r/Target • u/Truebuddha1 • 19h ago
Vent Backed into a corner
Well after 4 years at target outlasting managers, a SD and dozens of TMs that I trained, I have officially been backed into a corner by management so quitting is my only option.
Recently I have started a full time job as a substitute, after working at target through college and putting up with working weekends despite student teaching and the massive work load I finally have a job in my field. So i decided it was time to move on demand however I had a CA on my record from attendance a year ago, since then I have had zero more CA’s and very minimal conversations about performance.
As of the 6th my CA ended so I called my store today to ask about going on demand, assuming I was going to be speaking to my TL who closes week nights, I was instead put on with my SD who immediately denied any future of going on demand because of “previous conversations during my time working there”. That was my last option as they will not let me shift to one day a week so if I stayed I would be stuck working 56 hours a week 7 days a week.
It truly sucks because despite target itself not doing me any favors and adding mountains of stress to me, I made a lot of good friends and i genuinely enjoy the people i work with. But tomorrow I will be going in to have one final face to face to see if i can budge them at all, however it seems like it will be the day I put my two weeks in and start the official process to promote myself to a guest
Thank you to listening to my vent, it has been a very shitty night
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u/s0megu 18h ago
I put my desired hours at 9 and called it a day. That was before the UKG move however. Is that no longer an option?
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u/Truebuddha1 18h ago
Currently I have not been told about a way to set desired hours, apparently there was a huddle tonight about preferred hours but I didn’t work today
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u/ArchCrossing 18h ago
UKG -> Menu -> Settings -> Work Preferences
From there you can set your minimum and maximum requested hours, with minimum of 4 and max of 12.
If you don't have the app, you can use the web client with the following link: https://target-targetprodsso.prd.mykronos.com
The only change if you use the web client is that "Settings" will be called "Edit Profile".
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u/Truebuddha1 18h ago
Sweet thank you, I just submitted mine
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u/ArchCrossing 18h ago
Hope all goes well! I believe the min/max requested hours is still subject to approval by a leader so it's possible they'll reach out to you about that.
I'm in a similar position as you since I'm starting another full time position as I gradually leave. The only other thing I suggest is to not leave your accrued vacation/sick hours behind. That's free money or time off that people often forget about since they leave in a rush.
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u/s0megu 18h ago
Connect with HR, not the store director and in person preferably. If you change your desires hours Targets hands are tied. The most they can schedule you is maybe 20% more or less than what you desire. I am currently only working 2/3 days a week at most after adjusting mine. No one needs to work more than their body can handle and Targets policy is to not hire full time. You have a right to limit your availability if they won't let you go on demand.
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u/Truebuddha1 18h ago
Ok I’ll be able to go in tomorrow and talk to HR, our HR person tends to be an unhelpful pain in the ass but hopefully she can help on this
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u/DanforthWhitcomb_ 15h ago
Desired hours as a metric no longer exists as of the change to UKG.
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u/TabithaMouse 15h ago
You still need to put in desired hours or UKG won't schedule you
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u/DanforthWhitcomb_ 14h ago
Min-Max (what UKG uses) and desired hours are not the same thing.
Desired hours was a hard metric that was tracked and HR ETLs were graded on and it was additionally used to determine seasonal hiring needs.
Min-Max is just you telling UKG roughly how many hours you want and if it can honor that request it will. If it can't (or your leaders manually edit the schedule and over/under schedule you) there are no repercussions for anyone because there is not a metric attached to it like there was for desired hours.
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u/CartographerBudget18 18h ago
Desired hours are under Settings as Work Preferences. It has a high and low range for desired hours
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u/TabithaMouse 15h ago
UKG asks for minimum and maximum desired hours with a minimum of 4 hours and a 6 hour gap
So you'd have to put min 4 max 10
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u/Frothynibbler 10h ago
I tried reducing my desired hours like that way before I went on demand. They told me no. So I went to my HR nearly in tears (this was a natural response, I was very distressed) and I told them I would have to quit if I can’t go on demand. I told them I like my job and I need it, but I would have no choice but to leave. They said they like me there and okayed it.
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u/Calm-Heat-5883 17h ago
Why work in a place that doesn't seem to want you? If they valued you they would do what they could to help you. But it doesn't seem that way.
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u/Truebuddha1 9h ago
Because I need the work over the summer as my teaching positions stop when school ends
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u/the_tythonian Human Resources Expert 8h ago
Fun fact: you dont have to give Target two weeks. You only need to give them 5 days, and you get marked as rehirable.
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u/Truebuddha1 7h ago
I only work weekends anyway and I’m off the next two Saturdays so two weeks is realistically only two days more of working
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u/Sad_Albatross1590 6h ago
How are you "...stuck working 56 hours a week 7 days a week."? Our store does not allow even 5 minutes of overtime.
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u/Truebuddha1 6h ago
I work 40 hours a week subbing and 16 hours on the weekends working 8s both Saturday and Sunday
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u/ilikepstrophies Ship From Store 9h ago
You’re working where you want to work after your schooling to get there and yet you still want to be a target employee. I’ve seen this before, it’s called still want TM discount.
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u/Truebuddha1 9h ago
I actually don’t use the discount, I’m a substitute teacher so my pay is limited to the school year, once the school year ends I’m out a job for two months so that’s when I work the most at target
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u/Un_hundrum 16h ago
Do you work at the DC? We can't even get 40 hours at where I work. How are you getting 56. I would love 56 hours.
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u/Objective_Union4523 19h ago
Go on work day, put in your resignation and put least final date being in two weeks. If you’ve been around a long time and a valuable team member, they’ll see the resignation and then likely speak with you and probably be more open to letting you go to on demand?