I worked 2 targets in the Chicagoland area for total of 5 years. The first target I HAD to transfer bc there were new TLs not knowing what to do bc all they wanted the title and the “extraordinary pay”. I had an amazing realm lead group for my first year and then it clearly changed for the worst. There was tls doing time clock fraud and just sleeping around with various ppl in the store. Also, the team was extremely lazy. I ran on multiple occasions to grab call buttons and to meet guests. Shitttttttyyyy ass ppl. Then I transferred and they were all mad that the little girl that was half their size was leaving to another store that did all their work. At the moment I was in school and they would not release the zone until all the assholes finished their work. I was scheduled to 12 & the practically made me stay to about 1am.
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(0) It was on the news tonight that nationwide a lot of fast food workers are striking since minimum wage sucks, their shitty hours suck, and also the benefits are bad for part time folks as well.
Think if a lot of the folks that work for this company would grow a back bone and went on strike to drive for better pay, hours and benefits it will get the message across to those who want to steal from us to better themselves and we get nothing!!!!!
If enough people do it what are they going to do fire a whole store?
Too bad for them!!!!!
Likes(1)Dislikes(8) Target is launching it’s wannabe iTunes, Netflix mashup Target Ticket which is like a VUDU site where you can buy movies and shit and have a digital copy. Well sure, great Target you’re catching up with the 2010’s. But now it’ll be our fucking job to push target ticket.
I work electronics, and though I prefer electronics than being fucking sales floor having to clean up after a dumb cunt’s kids at the toys are because she wont control them, working electronics is getting to my fucking nerves as well.
Likes(1)Dislikes(1) Most days I can honestly say that I get up in the morning and say to myself, “Today can’t be that bad at work.” Almost everytime I’m proven wrong. I just got in and clocked in and was ready to see what the day had in store for me. Right when I got onto the sales floor, a women ambushed me and demanded to know where the 1 inch binders were. Two things flew through my mind in a second. First, “how the hell should I know?” Second, How convienient, a woman demands something in the first five minutes. not only that, but she probably hasen’t looked for it on her own. I excused myself, and even apologized for not knowing. I should have seen the omen then but things were just going to get worse.
Likes(9)Dislikes(5) I just finished reading TargetEqualsShell’s comment and it’s like I’m looking in a mirror! I’ve almost been with Target for seven years. I’m at six right now. But the constant flak I take from Team Leads is beyond the pale. I’m originally from New York, okay? When we had jobs over there, people cussed their heads off. Cussing was part of everyday language. Now that I live in the deep south (Hades), I have spent years dumbing down my New York accent and eliminating all cusswords from my everyday vocabulary. I let loose when I get home, but I keep it clean at work.
That’s not my problem. These TLs have such NERVE. They think they actually have legitimate power over our souls!
Likes(13)Dislikes(8) I’ve worked at Target for almost 7 years. I’ve worked hard all that time and my reward is for my hours to be severely cut. Now they have the gall to tell me my productivity is down and that I need to shape up or my raise will be affected. My asshole TL said that other TLs and ETLs have noticed it. BULLSHIT. I can’t count how many times I’ve seen that stupid prick standing around talking about football or some other thing for up to 20 minutes at a time while I’m working my ass off. He usually does it about two or three times a day. I think I know the TLs who “noticed”; one usually wanders around after all his work is done so he can build his hours up to get overtime and the other has only been here about a two months and already seems to think he’s the best person in that store. I’m surprised my ETL can notice me not working since he has his face buried in his cellphone playing some stupid Marvel game all day. And when he’s not doing that, he’s usually talking to another ETL about it. Frankly, I think this is just an excuse to take my hours away and give them to those TLs. A few weeks ago on a Thursday they cut hours from half the people in the Backroom for the following week because those TLs weren’t getting enough hours. At my store if your not a TL or higher, your trash.
Likes(0)Dislikes(1) Two-face managers runs deep in this store. From the front lanes manager to the back of the store manager. All in all they’re all the same nothing differs one from another. The only one that has a good head on his shoulders is the manager of AP. He’s a swell guy with heart.
Everyone else starting with the 26yr old store manager are a bunch of wackos!
Mommy and daddy paid for your awesome career and that’s all good just don’t come into the corporate world thinking you’re better than everyone else especially the ones under you which I’m referring to regular hourly paid team members.
Show a little but if FFF towards your employees maybe then your store can be in better spirits. Just saying.
Likes(1)Dislikes(0) Today I was lucky to escape without getting a severe case of heatstroke. Being a Cart Attendant in the heat can be a near death sentence. Just before lunch I was approached by a customer who asked a very confusing question, “What are your Red Card deals for today?” I honesty don’t know the indoor specials, how could I? I work primarily outside, nevermind that I never get a flyer. So I asked him to clarify his question being confused. The “guest” just rose his voice to me and asked the same thing, except this time he said it one snippit at a time, like I was mentally slow or something. Finally I offered to go get an ad from Guest Service, and look for the answer to his request, although my patience with him was thinning. I had no idea what he wanted from me. The jerk got so mad at me he did it himself and stormed away. I felt guilty for a few minutes, until I realized all he wanted was for me to do his homework for him. Whenever I shop I know exactly what I want, unless I run into an instore special. This is hardly the first time this has happend. Where I work, there is a worsening epidemic of middle aged men embracing laziness and flying off the deep end for little if any reason. Do you guys think I did anything wrong?
Likes(5)Dislikes(0) Today was my third week of working for Target. Today was also the day that an ETL made me cry. He is the biggest scum bag I have ever met. Yesterday I worked 6 hours, but was so busy that I didn’t get a chance to take a lunch and forgot. Immediately upon clocking in and going into the Starbucks, this a-hole ETL jumped down my throat in front of customers and other team members. I immediately apologized and promised it would never happen again, but he kept yelling! I started crying and I do not cry easily. I was so embarrassed!
Likes(1)Dislikes(0) Apparently HR department in the store expects you to do their job as I have stated before. No follow up, when I requested a follow up call from the hr manager. Pretty soon within the next month I will make a post talking about the store I was working at and the games they liked to play with people.
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