Target reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(94,110 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 94,110 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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4.0
Sep 21, 2008
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Pros

They are definately diverse in who they hire and are very ethical. I think that the compensation starting out at the entry exec level is very fair and probably pretty competitive. They give a great opportunity to people without experience in a particular field so this is a great launching pad for someone coming out of college or trying to switch career fields. I do love shopping at Target and the progressiveness of the company as a whole so being a part of that at any level is exciting. The training and personal leadership development is incredibly thorough for anyone not familiar with such things.

Cons

As an entry level exec you are competing against others for those coveted promotions... a lot of times it comes at a price for your work life balance. They do hire a lot of young single people and as someone who is older and has children it is tough to compete when you cannot dedicate those same extra hours. Promotions are left up to your development as well and that a lot of the time is so subjective that you can be frustrated with what you need to do next to move up. Once you learn the job there is little room or excuse for error.

2.0
Sep 20, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

There appears to be a lot of opportunities to move through different positions and try new things. Advancement is based on performance.

Cons

The hours are very long. It is the company expectation to work a minimum of fifty hours a week, but that easily turns into more then sixty-five. Nights and weekends are expected and it is very common to work until midnight closing the store, only to be the six am opener the next day. Payroll is also very tight and it is almost impossible to complete workload with such small crews. Bonus seems very difficult to achieve and

1.0
Sep 20, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

10% off all target purchases, good fellow business analysts, average age is really young as turnover is 50+%

Cons

awful work environment, horrible managers, an above average first year raise is 3%, hard to move to an area you are interested in, promotions are based on seniority or family, expect a 7% raise once you're promoted to senior BA after 2.5 - 4 years.

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