r/Target

The chains are broken! I snapped. I was inbound and GM.

I had enough with hearing about performance metrics and not being “enthusiastic enough” towards tasks like backing up at the lanes and in OPU. Being told “you should be working a box per minute or at least as fast as me” by people paid $15 more per hour is something I will not miss. Don’t get me wrong, I get that the job requires work but c’mon we all work our wages.

I found myself reminding myself that “this is just Target, it’s not that deep” and I think a lot of people who work there need to realize that.

I’ll miss the people, not the toxic culture or work expectations.

My store told all of us on style that we either have to come in at 4 am or switch departments. I told them to switch me and they still haven’t but, I am curious if this is everywhere or just my store. They want us to zone or push the truck but the truck wouldn’t be unloaded and broken out by 4 am so I’m confused lol

So does anyone ever just hope to see a reddit post about someone that left your store? Someone left today and I'm sitting here waiting for one of them posts about it being the best thing they ever did. I wanna see thus person's side from what I was told.

hey everyone. So I have been in fulfillment for about 3 weeks. but I have an issue. it’s one of my TLs. I feel like every-time i ask a question or have a concern, I get talked to like I’m a child. They have a sarcastic tone to their voice and whenever i make a mistake it’s like the most bland response and overall it makes me feel stupid. They aren’t like straight up rude but you know when people just have that vibe? I feel like i can get along with any kind of person but something is just not clicking. maybe the cold weather is making them act bitchy lmao. i don’t have this issue with anyone else including my other leads. they have made me feel so comfortable and are nice about my mistakes and take the time to teach me in a respectful way and i feel like i do my best with them. even my coworkers. It’s gotten to the point that i wish my other team lead isn’t on the clock while im there and if they are I instantly get anxiety. even when i apologize a bunch of times it still feels shitty i want to not take it personal but ive cried while driving home several times. this is my 2nd job since my first job doesn’t give me many hours ( im an RBT ). I am applying to other places and im considering quitting. I hate to quit a job this soon, but i don’t appreciate crying at work over some stuck up TL

but yeah if anyone has any advice please comment!

sorry i forgot to mention. a lot of my coworkers seem to vibe with them . they seem like a chill person but just very monotone and i feel like it can come off rude. i take alot of things personally i can admit that is a bad character trait of mine but i feel like you can correct someone without making them feel uncomfortable

They said “don’t take it personal” but it’s kinda hard not to bruh. Like am I valid to feel disrespected?

I'm posting in here for all the other TMs who might live in areas that rarely get thunderstorms.

If there is Thunder and Lightning happening in your area, your leadership is REQUIRED to keep you inside for a certain amount of time after the last bit of lightning.

Don't let them tell you they can't turn off drive up. they absolutely can.

The specifics can be found on workbench. The big safety training that makes you click over to a web page describing bad weather events? Yeah, the rules were there. Both TMs and TLs should have read that, but I have found that I'm pretty much the only person in my store that did.

Look up the rules. Stay inside. Fight for your rights and safety. Call ethics/Osha if they refuse/try to retaliate.

so i’m new to start this off

during training they told me all about mydevice and they said phone calls are frequent but to just decline them. i get probably 200-300 every shift it’s extremely annoying but we persevere🫡

it’s almost always from hardlines or softlines, which i have no idea what that is. sometimes it’s other departments like toys ?? why are toys calling me? if someone in the toy department needed to talk to me why wouldn’t they just say my name over walkie or something along the lines of “i need a TM in toys”

sometimes it’ll be a name, sometimes it’ll say DC, sometimes it’ll say wireless caller

i never answer the phone in any of these but pls someone fill me in where are all these calls coming from? should i be answering the phone … i’ve never seen anybody at my target answer the phone it’s always immediate decline

Last year our we were pulled to the back, was told about our raises, and given a sheet of paper on it. This year, they automatically gave raises with no discussion. Is this the new process?

so I got hired as a 911 dispatcher i originally wanted that job before I got hired here at target, but the process has taken awhile so I decided to move foward and look elsewhere, now I get the response from them saying that I got in, it pays pretty well tbh but despite the negative reviews of target i actually like the job even though I just started it’s simple, fast paced and easy if we got paid enough I’d definitely stick with it but I can barely afford my bills working 80hrs which is crazy, I wanna do both jobs but idk everyone says to get out as soon as I can 😭

When was the last time you appreciated someone that goes above and beyond every week? What did you do to show them that you appreciate them? Can you share a story about someone that went above and beyond, and then share how you show them your appreciation of them?

I'm in training for TL (currently getting trained at another store for a week.) I'm just looking for ideas/examples on how to show those team members that I appreciate them for their work. How often would it be appropriate to show them I appreciate them.

So I currently work at a very small target in a college town. I know we do things a little bit differently compared to what I’ve heard about the regular size targets. I’ve always done inventory at the bigger locations and the way they do things is definitely different.

I really want to transfer to North Carolina, specifically the Raleigh area. I’ve been looking at locations and the one on Hillsboro st looks small like mine. Does anyone know if it would work the same way? I know it’s a long shot but I’m curious because I love being able to jump to different departments and hoping I can transfer somewhere that also does that. Everyone at my store is cross trained and it makes it more enjoyable cause I’m not doing the same thing every day. I really like my location right now and I’m hoping to find a location that will keep me happy

This hasn’t happened to me, but wanna know if anyone has experienced anything like this.

Has a guest ever got annoyed that we put the newer product in the back behind the older ones? I’ve seen people grab salads from the back even though the ones in the front don’t expire for another 6 days or so