Shawn
Alexandria,#2UPDATE EX-employee responds
Mon, December 31, 2007
Here's how it breaks down Tameka, as a former manager with Target I can tell you that your complaints whether online or to your STL will not make a difference. As far as they are concerned you are a very expendable asset, everday they have people walk in off the street looking for a job, so you can be replaced so why care about your issues. If you'r not a TL or ETL or looking to make Target a career then you're not worth the time. Ofcourse they tell you you're going to work in many different areas of the store, that to rope you in and get you to take the job, Because even though you can easily be replaced there's nothing a TL or ETL hates more than doing another interview. They hire you and put you in the same area over and over again so that you learn that area and can get it done quickly at night so everybody can go home. The ETL and STL doesn't like being in the store any longer than anyone else, but they get paid a salary so it doesn't matter what time they leave. As for the cell phone issue, it is Target policy that any salary based employee may have their cell phone on the sales floor and use it, if you are a TL or TM that has children or a spouse or parent that is ill and might require emergency services, you are allowed to carry your cell phone on the salesfloor in your pocket on vibrate. By reading you post it sounds very much to me like your store is corrupt, I worked as a manager for 3 different stores, from opening in 2 of them and have seen 2 out of the 3 go the same direction as yours. So you have a choice, you can give your 2 week notice and quit like you should, (you don't want to just up and quit, quitting without giving your 2 week notice effects you rehire status, and even though you might never want to work there again, most other companies when they call and check employment references ask what you rehire status is and that can effect if you get the job or not.) Or you can bide you time there and wait for the store to get wiped. In that case, Target upper management gets rid of everyone above a TM position and starts over with new ones. In most cases where the store has gotten as bad as yours the easiest thing to do is quit, but they want you to up and quit, they want your rehire status to be red. One last person to have to interview if you come back, and you're branded as a trouble maker if your rehire status is red and they don't have to hire you back anyways. But again it can also seriously affect where and how long it takes you to get your next job. If you just quit then you are letting them get the best of you, in many situations at the other stores I worked at the ETLs And TLs went out of their way to make TM angry and upset just to try and get them to quit. You shouldn't let that happen to you, quit and quit the right way.
Shawn
Alexandria,#3UPDATE EX-employee responds
Mon, December 31, 2007
Here's how it breaks down Tameka, as a former manager with Target I can tell you that your complaints whether online or to your STL will not make a difference. As far as they are concerned you are a very expendable asset, everday they have people walk in off the street looking for a job, so you can be replaced so why care about your issues. If you'r not a TL or ETL or looking to make Target a career then you're not worth the time. Ofcourse they tell you you're going to work in many different areas of the store, that to rope you in and get you to take the job, Because even though you can easily be replaced there's nothing a TL or ETL hates more than doing another interview. They hire you and put you in the same area over and over again so that you learn that area and can get it done quickly at night so everybody can go home. The ETL and STL doesn't like being in the store any longer than anyone else, but they get paid a salary so it doesn't matter what time they leave. As for the cell phone issue, it is Target policy that any salary based employee may have their cell phone on the sales floor and use it, if you are a TL or TM that has children or a spouse or parent that is ill and might require emergency services, you are allowed to carry your cell phone on the salesfloor in your pocket on vibrate. By reading you post it sounds very much to me like your store is corrupt, I worked as a manager for 3 different stores, from opening in 2 of them and have seen 2 out of the 3 go the same direction as yours. So you have a choice, you can give your 2 week notice and quit like you should, (you don't want to just up and quit, quitting without giving your 2 week notice effects you rehire status, and even though you might never want to work there again, most other companies when they call and check employment references ask what you rehire status is and that can effect if you get the job or not.) Or you can bide you time there and wait for the store to get wiped. In that case, Target upper management gets rid of everyone above a TM position and starts over with new ones. In most cases where the store has gotten as bad as yours the easiest thing to do is quit, but they want you to up and quit, they want your rehire status to be red. One last person to have to interview if you come back, and you're branded as a trouble maker if your rehire status is red and they don't have to hire you back anyways. But again it can also seriously affect where and how long it takes you to get your next job. If you just quit then you are letting them get the best of you, in many situations at the other stores I worked at the ETLs And TLs went out of their way to make TM angry and upset just to try and get them to quit. You shouldn't let that happen to you, quit and quit the right way.
Shawn
Alexandria,#4UPDATE EX-employee responds
Mon, December 31, 2007
Here's how it breaks down Tameka, as a former manager with Target I can tell you that your complaints whether online or to your STL will not make a difference. As far as they are concerned you are a very expendable asset, everday they have people walk in off the street looking for a job, so you can be replaced so why care about your issues. If you'r not a TL or ETL or looking to make Target a career then you're not worth the time. Ofcourse they tell you you're going to work in many different areas of the store, that to rope you in and get you to take the job, Because even though you can easily be replaced there's nothing a TL or ETL hates more than doing another interview. They hire you and put you in the same area over and over again so that you learn that area and can get it done quickly at night so everybody can go home. The ETL and STL doesn't like being in the store any longer than anyone else, but they get paid a salary so it doesn't matter what time they leave. As for the cell phone issue, it is Target policy that any salary based employee may have their cell phone on the sales floor and use it, if you are a TL or TM that has children or a spouse or parent that is ill and might require emergency services, you are allowed to carry your cell phone on the salesfloor in your pocket on vibrate. By reading you post it sounds very much to me like your store is corrupt, I worked as a manager for 3 different stores, from opening in 2 of them and have seen 2 out of the 3 go the same direction as yours. So you have a choice, you can give your 2 week notice and quit like you should, (you don't want to just up and quit, quitting without giving your 2 week notice effects you rehire status, and even though you might never want to work there again, most other companies when they call and check employment references ask what you rehire status is and that can effect if you get the job or not.) Or you can bide you time there and wait for the store to get wiped. In that case, Target upper management gets rid of everyone above a TM position and starts over with new ones. In most cases where the store has gotten as bad as yours the easiest thing to do is quit, but they want you to up and quit, they want your rehire status to be red. One last person to have to interview if you come back, and you're branded as a trouble maker if your rehire status is red and they don't have to hire you back anyways. But again it can also seriously affect where and how long it takes you to get your next job. If you just quit then you are letting them get the best of you, in many situations at the other stores I worked at the ETLs And TLs went out of their way to make TM angry and upset just to try and get them to quit. You shouldn't let that happen to you, quit and quit the right way.
Cal
Medford,#5UPDATE Employee
Thu, December 13, 2007
There are quite a few reasons for the complaints you have about this girls schedule. First off, if she is a minor then she is not allowed to close, minors have to leave the store by 9:45 otherwise the store gets in trouble. If you want to have sunday evenings off then go to the office and pick up an availability sheet and change your schedule, leads tend to be willing to work with you. Target is not required in anyway to move you around to wherever you want to work, it is based on how well you work. From what I read in your report there is no incentive for them to give you a job that you want. If you don't like it quit.
Sandra
Indianapolis,#6UPDATE EX-employee responds
Fri, July 20, 2007
I got a job there when I was 6 months pregnant because a certain drug store chain that is now out of business, discriminated against me for being pregant. Anyway, I was hired in softlines, and told that I would be in that department, as well as jewelry, and relief cashier. I had no problems at all. I was even able to sit down behind the jewelry counter, if we weren't busy. I closed just about every single night, and I can tell you this: When any area was released, everyone had to help out the other areas until EVERYONE was done - and we all left at the same time. And if you were scheduled to close - you CLOSED - no exceptions. Personally, I thought they treated everyone fairly in that respect, whether I liked having to help close other areas or not. There were some areas that were either milking the clock, or just plain took their time because they knew everyone would come over to help and their area was just plain messy. Heck, my team lead would wind up doing some of my work, too, because she didn't want me pushing the clothes racks. Maybe it's just a Midwest thing. LOL.
Gina
Pearl River,#7UPDATE EX-employee responds
Tue, November 14, 2006
After reading you report I was in awe. I myself worked their and hated evry moment there. The GSTL's had their favorites and ya know they could take an hour lunch but god forbid if we were 3 minutes late they could sit on their cell phones all day even the store manager talking to thier girlfriends just because they miss them but I cant even hold mine in my pocket. Well I finally had it with them. I worked my a*s off after starting as a cashier and just cashier so I thought 1 month later after having 4 people quit in customer service due to one Team lead. Since none of the other cashiers want to be in customer service guess who got both the duties switching from cust. service to cashier throughout the day and working 8 to 7 or 8-10 oh yes me. I worked more than the d**n team leads and Gstls and still got treated like sh** after working opening hours. I also got the honor of zoning and putting back all of the abandons. I also had the honor of helping softlines do their crapp to and when all of the other cashiers were on their way home I was still there and then finally off and able to go home to my 1 month old daughter. I couldnt work there anymore. I missed my daughter and hated my job and right now the most important thing to me is my daughters well being. Wasnt happening there. When a store has more then 10 people quit due to one manager being a bi*** dont you think its time to look into it? I'm not going to be one of their guinea pigs they can do it by themselves if they learn how to get off their a*s*s.... marie slidell,la
Anonymous
Detroit,#8UPDATE EX-employee responds
Wed, November 08, 2006
I am sorry that you are not enjoying your employment at Target. Everyone has bad work experiences. However, I do not feel that your complaints are valid for this website. Your beef is with the individuals at your Target, not the company overall. Every workplace has people that don't put in a full day of work or they cheat the system. Welcome to the real world. Work is not always fun. I suggest that you talk to your manager, instead of stooping below your fellow team members by bashing them on-line.