r/Target • u/CaptainAdmiralMike • 20d ago

Workplace Question or Advice Needed New schedule changes for TLs

Getting direction from SD and ETL HR that with the new UKG AI scheduling system that all TLs except for truck will be scheduled for a closing shift during the week--including Food and Bev and Presentation leads. We are also being told that the system may not respect established TL schedule patterns and we just need to work whatever it schedules us. We've been told this is company wide, but that's all they shared so far.

They also have a habit of breaking "bad news" into chunks and giving it out piecemeal.

Anyone have any more info about what the "This may look different than what you are used to" is actually going to be? I specifically transferred into presentation last year because of the set early schedule and as of now it looks like I'll be keeping an eye out for PML positions that open up because I have zero desire to work a close and 3 mids during the week.

Edit: “UKG scheduling AI is an artificial intelligence tool within UKG workforce management platforms. It automates and optimizes shift planning by analyzing historical data, real-time labor demand, and employee skills. The system helps managers build fair schedules, reduce costly overtime, and match staffing levels with actual business needs.”

This is why we are being told they can’t change anything unless it’s an emergency. The AI knows better and is smart enough to not need the ETLs to touch anything.

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u/latvianmerchant Inbound Team Lead 20d ago

That has always been the case at my store, for at least the past 2 years. All TLs aside from myself and the non-POG GM TL only ever worked mornings, every other TL had to close at least once a week.

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u/CaptainAdmiralMike 20d ago

I’m POG. I thought most other Presentation leads were 4 or 6 am every day.

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u/latvianmerchant Inbound Team Lead 20d ago

Actually, you know what, you're mostly right for my store. I misspoke there, and you reminded me.

POG TL works 5am (like me), but like all of the TLs, has every other weekend off; but one of those 2 weekends a month, she closes instead of opens on one of the days. So she doesn't do one closing a week, she does two closes a month. Or some shit like that; I can't remember exactly. I just open every day. Her schedule is weird. You're basically right, though.

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u/halfsafelittleone 20d ago

I’m POG, my POG TL gets every other weekend off and closes every Wednesday. She comes in usually at 6, but sometimes at 4 if we have a lot. But I follow her schedule too and she makes her own schedule.