Pros
I'm a Mexican living in the 818 Valley zero head wore baggy clothes who went with the flow. Yet managed to get promoted to senior team lead. I'm not an idiot taking into consideration the image I attempted to put off. To summarize if you know for a fact you want a career with target apply for any position except cashier or backroom. I started off as seasonal (Hardlines Team Member) and was kept on, If you're hired as seasonal or regular i recommend immediately signing up for Targets 401k they match every dollar which is 5% of your paycheck, adding another 1% annually till you reach 10% by then you can keep whatever whatever they matched and you've been 5 years with the company. Now for my road map,,, As a hard lines Team Member your job is to straighten and bring forward items on shelves (not Clothing) so you're given a certain section of the store and obviously when they need help attend to guest. It"s not rocket science but some people still tend to f it up. I would manage to finish my section and do go backs that i"d ask what next. so management taught me to pull items from backroom fill empty shelves, replace and print labels, set up end caps. they asked if i wanted to stay on as regular team member i said yes. promoted to unofficial roll as dry market specialist (everything in charge of grocery department except for produce, meat, and dairy.) was given .50 Cent raise with guaranteed 40 hours and only answered to my team lead. Started dealing with vendors really took charge of my area, was recommended for promotion by half the stores leadership. initially wasn't considered despite work ethic but was paired with a mentor who had also started from the bottom. immediately i learned to dress professionally (it takes money to make money invest in your clothing)and tuck in my shirt. Followed all company policy which is easy ultimately it turns into a habit. got promoted to team lead. to get promoted from team lead to senior team lead isn't hard just many either don't want it or conform to where they are. two factors its not just about doing your job or even doing it well but taking on more responsibility which shouldn't be asked of you and holding people accountable, as well as training them into leaders.
Cons
Force to many people to take on more work then they can handle. weird social class structure
