Target reviews

Low pay, you probably won't see more than $12 an hour, not even the older seniorities in much more important roles. Yearly raises are minimal at best, even for performing workers. No chance for additional raises to fit your situation, you will get turned away immediately. Not even if you've been with the company for years and simply need more money but love the job too much, if you get a raise, it's very minimal. Do not take this job unless you appreciate living paycheck to paycheck. I had no opportunities to advance at all. I did, I applied, got the new positions, worked it for a good two-three weeks and would get scheduled back in my old position. For the most part, Executive Team Leads are all freshly graduated kiddos with no experience in management at all or no history in Target, you will notice a high case of not hiring internally for management positions. Redcards, if you are a cashier or electronics TM, will become a word you see in nightmares. Upon interview you're sure to be asked about redcards, if you're able to talk about them, and to sell them, then they double check to make sure you're SURE you can. You won't get fired if you can't sell them... right away, but if you can't you can be sure to get talked to multiple times before eventual termination. I have absolutely zero idea on how some Target workers can afford to pay bills and a mortgage with this job, their spouses must make a majority of the household income if so, this job is not good for adult things. For two years it's helped pay off my car, insurance, and other little things, but I'm looking forward to buying a house with my girlfriend, providing for her, and making a comfortable living.

Within the warehouse, there is very little opportunity to develop your resume or to advance professionally. No worker of over 3 years in the warehouse escapes injury, and the longer a worker stays, the more serious the injury. Reviews are given often and it is almost impossible to get a perfect review which is frustrating for hard-working employees. Attendance records are almost always incorrect but it is impossible to correct those mistakes, which might lead to workers wrongfully getting in trouble for being absent. Each supervisor has their own idea of how the rules should be enforced and most employees find out about new rules after learning that a coworker had gotten into trouble. It seems to be a silent policy that supervisors must badger at least one worker at a given time, and those workers often feel like they are being harassed, but Target would call it coaching. The vast majority of jobs are manual labor and there is no air conditioning in the summer although there is some heat sources available in the winter. Non-manual labor jobs require an interview which asks applicants to give examples of work-related challenges which is impossible to provide because those challenges are never offered to warehouse workers. Workers are told what overtime day that they have instead of having the opportunity to choose. Major problems where corporate is involved will make workers want to quit out of frustration. Target has the worst outsourced HR sub-department on Earth which is HEWITT and this company handles Target employee's FMLA, leave of absence, ect. and they constantly make life frustrating for employees and never do their job correctly. Target has a policy of promoting safety but their practice is not in line with those teachings. If you get hurt, it will be considered your fault even if it's not and you will find that the company will try to fire you even if you are still injured. Training is done minimally and there isn't an opportunity to learn at a safe pace. There is a problem with teamwork and understanding how one workers actions affect the rest of the warehouse. There is such a big push on productivity numbers that it takes away the opportunity to produce quality work and no time is given to employees to perform any necessary nonproductive tasks. Many workers are foolish enough to put their safety on the line to impress a supervisor only to learn that supervisors are rotated regularly , and all that effort did them little good but did make their supervisor look like an amazing leader. The bottom line is that it's a great job because of the pay, benefits, and culture but you should not plan on staying and you should NEVER push yourself beyond what is safe for you even if it means that you will get fired for not being able to make production. Being fired is better than being hurt.