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Software Engineer Intern

Software Engineer(Internship)
Former Employee
Worked at Target for 1 year
October 22, 2019
Minneapolis, Minnesota
3.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

The overall company culture seems focused on inclusivity and diversity, which I think is good.

Some nice perks, like the team member discount, are also present.

Cons

The people tend to not seem super motivated. The team I was on didn't feel like it had much urgency for anything it worked on, and there was a lack of passion.

Besides this, tech felt tangential to the entire operation, but I think that's inescapable as a retail company.

The review process was really bad in my opinion; we got very little feedback, and the scale used is insufficient. From talking with coworkers, I learned that nobody ever gets 'exceeds expectations,' which removes a lot of motivation to really try hard. Guess that explains why people would call it a day for happy hour consistently at 3 PM.

Advice to Management

Create a better framework to evaluate employees' performance, and make sure that there are some clear deadlines set for product owners.

It wouldn't hurt to get people a bit more hyped about working there, too. Maybe some more perks would be nice (e.g., provide K-cups for the Keurig, etc.).

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