Target reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(94,180 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 94,180 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
Jul 19, 2017

Great Place to Work

Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Target offers competitive salary and benefits for its full time employees with bonus. There are flexible work hours, meaning that there is flexibility to work from home if you have an appointment during the day, or if you have a sick child. As long as you're completing the tasks needed for your job and not missing any large milestone meetings there is understanding if you need to work from another location, even if it is to get away from the desk in order to focus on a task or strategy without distraction.

Cons

Once you reach a certain point in your career there is a high level of competition when trying to level up. Target hires strong talent, so it is more difficult to differentiate yourself in the crowd of bright and talented people.

1.0
Nov 26, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Competitive 401k - Great benefits and employee resources - Paid vacation and sick time

Cons

- YOU WILL SPEND AN UNNECESSARY AMOUNT OF TIME DOING LOW IMPACT WORK (stocking, cashiering, cleaning up trash, etc.) BUT THEN WILL BE REPRIMANDED FOR UNDERPERFORMING IN YOUR WORK CENTER. - Too many "leaders" and no one is on the same page - Subpar training, yet you will be expected to perform unfamiliar tasks with very tight deadlines - Unnecessarily heavy workload. Cryptic and conflicting expectations. Extremely high levels of stress - Is afraid of holding criminals accountable. Cares more about "brand" than stopping thieves. They will place you on a final warning or terminate you for "gross misconduct" if you do "accuse people of stealing" when they clearly are. - No work life balance. You will be constantly contacted by your Store Team Leader or Business Partners when you are away from the building. - A lot of pressure to attain a daily Red Card goal when you are Leader On Duty when you are running around the entire store. - Extremely lenient with underperforming or dishonest team members - Cares more about being a philosophy than a business - Outdated equipment. Computer devices are constantly experiencing technical difficulties. -50+ hour work weeks with no lunch breaks.

2.0
Jul 6, 2016

Senior Item Data Specialist

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Well known company fun corporate office

Cons

pay vacation advancement is hard within the company

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