Target reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(94,138 total reviews)
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Michael Fiddelke

47% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Target has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 94,138 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
5.0
Oct 12, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The best reasons for working at Target are lots of room for advancement. As a manager, you also get every other weekend off. That is good in the retail business. Target is also a fast, fun and friendly place to work. The management pay is also very good. I also like wearing the comfortable clothing. You also get a 10% employee discount. And of course the huge variety of employees makes it a great place to work. I also like the fact that our name tags only have our first name on the badge and that their our no titles on it.

Cons

Some of the downsides would be working every other weekend. It would be really nice to have all weekends off, but reality is that it is retail. The late hours is also a downside. There are times when you would work until 1 a.m. You can also get lost in the huge amount of employees a store has. A single Super Target store can have 300-400 employees.

2.0
Oct 10, 2008

Don't plan to stay for long

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Target is a good starter company for first time workers, it provides a oppertunity to learn various aspects of the retail industry since you are able to move positions rather easily. The benefits are among the best I have seen within competing companys which is one of the major reasons I have stayed as long as I have. As a new employee every one is very friendly and they have a fairly indepth training process which is looked at with respect from other companies when your prepared to leave. It is a good job for those with children and they are willing to work around schedules.

Cons

Once abord with the company you begin to see the truth behind the mask, the company is deathly affraid of offending certian minoritys (one in perticular) and goes out of its way to cater to them to the point of making everyone else feel uncomfortable. The company has dramaticly cut senior positions within stores and the few that are remaining are nearly impossable to get. Only those people who walk in the door with a yes sir attitude have a chance to further their carriers, this requires you to put blinders on and completly ignore the truth about whats going on. Management continualy makes promises the cannot keep and then denies that the made them.

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