Don't trust upper management - Category Marketing Manager Kohl's Employee Review

2.0
14 Apr 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

your direct team mates, the coffee shop, and cafeteria.

Cons

Senior Managers and above. DO NOT TRUST ANY OF THEM. They all "rule" by fear and intimidation. Kohl's preference is to hire sheep. If you're a sheep and OK with not being able to make a decision or having any leadership responsibilities than the Kohl's Marketing dept is a perfect spot for you. By the time Kohl's Marketing dept is done with you you'll be scared of your own shadow, your soul will be crushed, and you'll need countless therapy sessions to figure out nothing is wrong with you ...... it's them. Kohl's Marketing dept SUCKS. DO yourself a favor and withdraw your application or the thought of even applying. RUN AWAY.

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5.0
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Kohl's is a place for learning and development.

Cons

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1.0
22 June 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

Pay is very good once you start getting raises. Weekly pay

Cons

Genuinely everything else, the pay is that high because they have to pay you over 25 just to put up with the awful environment. terrible structure, terrible management, no accountability, cliquey mean girl environment. managers are allowed to sit around and do essentially nothing while supervisors carry 100% of the load and there is no checks and balances to ensure management does the right thing. Corporate and HR genuinely don't care if certain people sit on their butt While others keep the business running. Credit card pushing is absolutely Off the Wall insane. Getting enough credit cards is all the company cares about and managers do not help. Managers are allowed to have no history with getting any credit cards at all and corporate doesn't bat an eye. If you try to speak out about anything that's going on you'll just get fired. Retaliation is allowed and encouraged.

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