Target

Target has really stepped up its game when it comes to putting technology in the forefront. We're doing a good job at keeping up with the latest technologies while not creating too much churn.

Work-life balance is outstanding. It's very rare if I work more than 40 hours a week. Benefits are average for a large corporation - good enough.

Like any big company, it sometimes feels like your hard work isn't always recognized financially. Management tells us HR is making changes to enable smaller incremental increases more often, but I have yet to see that in practice.

Big picture life is good, but day-to-day can be frustrating at times if you're someone who wants things done the right way. Some developers only do what it takes to make it work.

For employee happiness, focus more on day-to-day ops and quality. Simple "making it work" shouldn't be enough. It leads to unmaintainable software and product.