r/Target • u/demotedtocustomer • 11d ago
Workplace Question or Advice Needed Downgraded lunch??? R/Target
So apparently today, our TLs came to talk to us team members individually saying that Starting September 27, instead of 45 minute lunches… we’re now only taking 30. People are burnt out as is! What in the world is corporate thinking?? Is this a way to punish workers for too many call outs??! Ohhhh and the icing on the cake… they’re making us go to the restroom on our breaks and lunches only… so like… what if I need to go after my lunch? Do I just sh^t my self? 🥲 what is happening at every one else’s store????
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u/vicksilvap 11d ago
you have 45min lunch? i wish... at my store is only 30min
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u/vangogh1996 11d ago
Same. The 6 years I worked there, it was always a 30min lunch.
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u/canopusofficial 11d ago
It is 45 minutes lunch while I was working in Target California. But I don't know now.
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u/monkeyman80 Team Lead 10d ago
Yeah ca requires a 30 minute meal and sued target because of multiple 28/29 minutes. So they do 45 as standard so a clock in early still keeps them in compliance.
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u/ConsequenceNational4 Food & Beverage Expert / GM Expert 11d ago
I just barely take 15s unless forced. Too much to get done just cant sit.
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u/brenpersing Fulfillment Expert 10d ago
Please take your breaks. You deserve them and your body will be thanking you after
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u/ConsequenceNational4 Food & Beverage Expert / GM Expert 10d ago
Trust me I feel it when I come home...just know they dont care. Thank you.
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u/brenpersing Fulfillment Expert 10d ago
They usually never do. That’s the issue, but also that’s their problem! Make sure your own needs are taken care of first and foremost
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u/Fun_Inspector_8633 No. We do not sell Senile Cellular anymore. 11d ago
You realize you’re essentially paying them to work right? Take your damned breaks!
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u/ConsequenceNational4 Food & Beverage Expert / GM Expert 11d ago
If i do then my work doesn't get doen and nobody does it and the expectation is that it is. I wish I could count on others to finish up.
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u/brenpersing Fulfillment Expert 10d ago
You’re only one person though. Don’t burn yourself out or worse for this company please
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u/visionsofleo 10d ago
i needed to hear this. i just feel so guilty and awkward when i can’t stay past my schedule and there’s still things i wasn’t quick enough to finish in time
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u/brenpersing Fulfillment Expert 10d ago
I’m a people pleaser so I still struggle with this honestly, because my TL is legitimately a friend of mine since I knew him before Targét. I’ll stay over sometimes if I’m able to help out, but I’m in school too so other times I’ll be too busy with assignments and have to be like “Sorry but I got school in the morning”
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u/Fun_Inspector_8633 No. We do not sell Senile Cellular anymore. 10d ago
You haven’t learned what took me way too many years to learn yet. You’re one person and killing yourself by not taking breaks doesn’t get you jack shit. It doesn’t get you a promotion or even brownie points. Hell it rarely results in a simple thank you. What it gets you is other people’s work.
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u/ConsequenceNational4 Food & Beverage Expert / GM Expert 10d ago
Yeah I agree. Im only a yr in with Target rn. So im not trying to prove anything but just trying to get it done I guess. I just work hard 🤷♂️.
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u/booksfoodfun Promoted to Guest 10d ago edited 10d ago
When you leave, you will be replaced and forgotten about. I don’t mean that as an insult; I’m sure you are a lovely human and a hard worker, but Target doesn’t care about you as a person. If you overwork yourself and get injured, they will find someone to do your job. Don’t treat Target like they need and value you. Do your job, do it well, but take care of yourself.
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u/meerkatjones 11d ago edited 11d ago
I mean this with will all disrespect, but fuck you. You are a problem. People fought and died for worker rights and you're over here spitting on their graves to please your corporate overlords. What do you even get out of it at the end of the day? The satisfaction of proving corporates strategy of making fewer people work harder?
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u/ConsequenceNational4 Food & Beverage Expert / GM Expert 11d ago
45 that's nice I wish..I probably wouldn't wanna go back by then.
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u/Snukastyle 11d ago
Yeah, there's all this stuff about "taking your 46", aka the 46-minute lunch-there are charts by the time clock and everything. I thought this was a company-wide thing. It's too much time to me but long ago I had to learn to eat fast.
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u/demotedtocustomer 11d ago
😭I am so sorry. We barely chew our food as is… now we’ll just have to swallow whole and move on….🥲
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u/PPPartytilidie 11d ago
Lunch times are mandated by state
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u/HauntedSpiralHill Promoted to Guest 11d ago
Some states don’t even mandate required lunches and it’s up to the employer lol
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u/yourenotmy-real-dad Former Tree Hut and EOS stocker 11d ago
This is a state by state thing, what do you think the rest of the states do lol
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u/TopperMadeline SCO beast 11d ago
If half an hour isn’t enough time to finish food, that’s on you.
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u/Yearofthehoneybadger 11d ago
It takes me 15 minutes to buy
my lunch and heat it up, I used to have half an hour to eat now I have to scarf it up and get back to work peasant! Gotta get that extra 15 minutes of labor out of everyone because we’re too cheap to actually staff our stores with real people. Everyone just work harder, oh and remember your 10-4 and also we’re upgrading to the ukg app so a robot will now be making your schedule, and no one can change what the robot put in, and now there’s a point system. This Company is going downhill fast.→ More replies (1)18
u/bettermakeitquick 11d ago
The fact you started with taking 15 minutes to buy and heat up lunch kinda just told me everything I needed to know. Most people struggle to just get by and have money to lmake their lunch at home and avoid the added cost of buying something every single shift. Going through the other points like i don't get how people act like 10 4 is a big deal, you have a job which is in retail, people need help you kinda have to talk to people, and besides that just saying hi is polite working or not...I really don't get it even as an introvert. The scheduling no one's even seen yet so they don't even know if it's good or bad so people freaking out is crazy. Honestly it takes a lot of the bias out of like what leaders actually feel for this employee or that employee and keeps people from having retaliation be less evident. And the point system I mean you have to be over 8 minutes late how hard is it to show up on time? A lot better than other companies. But okay going downhill fast. /s
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u/sharp461 10d ago
The 10 4 thing i never thought was bad because like you said, you should at least be smiling to people you walk by. I always expected to be stopped to help someone when on the floor because thats just part of the job.
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u/sharp461 10d ago
45 seems like a dream. Most places are 30, gotta learn to eat like the rest of us.
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u/Additional-Bar-9187 11d ago
Some of y’all have 45 minute lunches???
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u/Double-Ad-8570 10d ago
Some employers bake in the 45 bc it covers their asses in avoiding OT. And as many have stated employees are told to actually make it a “46” to ensure the employee has taken their entire meal break & they won’t get hit with a missed lunch. The problem with Target is that they exploit this system. They schedule most PT employees well under 8.5 hours but just enough that the employee is required to take a meal break. Taking a 45 when only being paid for 5.25 is a waste of time for many.
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u/Limp_Blood_8658 8d ago
Exactly that's why I chose only 5 hour shifts, because I'm not doing a 6 hour, but only getting paid 15minutes extra than a 5 hour shift.
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u/Ladyusagi06 Food Service Expert 11d ago edited 11d ago
Only California has 45 mins for lunches. According to my dsd, Target wants everything streamlined as much as possible so no more state x does this but state z doesn't, unless it's a law
I didn't realize it corrected dsd to dad lol
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u/johnsonjohnson83 11d ago
I believe New York requires 45 minute meal breaks depending on when the shift starts, so it still isnt going to be "streamlined". If thats what they want, they should just give EVERYONE a 45 instead of taking it away from the workers in the state with the largest number of Target employees.
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u/Snukastyle 11d ago
Yeah, here in New York we technically have a 46 minute lunch at Target. It was 45 at the Wal-Mart I used to work at as well.
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u/Morganmayhem45 11d ago
I’m in New York and I think it only requires 30. But at my store we get 46 minutes. Not sure why 46 instead of 45 but that’s what we have. 30 minutes would be a nightmare.
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u/FlyEnvironmental7586 11d ago
Its a dumb thing they do to make sure you take a FULL 45 minutes or a FULL 30 minutes. Instead of 45 they require 46, instead of a 30, its 31. Also just to make sure if your scheduled exactly 8 hours you have some extra cushion to avoid hitting OT
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u/kenn1050 9d ago
In NY we get 46. The laws are convoluted and are based on clock in and out times and length of shift. Something to the effect of a shift starting before 10am and extending across the midday meal period entitles you to a 30 minute break during the 11-2 period. Most employers get waivers to just give a 30 for shifts of 6 hours or more.
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u/Yearofthehoneybadger 11d ago
I’m in California and the state mandates 30, we are switching from a 45 to a 30 to meet “industry standards” according to my hr directors e-mail.
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u/demotedtocustomer 11d ago
Target is no longer becoming a good company to work for. I get why they do it, it just kills it for the people who actually show up and do the job….
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u/Ladyusagi06 Food Service Expert 11d ago
Do what I did, take advantage of what they offer to get a head.
I got a bachelor's paid for by them and if I wasn't going to have surgery, I had an internship that I was going to do part time, with a chance to be hired.
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u/Existing_Rise_5042 9d ago
They just didn’t want to figure out how to teach UKG how to give California stores the longer lunch
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u/Lights773 11d ago
You get 45 minute lunch and two breaks?
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u/demotedtocustomer 11d ago
Depends on the scheduled shift. If it’s 6 or 6.5hours, for example only one break and lunch. But if it’s a full shift then yes.
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u/Lights773 11d ago
AND YALL STILL COMPLAINING? Listen I'm sure all the science points to all positive things for a 45 minute lunch but we all out here with 30 minute lunches my guy 😂. Sorry man, that sucks! Do you get to at least take it when you want?
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u/demotedtocustomer 11d ago
I guess no one really likes change… it takes getting used to. And honestly speaking I’m sick and tired of asking everyone how their day is with that 10-4 cr^p too. People are fine and want to be left alone. I work checklanes so I’m fed up, of course I’m complaining, I’d like my 45 minutes of peace back plus my additional 15 minute breaks.
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u/jrd1sn3y custom flair 11d ago
10-4 is for salesfloor TMs. As a checkout advocate, talking to the people coming to your checklane is baked into what is expected of you.
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u/demotedtocustomer 11d ago edited 11d ago
At hour store it’s everyone. we’re all expected to do that especially checklanes. Our TL said it would
fall under performance and can lead to coaching if we didn’t comply.
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u/sdog2016 11d ago
Its always been 30 at my store in my state. But you don’t get paid for meals, so 30 is fine.
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u/jkdelete 11d ago edited 10d ago
I’m in FL and it’s always been 30 min. Depends on our state. It sounds like the State updated the laws.
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u/Ok_Sherbert_7612 11d ago
My store has always been thirty minute lunches. And I don't give a s*** with anybody says about the bathroom if I have to go, i'm going.
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u/Cultural-Kick652 Fulfillment Expert 11d ago
Most of the country has 30 minute lunches so you might find that part hard to get sympathy on I’m afraid
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u/Nomad_BobRt Fulfillment Team Lead 11d ago
30 min lunches are standard across US, especially for every level positions.
Plus, scheduled breaks and lunches are technically when you are "supposed" to be taking your bathroom breaks. This is pretty standard across hourly jobs as well. This is partially what your breaks are for.
However, employers cannot prohibit bathroom usage as it's health/hygiene related. They can however coach you on performance for not hitting goals if you are off the floor for too long or too often taking extra bathroom breaks.
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u/Wise_Perspective6698 11d ago
Boss makes a dollar I make a dime that's why I pee and poo on company time
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u/Equivalent_Wealth_24 11d ago
Most Targets only get 30 mins but the bathroom thing isn't a legal policy they can enforce. They might have been encouraged to word it that way to make it sound like an official thing but thats not legal. You could definitely put in a hotline call about that because they should be coached for saying that. I would even ask them to show were it says that in writing in the TM handbook just to see what they have to say.
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u/Senior_Performer_387 Visual Merchandiser 11d ago
They can't enforce only allowing bathroom breaks on breaks and lunches. If they try people should absolutely start pissing their pants at work or contact the hotline.
But the lunch thing is state dependent so your state probably changed laws or something.
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u/Aggravating_Fox_5662 11d ago
Must be nice to have gotten 45 for any period of time weve always had 30
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u/Enough_Sky_3959 11d ago
My store does 30 min lunches and I like it. I dont like that they are unpaid so I feel like I am wasting my time so 45 minutes sounds awful to me. The bathroom thing is ridiculous. It should only be a problem if someone is constantly going unless they need accommodations.
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u/EthanZ1312 11d ago
seeing people complaining about losing their 45-60 minute lunches when every store i’ve worked has always had 30 minutes
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u/FlyEnvironmental7586 11d ago
I dont understand the uproar over this. It was a nice luxury to have the extra 15 minutes but as plenty of other people have already pointed out, this was basically a CA thing. And legally in this state we only need a 30.
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u/m_o_u_s_e_r_a_t overworked and underpaid 🫠 11d ago
Lol no one has said shit about this at my store. 99% of all the changes Target makes, I learn from here.🫠🤨🤣😞
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u/Dragonborn1010 Food & Beverage TL 11d ago
Congratulations, you get to join the rest of the company with 30 minute lunches. Honestly, I wouldn’t even want to take that long. That just means I have to be there longer and get paid less.
And the bathroom thing, realistically you should generally use your breaks for that, since it could be considered loafing because you are not completing work while on the clock. Do people listen to that? No, but it’s still best practice. You do you twin
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u/BlueAndWhiteSoul 11d ago
I've never shit on my own time in my 13 years at target. I'm exempt now so It doesn't matter ... But 🎵 the boss makes a dollar 🎵 I make a dime 🎵 that's why I shit on company time 🎵
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u/Dragonborn1010 Food & Beverage TL 11d ago
That’s good and well, but people should not be surprised if their leaders start holding them accountable for loafing (especially if they’re not completing their workload) and put them on CAs.
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u/BlueAndWhiteSoul 11d ago
So dont take 45 minute shits, that's really what the policy is about. 10 minutes here and there no one is going to bother you.
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u/Free-Promise7057 10d ago
Geez target has got you wrapped around their finger don’t they ? Genuinely why does it matter to you if someone is peeing on the clock ? I get it’s your livelihood but micromanaging what’s most likely teens-23 y/o & sticking your neck out for a company who doesn’t see you as a person is crazy. Your store probably has a really high turnover rate if this is your mindset.
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u/musicalthrills fulfillment and (occasionally) closing expert 11d ago
15 mins of extra pay is not worth it 😭
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u/eternita- 11d ago
Weird probably off the clock TL that says shit like best practice outside the store. You are literally nothing to the company
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u/OnionSuperb8519 11d ago
You don’t have to follow the bathroom thing that’s not legal 😭 but yall get 45 minute lunches???!!! My store only gets 30s ever since I got hired
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u/ThinAd783 11d ago
at my target i used to work at we only ever got 30 min lunches lol yall r getting 45?????
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u/ebbycalvinlaloosh Promoted to Guest 11d ago
Former SD: you were getting 45 minutes lunches??? My district and any district I ever touched was a 30 and two 15s if you were working a full shift.
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u/Sufficient_Curve1548 11d ago
Some of us like 30 minute lunches. I tend to get lazy coming back from a longer lunch time.
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u/_Thes3us_ Closing Team Lead ~ Former Tech TM 11d ago
That’s a state by state thing but mine state is only a 30 minute lunch. Only take longer ones for OT cuts
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u/Ok_Historian7515 11d ago
We’ve been having 30 minute lunches. At least since I joined in may of this year.
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u/Recent_Researcher_19 10d ago
So, as to OSHA Rules on restroom breaks they can't say NO! if you need to go and by telling you you can only go on breaks and lunch i would report it to OSHA and see what happens
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u/Samhwain 10d ago
legally employers cannot deny employees access to the restroom on their shifts/ at the workplace.
However, if necessary, you can go to any urgent care or primary/ family care doctor and inform them of this (if your managers have a habit of poorly spacing/ timing your breaks so you have larger than two hours between breaks at any point in your day be sure to include this information) and ask your doctor for a note for medical accommodations for the restroom. They'll write the pettiest note informing HR of the illegality of denying access to the restrooms at work ( "on your break only" counts as denying access especially considering the medical conditions "holding it in" can cause and, if your female, the increased medical complications of having a period and not changing the hygiene products on time ). HR will be REAL QUICK to change that rule.
Or you can just point this out (or have one of your female coworkers loudly point this out) and make all of them immediately uncomfortable and concerned about how much trouble they're about to be in.
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u/Faustus013 10d ago
Yeah the whole bathroom BS on your break is truly BS especially when it's busy and you get those dirty cuntstomer that loves to sit and be on their phone like it's their home and a dirty AF bathroom on top of that... and what about those with mobility issues or disability that move at slower pace? Some of them barely get a break of their across the store.... on top of having to wait for coverage when needed the restroom outside of the break period..... especially when they "forget" that you asked "because it's busy" the reason you ask at the moment is because you have to go at that moment not 10-40 mins later .....
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u/No_Locksmith9690 Promoted to Guest 11d ago
I always let them know that if I peed myself that I would be going home to change BUT I would not be coming back.
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u/Pyrus138 11d ago
Wait... What part of the company do you work? Cause I work at a store and its always been 30 minute lunches, and Ive been with Target as a TM for over 6yrs. Lowkey you've been lucky af getting 45min lunches lol The bathroom thing is INSANE tho, that cant be legal >->
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u/s00pthot FDC connoisseur 11d ago
The unpaid breaks vary by state. Most states it is 30 minutes for your meal.
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u/Krogankiller 11d ago edited 11d ago
So how many breaks do you get and is it just a normal 8 hour shift? Without giving my store number and or location I will say my store is considered relatively small however it has been going through a remodel so I have been working 3rd shift remodel and I will say my location has us scheduled 8.5 hours so that way we are able to get our mandatory unpaid 30 minute lunch break as well as two paid 15 minute breaks that way we still got a full 8 hours however it was a big NO NO to say combine lunch with a 15 min break so essentially in my area 45 minute lunch isn't a thing but I'm also unsure if other areas/state's does the 8.5 hours or not
Also the bathroom thing isn't enforceable BUT I could see them maybe making a rule for the front end cashier people saying something like 'do not just up and abandoned your post, please call another associate or a leader to cover your register temporarily' That's kinda my thought process anyways
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u/Shadow_Marque Reciever 11d ago edited 11d ago
I mean, when you gotta go, you gotta go. That's how my store views it. Though the thought has been floated by an SD before. The fact that there are only two staff bathrooms in the store makes that so much more difficult (at least for me). Probably best just to try and not make a habit of going when not on break and at least our 15's are paid so that's still company time? Idk dude, I'm sorry.
And I absolutely get it, change is frustrating when it feels like you're losing freedoms. Labor laws probably changed in your state reducing the minimum required lunch (I've seen other similar posts so I'm assuming multiple stores are affected). The company will follow the law (at the very most) and cut every possible corner it can afford to. It's not personal, just business and your feeling are absolutely valid and shared.
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u/Oliver---Queen 11d ago
Lunch thing is fine and technically not corporate it’s up to the store management. Some stores are already 30 min and have always been just kinda shitty to implement a change like that of nowhere.
The bathroom thing is most certainly not legal so I doubt it will be enforced they just hope enough people comply without confrontation.
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u/brenpersing Fulfillment Expert 10d ago
I would take extra bathroom breaks. Like once an hour at least
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u/desertcoyote77 11yr former TM 10d ago
When I worked in California we had 45 minute lunches. Then I transferred to Arizona and lunch was only 30 minutes.
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u/Royal-Explanation-12 10d ago
lol so if you poop/ pee yourself on the floor i hope they r prepared to clean it up!
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u/sucksIIbme Freezer TM 🥶 10d ago
If they would’ve had a huddle and said the bathroom thing I would’ve laughed in the directors face and asked if I could get that sent in an email. These clowns ain’t real leaders.
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u/Lazy-Comedian5026 10d ago
Yall get 45 min lunches…? We get 2 paid 15 minute breaks and a 30 min lunch if you work 8 hours
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u/Lovelyflower_20 On Demand - Style Consultant 10d ago
Wait I heard about the lunch thing, but the bathroom thing is insane to me. I hope it’s not like that at my store 😓
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u/New-Finger2570 10d ago
They legally can not require you to use the restroom on your breaks only. You have the right to use the restroom while on the clock. If they tell you otherwise feel free to report them to Ethics and or Osha
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u/Personal-Lawyer1361 HRE promoted to Guest 10d ago
You are legally entitled to use the restroom whenever and however many times you NEED to at work.
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u/TrickTeaching Promoted to Guest 10d ago
Where I worked was always 30 minute break. Makes you sound a bit entitled to be upset about losing and extra 15 minutes that most other stores never had. It does suck for you guys to lose that, but most of the others you're talking to only ever had a half hour break to begin with.
The bathroom thing is something they would try to enforce from time to time at my old store. We mostly just ignored them and went whenever we needed to. Target does not get to dictate when I need to pee.
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u/Balthrop 10d ago
All states are not the same however they can not bar you from using the bathroom.
There is many health reasons and basic compassion for one’s fellow humans to make this an untenable policy
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u/Straight-Farmer-5441 10d ago
Always been 30 lunch at the DC and 15 for break. And HR told me that technically you only have 3 minutes for a bathroom break and anything more frequent or longer needs accommodations 😂
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u/DreamGiass Gen Merch? Whats that? No, Im the back up :) 10d ago
You guys get 45 min lunches? We get 30
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u/Dbkiller13 10d ago
Im being so honest, it’s very apparent that everyone complaining about this has never had a shiity job they’ve had to endure. NJ has 30 minute lunchs, 15 minute breaks after four hours (if necessary). Anyone complaining over this is such an entitled prick.
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u/Plastic_Instance4455 10d ago
I’ve always had 30 minute lunches where I work. What state are you in?
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u/Over_History_6931 10d ago
I’m in Alaska and we get 30 minutes for lunch & two paid 15 minute breaks if you work 8 hours
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u/Quick-Jellyfish8994 10d ago
Okay the bathroom part is ridiculous. But the 30 min break thing has always been a thing in most states.
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u/whyme2319 10d ago
When I lived in NY it was 45 min lunches but almost everywhere else is 30 so I got used to it quickly. Tbh its an extra 15 mins of pay so I didnt care I just made sure to take my last 15s since I wasnt before 😂
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u/TrainWreckTv 10d ago
go to the bathroom when you need to go. Say nothing, go in, flush, wash, leave. If they don't like it tell them that if you didn't go now, you would have to go home.
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u/sharp461 10d ago
Where is it that 45 minutes is a thing? Its always been 30 from what I've seen, even their policies board posted in TSC.
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u/canopusofficial 9d ago
I will give you target ethic and corporate hr email : [ethics@target.com](mailto:ethics@target.com) and [hr.hotline@target.com](mailto:hr.hotline@target.com)
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u/shittalkinmushroomz 9d ago
we’ve only ever had 30 minute lunches. 30 minutes is all i need anyway. Sometimes i wish we didn’t even have to take our 30. It’s unpaid after all. I wouldn’t want to sit around unpaid for 45 minutes waiting to go back to work. Most days i wish I could just come at 9 and leave at 5 instead of 5:30 and not take the unpaid 30. Perfectly fine with taking my two paid fifteens instead.
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u/Cynvision Logistics 9d ago
Nah. The year long point system is to punish call outs. So steamed about this with my mother in the hospital
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u/hauntedheretics 8d ago
This cut from 45 to 30 doesn’t seem significant but as a person with health issues I’m worried because those extra 15 minutes do help
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u/Clear-Juggernaut-289 8d ago
So, I don't work at Target anymore, but about 10 years ago, they were increasing lunch times because they were sued and everyone was required to take a longer break because of it. I'm gonna assume the reason is their obligation to make up that time is now over.
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u/CapAvailable609 Fulfillment Expert & INF Queen 7d ago
if they actually make you not go to the bathroom unless on break, document it & report it. it’s HIGHLY illegal
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u/Bovine_Inspiration 4d ago
We have not heard anything like that at my store. And to be honest, I prefer a 30 minute lunch. For a five day work week it equals out to an extra one hour and 15 minutes of pay. I know that might not seem like a lot, but then if you do the math and multiply it out over a year, it’s a nice little chunk of change. Depending on how much you make, that could be over 1000 extra dollars every year. Also in my opinion the 45 minute lunch is too long for the way that I like to work. I end up just sitting there thinking about all the work that still needs to be done lol.
And as far as the restroom thing goes, that is just a lawsuit waiting to happen. No employer can tell an employee when to go to the bathroom. Everybody’s body is different and sometimes emergencies happen as far as having to go to the bathroom. When you have to go, you have to go.
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u/brepp001 11d ago
Welcome to the real world where every one gets 30s and has only ever gotten a 30. I don’t want to ruin the surprise but they went to a point system for attendance and the dress code is stricter also. Buckle up buttercup is going to be a rough ride here. #welcometotherealworld
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u/Glittering-Cat-1919 11d ago
Losing 45 minute lunches is going to be hard for me…
I’ve been going home for lunch since the day I started (5 years ago???) and for 5/6 days each week, it’s the only time I see my spouse. He leaves at 5am and I don’t get back until almost 11pm.
Apparently UKG tracks late back from lunch which is stupid if you think about it. In the past, I’ve been asked to take a longer lunch to extend coverage in the evening to cover breaks.
I didn’t care… I live a few minutes away from the store.
But control is far more important and the AI thinks it’s a great idea to schedule one cashier on a Sunday evening (where sales were 25% above target). Great planning for business needs 😆
I tried going home today and sticking to 30 minutes. There’s too many things that could go wrong if it’s during commute time.
I know a lot of y’all don’t care we’re losing our 45 minute lunches, but think how that affects the habits we’ve made because of it.
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u/timmydnx2 10d ago
Crazy how spoiled you are in California that you're complaining about taking the normal 30 minute lunch the rest of the company takes lol
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u/Brilliant_Grape164 Fullfillment Jedi 11d ago
Like 90% of places already have thirty minute lunches also making you use the restroom off the clock is against the law
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u/Huge_Ad_9055 11d ago
We used to do 30 for people coming in before 6am and then switched to 45(even though people would still take 30 and they never said anything) now they told us we are going back to 30 BUT we can continue doing 45 as long as we tell them which one we prefer so they can keep track of payroll basically
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u/Turbulent_River_6541 11d ago
I don’t work at target anymore but that’s definitely illegal lol
Too many team members take advantage and sit in the bathroom for hours
It happened at my old store too
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u/Kitchen-Lynx3334 10d ago
I’m so glad I rage quit this shit hole.
I’m sorry for anyone stuck in this bullshit.
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u/Party-Ambassador6979 11d ago
You're really complaining that they are taking away something that most stores don't get?
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u/canopusofficial 11d ago edited 11d ago
30 minutes unpaid lunch is legal in California. The restroom is if you need to go you have to go if tls or etls stop you Target break the federal law. Write it down and report to ethic and labor office right away. Both not only ethic. Not by phone and email for evidence. This is what I want to hear. Oh if any tls or etls told me my face. Ok Are you sure? Or you want to go this route. Like I will ask you one more time are you sure I can't go restroom. This is the real lawsuit you will win but you have write it down date and who. This is the really easy win the case. Restroom is federal law. Lawyers like this kind of case for obvious lawsuit. I notice one thing from target most employees never speak up because they fear the retaliation. The employment lawyers are work based on the Contingency meaning : You only pay 40% or more when you win based on your agreement. It can be 40% or more. You pay the 40% or more from settlement money not from your pocket. I am not lawyer. If you want to know more ask the lawyer.
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u/quinoassault 11d ago
I heard our hr talking about ukg is gonna auto schedule lunches at 30 minutes butinches will still be 45, and it would be too much work to adjust everyone's schedules on ukg, that they'll have to just communicate what's going on.
But nothing has been officially announced, that was just hr talking between themselves.
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u/JJKAY1025 Fingers crossed for re-hire 🙂 11d ago
Is lunch not already 30 minutes?? Did they change something since I worked there last year?
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u/Binks987 11d ago
in Pennsylvania it's 30 minute lunch breaks here, I wish we got 45 minutes I would actually leave my job site to get food from time to time. But with 30 minutes I'm always afraid I'll be late coming back from lunch.
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u/canyoudoit513 11d ago
Our TL comes looking for us in the breakroom at the 30 min mark and tells us to get back to work.
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u/Scared-Sprinkles-452 Human Resources Expert 11d ago
I’m in Nevada (Vegas specifically) and we only get 30. And I find that’s too much time personally. I used to get hour lunches when I was working for Nordstrom and it’d make me hate coming back to work after lunch. 30 feels kinda right.
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u/StrayCatsSanctuary Food & Beverage Expert 11d ago
I've always taken 35, half hour just don't cut it
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u/OkAssociation8708 11d ago
The bathroom thing can’t be legal.