Nice place to work and advance in the retail industry - Protection Specialist Target Employee Review

4.0
20 Jan 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Competitive salary, excellent benefits for retail (401K with company match, fully vested pension of 3 years, health benefits, discounts at companies such as Weight Watches and Verizon Wireless), fun place to work, easy to request time off/take a leave of absence. I have held three positions within a little over a year with the company; each position has had increasing responsibilities and pay. I feel like I am able to stay with the company for the long-haul. Many store managers are helpful, friendly and do not look down on those who are younger or lower on the totem pole than they are.

Cons

Store management can be disconnected from reality and unwilling to listen to and/or consider ideas from non-manager employees, some employees have bad/negative attitudes for no good reason. Hours are not guaranteed (you could have 40 hours one week at 20 hours the next). The biggest issue is the fact that some store managers look down and belittle normal team members.

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5.0
11 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If you are looking for a job that you’ll be a part of a fun team environment, have the ability to learn all about customer “guest” service, retail operations and sales, as well as merchandising even at entry level great opportunity. for such a large corporation I have been pleasantly surprised by how tight knit teams are. applying was okay, there were multiple steps (videos, assessments) but overall not too bad)., phone call and then video questions before hiring.

Cons

Pay isn’t great, but for the market it’s fair. Moving up involves a much larger increase in responsibilities and workload relative to the pay increase.

5.0
31 Jan 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Management - Pay - Benefits - Personal development - Vacation time - Culture

Cons

Long hours but worthwhile work.

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