Is Target a good company to work for as a Store Associate?

Store Associate professionals working at Target have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 136 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Target employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Store Associate Jobs at Target now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Store Associate interview questions at Target .

Does Target pay Store Associate employees well?

Store Associate professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Target with 3.1 out of 5 stars based on 136 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 6.2% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Store Associate salaries at Target.

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What are the pros of working at Target according to real employee reviews?

"Good pay but not worth the time and energy you must put in to get the job done" ((in 9452 reviews)); "A lot of the other team members are really great people and fun to work with." ((in 4655 reviews)); "Benefits are good; you can elect benefits for self and family if you average 32 hours per week; part" ((in 3868 reviews)); "I stayed because coworkers were lovely and they were great about working around my classes." ((in 3734 reviews)); "Flexible hours and worked in eco sales so I spent the day picking products off shelves" ((in 3366 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Target according to real employee reviews?

"You also have to deal with people who don't pull their own weight and poor management." ((in 6762 reviews)); "Target went through a string of bad managers while I worked there but those two were the worst." ((in 2098 reviews)); "Also plan on working constantly because everything is a priority and there's no work life balance." ((in 1998 reviews)); "Marketing not a respected or invested in department with no training or development and limited to no advancement" ((in 935 reviews)); "So much favoritism happening around the managers and they screw up the careers of employees for their benefits." ((in 819 reviews))

Target Store Associate reviews

3.6

49% would recommend to a friend

(136 total reviews)

Michael Fiddelke

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21% positive business outlook

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Store Associate employees have rated Target with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 136 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Store Associate professionals have a good working experience there. Target is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Store Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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136 reviews

2.0

Apr 3, 2018

Full-time Overnight, Dayside, Swing, Night Shift

Store associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Always in the know of the newest products on the market. -Easy job to learn if I train you, but I was let go due to hitting my fifth, which is the biggest company policy they stick to so be careful!

Cons

- Management has bad communication. - No room for growth. - Nepotism in the company. - Everyone you work with hasnt hit puberty yet. - A lot of call outs. - They don't train you well. - Lack of leadership. - When leadership is present, poor leadership. - Management is always hiding in receiving. - They hire just anyone. - Lack of discipline. - Everyone in the store is sleeping with someone they work with. - Very disorganized, worse than Walmart. - No team work. - Not enough hours. - Not enough crew members. - No rotation.

5.0

Nov 28, 2015

Busy store, great pay

Store associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The store is very busy so you get lots of hours, training in other areas of the store is available, holiday pay, flexible scheduling

Cons

The store is open late so you may have to travel late, the customers at this location are the worst very rude.

3.0

Jan 24, 2015

I worked in softlines department.

Store associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee Discount was an added bonus.

Cons

Low pay with a raise of .25. That was the highest i was eligible for.

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I worked in softlines department.

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