May 14, 2015 - takemethere
RED CARD ETC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DO YOU AGREE? ALL THE HARD WORK FOR GETTING RED CARDS IS NOT WORTH THE SHITTY RAISES THAT TARGET GIVES US EACH YEAR . I BELIEVE THE ONLY PERSON IN THE STORE WHO BENEFITS IS THE STORE TEAM LEADER. THERE WAS A TIME WHEN CASHIERS WERE ONLY TO ASK GUESTS ABOUT THE RED CARD ONLY IF PROMPTED ON THE REGISTER BUT NOW THEY HAVE TO HARASS/ASK GUESTS EVERY SINGLE TIME. SOMETIMES THE GUEST DOES NOT KNOW THAT THEY ARE APPLYING FOR A CREDIT CARD UNTIL ITS TOO LATE. CASHIERS AND GSTLS ARE UNDER SO MUCH PRESSURE TO GET GUESTS TO APPLY EVERY DAY THAT SOME OF THEM START DOING UNETHICAL STUFF TO GET GUESTS TO APPLY–FROM GIVING OUT GIFT CARDS TO DISCOUNTS–APPLYING THEMSELVES OVER AND OVER ETC AND SO FORTH ONLY TO LOOSE THEIR JOBS IN THE PROCESS. THE LEADERSHIP AND THE UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS ARE 2 FACTORS THAT STILL AILS TARGET TO THIS DAY. ATTENDANCE WILL FOREVER BE AN ISSUE AS MORE AND MORE TEAM MEMBERS SIMPLY QUIT AND DO NOT REPORT TO WORK. THIS COMPANY STILL RETALIATES AND THEY LIE ABOUT DIVERSITY AS I SEE CERTAIN APPLICANTS ARE BEING TURNED DOWN BY THE STORE TEAM LEAD. ETLS AND TEAM LEADS AND SENIOR TEAM LEADS AND A FEW STLS ARE STILL QUITTING OR LEAVING A STRESSFUL TARGET FOR OTHER COMPANIES AND IT IS A SHAME THAT SOME OF THESE FOLKS LEAVING THE COMPANY ARE SOME OF THE GREAT TALENT THAT TARGET MAY NEVER GET AGAIN. I OFTEN MEET INTERNS WHO TRAIN AT THE STORE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THEY NO LONGER WORK AT TARGET. TARGET USED TO BE THE PLACE TO WORK AND SHOP BUT NOW THEY ARE PLAGUED WITH EQUIPMENT ISSUES, REGISTER ISSUES, HEATING AND COOLING CONDITIONS IN THE STORES, LAZY TEAM LEADS, ETL’S AND STL ETC . I TRUST THAT THE NEW C.E.O HAS A PLAN BEYOND HIS VISION. A VISION BEYOND HIS PLAN. A SOLUTION TO THE EQUATION. THERE IS NO TRUST OR BUILDING TRUST IN MY STORE. JUST LOW TEAM MORALE. THE QUALITY OF LEADERSHIP AT SENIOR LEVEL AND THE QUALITY OF MOST NEW HIRES IS JUST BAD. TODAY I AM NOT AS ANGRY BUT A SPARK WAS LIT TODAY THAT DREW ME TO THIS WEBSITE ONCE AGAIN. I HAVE NO FEAR OF SPEAKING UP WHEN IT MATTERS AND WHEN IT MATTERS MOST BECAUSE I USE MY VOICE. I WILL ALWAYS USE MY VOICE…to be continued.


Comments
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
All caps? I understand the red card hate, but damn...