of perception management. If you want to be rewarded based on your results then you will be frustrated at Target. Target is also a decade behind on things like software development and project management practices and appears incapable of catching up. So if you're an IT professional coming from a consulting firm, be prepared to do waterfall development and manage your projects with outdated tools.

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