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eNPS Score
Q&A With Target Employees
Target respects and values the individuality of all team members and guests—and we have lots of fun in all that we do.
How employees describe working at Target
Meeting the manager/manager's peers, meeting the team, learning about the role
Coworkers are bullies but love the guest and environment
Review from Admin Dept
communication, training, and keeping up with supplies
Review from Sales Dept
I love the job, just miss working the hours. I want to work, but the hours just aren't there.
Review from Customer Support Dept
Health insurance and 401 k
Review from Sales Dept
What it's like to work at Target
- Target employees generally work 8.4 hrs a day
- Employees at Target report the work pace is comfortably fast
- On a typical day, employees at Target have 0 meetings
- 82% of Target employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Target employees most often take 0-10 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 58% of Target employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Target employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a month
- 69% of Target employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Target Employees
IDX: 0 TOT: 153
How much and how often do raises happen at Target?
Top Employee Response
Target team leader raise and got $1.34. Got highest raise and following year base pay bump happened so someone that got 60 cent raise basically gets paid the same as me. Target needs to understand this pisses a lot of veteran team leaders
Target gives a performance review and raise annually in April. From what I've seen this year (2020) they can range from .5% to 2% for hourly employees. That means if you were earning the company base income of $15, your raise would have been somewhere from 8-30 cents per hour.
Not sure what people are talking about with the annual review. I work at a target DC and our yearly review mean absolutely nothing. We haven’t had a raise in over 1.5 years
What does the leadership team at Target need to get better at?
Top Employee Response
Young, Hard headed, not willing to listen to seasoned tl's, not moving out or up at 18 months, they are very clicky and the rules dont apply
their job,stop hiring pretty girls,our their friends, promote the ones who are there and know the job.
giving me more hours. making sure the store looks great.
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better at Target?
Top Employee Response
Most of our TL are very flexible and but few tend to have attendance problems setting a poor example and the ETL team never follows up.
Communicate to each other. They don't even send emails or nothing . We need to be aiming for the same goals together as a team
We don't have meetings. Everything is a big secret.
What's going wrong and how can it be improved at Target?
Top Employee Response
The instocks at our store are killing us, the TLs are the only sales floor coverage from 8am until 7pm creating difficulty fixing problems.
We are turning into Walmart and that needs to stop.
Need new leadership and allow the people that know what they are doing to do it. Don't stick a tl friend in the position
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation at Target?
Top Employee Response
make the same pay as the people who will be hired tomorrow,not fair!!!
I've been with target for 8 years and know quite a bit and now the new tm coming in make as much as I do. I've been promoted and still don't
Everyone works hard and other get the credit, not fare . Eels push and push and get everything.
How long do the interviews usually take at Target?
Approximately, a half hour.
Some times 15 min and some times longer
Less than 10 minutes.
How's the work pace at Target?
It’s pretty fast and hectic. There’s never a boring day at Target.
Very fast
Depending on the day and how busy we are, it might get crazy.
How's the vacation policy at Target?
Top Employee Response
person al days
They keep your hours low so you can’t get any.
You have to make sure you stay on top of taking time off. If you don't your supervisor will ignore the request.
What is most positive about the culture and environment at Target?
Top Employee Response
Mostly positive, but to much stress on getting Red cards.
That we genuinely want to help our guests have a great experience shopping with us.
Fast fun and friendly, positive, recognition for a job well done
How challenged are you at Target?
I’m challenged every day at Target. Every day is a new day. Depending on how many people are scheduled, and how many people call out or do a no call, no show… it really depends.
Very challenging
I don’t feel challenged at work, I feel motivated.
What benefits does Target provide?
Top Employee Response
High salary and 5% 401k match. The rest is junk.
401 K (5% Match), HSA, 10% Discount in Stores on everything, 25% on groceries.
Health Insurance.Dental Insurance,Eye Insurance,401 K. vacation and personal days.
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Target?
Top Employee Response
Fire all DTL, ETL, and TL and hire caring leaders that actually LEAD and not micromanage or dictate the team
Have the people at corporate actually work at a store before making decisions about changes regarding job duties and procedures.
Stop hiring ETL's and STL's straight out of college, experience is more important than a degree. Stop cutting payroll in order to save money. You are nothing without your team members, treat them like they are the most important employees in your company, because they are. Make the integrity hotline useful, it has a reputation for not getting anything accomplished and not being anonymous.
How quickly are people promoted?
Top Employee Response
It's fairly easy to get promoted to team lead, above that it's who you know and how well they like you.
Promotions are very rare. For many positions the company prefers to hire from outside.
Depends, stores need to have people on what they call the bench ready to send to interviews as needed. They should have a few ready each year to look good on their part. Really depends on how many stores are in your area. Coming from the Austin TX area that has plenty of stores we typically had 4 a year going to interviews to be signed off and ready to put in position in stores in the area. I personally went from seasonal to GSA within a few months then to GSTL in about 2 years to SR-TL after holding about 4 different TL positions. But I do agree many times it's all about how much you kiss up to people. I was always told you can't get ETL without a degree but knew people without a degree who got promoted over those who had a degree. Simply because they were friends more with HR, also helps to look like Ken and Barbie. I had an old really hard working SR-TL leave because she was tired of being told she didn't dress the part even though she had a bachelor's degree.
What's the office vibe like at Target?
Most are very clickey
The vibe changes from day to day, depending on how busy the store is. Some days are good, some days are too much.
Very bad
How secure do you feel at your job at Target?
Top Employee Response
Not secured at all, because they are no guarantees in the field of retail. Plus you’re not guaranteed hours, 40 at max, unless you’re a leader, which isn’t fair.
There is NO job security. They string you along for loyalty and do not reward you for it. They expect everything, give nothing
Everyone is replacable
What is the best part about your compensation package at Target?
Top Employee Response
flexible option with either high base and less equity or more and less base option given during negotiations
Need more money motivation
Sick pay, vacation pay, medical, dental, vision
What makes you most happy at Target?
Top Employee Response
being busy. I like it when we have alot of work to do for two reasons, I get the hours and having someplace to go almost every morning.
I love my job at food ave, the guests I have, coworkers. Now you take it away from me. Why move someone who is good and what to be in food
My surroundings and the people I work with
What needs to change to make the company culture better at Target?
Top Employee Response
More hours for employees to give great service to guests
Corporate needs a reality check on the impact opening on Thanksgiving has on the team. They should be required to work in stores Thanksgivin
Realistic goals and tasks, people need to be held responsible including our leaders who rarely are productive
What should I wear for an interview at Target?
Something nice.
Business casual
Casual
How can I improve my chances of being hired at Target?
Be flexible be able to work any area.
Be very agreeable to working in different areas.
Be friendly
How's the feedback proccess at Target?
Not very inviting. Upper management would prefer you not to give feedback
It could be better.
Terrible, they have the worst feedback process
Does Target drug test or do a background check?
Background check but they hire ex offenders. No drug test unless you get hirt
Yes
Target no longer does a drug test.
How do I do well in an interview at Target?
Just be yourself, and smile.
Be honest and friendly
Honestly answer questions.
What's the pay like for Sales roles at Target?
Could be better. Been here for awhile but people coming in now get the same pay, so it’s not fair.
I started out at 8.50. When I left 8 years later I was making 12.42
12 an hour but other departments like market and soft lines make 12.50
How difficult is it to maintain a social life while in your job at Target?
No problem
Not difficult- especially when they slash hours
very difficult because how tiring the work is.
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Should I work at Target?
33% of Target employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 25% are neutral and 42% would not recommend working at Target to their friends.
| 33% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 25% | Passive |
| 42% | Detractors |
