A resume builder, but fake the smile - werkgeversreview Anonieme werknemer bij Target

3,0
20 sep 2017
Anonieme werknemer
Aanbevelen
Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

Pretty good data infrastructure for analysts to use. You can work with some of the most talented, intelligent and motivated people in your life here, although as with anywhere there are the lazy or low performers. Compensation is fairly good for the Twin Cities, improving especially as Minnesota is facing a shortage of college-educated workers and it takes a lot to convince non-Minnesotans to move here. However, yearly raises are miniscule so negotiate hard up-front. If you're on the right team, opportunity to work on very impactful projects that are resume' builders. Great resume' line and brand cachet. Employee discount adds up.

Minpunten

Most workers have always lived in Minnesota and never worked anywhere besides Target, so there is immediate suspicion of any outside ideas, and the need to "achieve consensus" (i.e., offend no one) is paramount. Diversity is emphasized but only in skin color, sex and sexual orientation; diversity of thought, communication styles, or personality is heavily discouraged. If you have worked outside Minnesota, you can come out of meetings thinking "Am I crazy, or am I the only one here that isn't crazy?" If you are Minnesota Nice and are fun at happy hours, you will be sent on the rocket ship to advancement no matter the quality of your work or your expertise. But if you are introverted and don't put on the show, or ever push back or challenge your manager, you are branded as Not A Team Player and your career plateaus. Open offices mean introverts (and extroverts who just need to concentrate to actually get stuff done) have to disappear to a quiet room or work from home off-hours. The work culture emphasizes "the Target personality" over deep proficiency at the job. This means that being a high-performing individual contributor is subtly discouraged, because you will have very limited career progression opportunities. This also means that midlevel management is largely made of Target generalists who are out of their depth in subject matter expertise.

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Pluspunten

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Minpunten

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