Target reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(94,197 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 94,197 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 Vendita al dettaglio e all'ingrosso industry (3.5 stars).

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1.0
Feb 17, 2009
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Pros

the discount is the best thing about working for target. You will save on taxes

Cons

politics . play them or you will go nowhere. dress well, or you will not be selected. Find a friend in senior management to speak on your behalf during thier district contribution meetings. Its not difficult.. the average STL is under 30 just take them out for a drink.

2.0
Dec 2, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Mostly friendly, but you soon discover that if you don't fit the "culture" exactly, you will go nowhere.

Cons

The leadership "development" hinges on your peers communicating their perceptions of you to senior management. You quickly find that you must be constantly aware of how others view you because those views go directly to senior management. When that happens, you begin the struggle of perception management, even though it's often started by some peer who has never worked anywhere else. With very little management experience or experience leading people, these brand new managers are given the false impression that they are leaders who can judge the abilities of peers. This becomes the "machine" of the culture that each "team" member must survive in.

2.0
Oct 31, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

It is a great place to work, as long as you are not on salary. I have worked for the company as a team member, team leader, and an executive intern. All of those experiences were great and value added to my development professionally and personally. I have grown very much with the company and appreciate all that we do for the community and our team members. Human resource standards at Target are great compared to other retail companies and that is definately a plus. As said by others, your District Team Leader is key to your success as well as your Store Team Leader.

Cons

As a company... I do not have any complaints about the Best Practices that we are supposed to follow. I have found that many times those Best Practices are not followed in some cases, but religiously observed in others. This causes undesired conflict and loss of productivity within the team. Logistics processes are great when they are in proper operation, but when they are not carried out correctly for many years there will be significant problems. As someone who has experience with the company, I would not still be with Target if I didn't have my experience to back it up.

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