Pros
The leadership development at this company is phenomenal. I definitely don't plan on being with Target through the rest of this year, but in the time that I have spent with the company, I can definitely say that I have been able to reflect on my leadership skills, and can easily identify my own leadership strengths and opportunities as well as others. and for the most part, as long as you are receptive to feedback and are flexible enough to make the necessary changes, you will never be terminated for poor performance.
Kontras
The first con is that at the store level, even as a leader in the building, you still work with a bunch of uneducated people making just above minimum wage. The situations we learn about and study and practice in college are not applicable at this company because the vast majority of the people have a high school education at best, which is fine for their job requirements but can be incredibly frustrating to deal with on a day to day basis. The second con that I have is that as much as the company likes to say how it is all about the team and the team is the primary focus and all that matters, you would be fooling yourself and you would not be a successful leader for the company. All the leadership cares about are the numbers. And yes, of course you have to be profitable, but at what point are we injuring the team and the guest's experience in our store?