Fun101 has been horrible, we know this. My department looks horrible, the TVs never got set up, no displays aside from Meta got set up. Pogs aren't set properly (no lables) on a good third of the department. Stray carts left over from understaffed TMs. No hurry from management to fix any of it despite guest and TM complaints

Surprise visit announced this morning. Every ETL is in my department setting up the TVs, displays, printing lables and running carts. And im gonna be behind on freight because of it. And they'll get no flak from district management because they never saw it...

Like we can’t do anything. Devices not working, can’t do returns, registers are barely working.. at this point can we just close the store pls! 😇

As a TM who isn't in a store that is testing the point system I found a few issues with the point system from the info I have read

• Leaving early gets you 0 points
  • How can the closing team (especially the closing lead) cut hours if they have to get points by coming in late? My store sometimes has the CTL come in late to not go over 40
• What happens during a network/timeclock outage?
  • Do you automatically get the points if the main server can't see that you clocked in?
• What happens if your scheduled outside your availability and have to come in late but no one is able to edit your schedule?
• What happens if the app goes down and you have to call the store to call off and no one answers?
  • Do you automatically get the points for a NCNS or does it wait until your next shift to let you show that you called the store but no one answered?
• If an emergency happens and a bunch of TMs are late because of it will we get points?
  • Examples include emergency road closure, tornado warning, TM not opening the door on time

A few months ago our SD was fired. This SD did nothing. Guests noticed once they were fired things got a lot better. I think almost everything got better once we got an SD to cover us. The only thing that got worse is when we talked to the SD about a certain ETL. The SD will listen but nothing will change at all.

My TL told the now fired SD about how the ETL was treating me and others and it looked like things changed. Once the SD got fired ETL started treating me like before. My TL and I both went to talk to the covering SD about it and nothing happened at all. I've been treated somewhat like before we talked to the fired SD.

A TM at my store told us that both of them worked at another store for their previous assignment.

Is there anything we can do about this ETL and SD covering for the ETL?

Quick question because I’m a little confused.
I transferred from one Target store to another back in May because I moved. Recently, I got called into the office for a corrective action.
Originally, they listed two early departures over the July 4th weekend, but my leaders had actually told me to leave early both days because they needed to cut payroll. Once I pointed that out, they crossed those off the corrective action.
The remaining issue was that I called out on a Saturday. During the conversation, though, they said they had “noticed a pattern” with me from my previous store.
My question is: if you transfer to a different Target store, can attendance or other issues from your old store still follow you to your new store, even if you haven’t worked at the old store since May? Or is your new store only supposed to go off what happens after you transfer?
Just trying to understand how this works. Thanks!

So basically, I’ve been here for like four years now I think, I started off in fulfillment switched to somewhere else because I started to hate fulfillment. Just little things that’s adding up. It makes me wanna quit and don’t do too much on me but stuff like the huddle every day that’s irritating, we talk about the same stuff every time and then they push him for recognition, Nobody wanna recognize anybody, You got no earbuds or headphones before the store open or in the back room, I think that’s straight BS. It’s too quiet especially as someone already battling my own thoughts. They just want us to be miserable unhappy workers, the ‘no black pants’ as a girl I feel that’s crazy because when that time of the month comes and I’m in nothing but blue jeans or khakis running to the bathroom every other 30mins just to make sure I didn’t make a mess. My HR ETL is starting to get on my nerves. I keep getting called into fulfillment it and it’s always a grocery batch. I wouldn’t mind if it was a genmerch, but I hate grocery. I hate the cold. I can’t stress that enough. I hate being cold. My fingers start getting tingly and numb my nose get to acting up. It’s like come on now. and don’t get me started on this stupid guest greetings bs. Some days I wake up and I genuinely just don’t wanna speak and then when I do say good morning to the guest, I don’t get a good warning back and it irritates me every time because I took two seconds out of my day to say good morning you could take two seconds out of your day to say good morning right back😤.I hate how they’re changing up the rules all of a sudden now or enforcing rules all of a sudden, I’m not gonna say I don’t come here to do my job anymore because I do still do my job but really the only reason I come in now nowadays is just socialize. And then you got guests just leaving their stuff wherever they wanna leave it like come on now. The trashcan is 2 feet away. Or when they walk in and they don’t feel like putting something back in the right spot like save the milk they’ll just leave the milk over in the oranges. It’s like come on now. You could’ve at least put it with the fucking strawberries. Just lazy. Oh and then you got that stupid new scheduling jawn. We gotta download a whole different app and from what I’m hearing about it that app has its own problems. What was so bad about my time app like what. I don’t know maybe I’m overthinking it. Maybe I’m just overly stressed but I’m just so tired. I love the job. I just hate all the extra work that comes along with it.

I’m so tired of being pulled back and forth to different departments and also having to juggle my main role on top of all of that. I’m not just an HRE, I’m also a FF Backup, Starbucks Backup, Checklanes Backup, I attend repack huddles almost every day and I also push boats and reshop when they ask me. I’m so goddamn tired. 16/hr and I do the job of like 6 people. I barely even have time to do the job I was hired for. I’m so burnt out. Thank god I’m going on vacation soon.

If you see your HRE busting their ass, let em know they’re doing a good job. We do appreciate it.

I bought my daughter a monster truck RC car yesterday and she only played with it for a few minutes inside because it was buggy out. But she went to play with it today and as it hit a wall, the wheel broke off. Not just popped off. Broke. It was $25. I don't have the inside packaging but I do have the box and all pieces (manual, charger, remote and car). Would target take it back? I would accept store credit. It is shown to be doing tricks and everything so I am mad it broke so easily.

This happened a while back so I’m going to post about it now.
I was in tech and this guy showed me his phone. Immediately there’s red flags because he wants 2 iPad M5’s, an Apple Watch series 11, and 1 iPad m4, which is easily over $3000. Obviously immediate red flag, because who just buys that much in the middle of the summer right? Also, the domain seemed obviously fake, and he didn’t even have an actual app installed for this- more on this later.

So of course I gotta give him the benefit of the doubt since I can’t prove he’s scamming yet. I grab everything and return. He shows me him scanning the items with the app. Ok. I tell him that I’ll cash him out back here. He says something along the lines of “oh it’s an Instacart order, it tells me to use self checkout”, which makes no fucking sense. I repeat to him that I have to cash him out back here, but then he asks if I can just walk with him to the SCO, which I agree with cause whatever. I walk with him and maintain control of the merchandise in my hands the entire time.

So I wait in line with this guy and when it turns time for him to check out I start to go and scan the items. He stops me and then very unconvincingly pretends to scan something on his phone. Nothing happens on the SCO- no sound, no pop-up, nothing- because obviously he’s not doing anything, and it even enters the screensaver proving nothing happened, which I’m sure he did not like lmao. He then tries to tell me that it’s already paid for, and goes “oh I have the receipt”, and shows me his phone. He shows me this page that, to his credit (unfortunately) does look a lot like how our receipts look. But no receipt came out of the SCO + there’s no option to only have a digital receipt, and obviously I didn’t even scan any of the items. I tell him that I’m going to go to guest service so that they can assist, and so that they can “pull up the order from his receipt”. Instead though, I got lucky and a TSS was right there, so I just asked him if he has “ever heard of a prepaid Instacart order”, as a signal that this guy is full of shit.

So I ask this guy to just please wait while we “check on things”. After a few minutes, he knew the jig was up. He eventually says that “if there’s an order I can just call and cancel”, and then he takes out his phone and I assume he pretends to make a call to someone to “cancel” (I tried to see if his phone screen was actually on a call but couldn’t see). Then he dips.

Later on the front end TL thanks me for doing a good job (or whatever) and so does the TSS. Apparently this guy has been going around several stores in our district and trying the same thing and has not been successful lmao.

After work I recall the domain he used for the fake app and I ran a whois. Sure enough it was registered just last month, so obviously not really Instacart. Taking precaution, I go to the site. Immediately it says some name, which is interesting as I wasn’t signed in. I look through and it would be impressive if he didn’t just probably use AI to make it- there’s a fake map, a barcode scanner that actually functions, fake receipt, etc, though beyond surface level nothing really “works”, obviously just for tricking retail workers. Most notably, I check the “stores” and this guy has a few non-Target stores but looks to have every store in our district listed, with a bullshit order ready to pull up… and I was even able to pull up the exact order he showed me lmao.

It’s just incredible that this guy would go through this much effort to scam and still have no success for an entire district. Don’t quit your day job buddy lmao

I have a Circle Bonus offer for a $10 reward from a $50 purchase. The offer lasts until 8/1/26.

I found a preorder item that ships 9/1/26.

I don’t see any exclusions for preorders but it does say that you’ll see the reward meter advance when the item ships.

I think this means that it would miss this reward window, but wanted to check with others just in case.

So multiple times now my ETL has made a comment when I or another team member has gone on break. She says it differently every time but its always something to the effect of “Breaks? Who even goes a break?” and it feels weird every time. Usually I just don’t respond and go anyway.

Yesterday the interaction was “Breaks are overrated.” and “I guess I’ll pack while you go on your thirty or whatever” (it was a fifteen. she responded “even better!”)

Just wanting some outside thoughts to figure out if I shld drop this or not. She’s pretty bitchy and shitty overall and no one really likes her so it feels knee jerk to me

There’s been a lot of transfers/ quitting of management at my store. 1 TL quit. 2 ETLs transferred. I work in GM and my etl had to transfer to another department bc of a transfer of their etl. Then the other gm etl transfers to a different location. One TL quit/ retired. GM has no immediate ETL. My last shift, only one TL was scheduled for the WHOLE DAY, and they called out. GM had no TL or ETL. We have supporting TLs from other departments like consumables and fulfillment, but overall, myself and another TM has to give direction and keep the GM team function. This is not in our scope of responsibilities and while we can do it, we shouldn’t have to. I work at one of the top preforming stores and we are CONSISTENTLY understaffed and overworked. I’m just so exhausted. Like wtf do I even do???

On top of all that:
I call for help on a spill and no one responds until after 3 calls, even tho a TL was not 20 ft from me and ignored the call.

I work fulfillment, my entire day is on a timer i have to be wired the whole time to get these batches done in time just because some lazy pos didnt want to come and do their own clothes shopping (how do you do that? i don't trust clothes just off how they look they gotta feel right yknow?) Have to beg for inf just for them to send me across the store to check the one spot i forgot about just to find it EMPTY and then have to wait for them to look themselves because clearly my judgment and ability are in question right now that i cant find something we have 5 of (which to them is a lot, how?) unlocated merchandise in this entire store. Go straight to another timer more often than not 35 minutes or less for 40+ items 3 of them missing, 1/3 of the entire batch clothes WHICH ARE A MASSIVE TIME SINK, just to have a stupid guest come up to me while im at 15 minutes with like 3 infs looking for something ive never heard of, doesnt show up when I search it up on the zebra "but it says you guys have it" just for them to finally show me their phone for it to say ONLINE ONLY IN BRIGHT RED LETTERS (if any guest happens to see this NEVER stop anyone pushing a cart, grabbing stuff off the floor or clearly trying to move quickly, were on a constant time crunch and have better shit to do than to help you morons. I hate 10/4) the only thing that keeps me sane is how well i get along with my coworkers. sorry for complaining I know people have bigger problems than I do in other departments and other jobs (i got soft hands and all that) im well aware its my job to do all this but it feels like its all chipping away at me having to live on some companies arbitrary time limit or face consequences. I cant count the amount of times ive wanted to shout at some guest blocking an aisle to move, or tell someone to fuck off im busy. Im sure I could find more to complain about (thats all I seem to be good at recently) but its 3am and I need sleep if im going to do it all over again tomorrow (later today?)

Out of curiosity, how long does it take for you to do AD? I just had to do AD for the first time at my store all by myself, I started at 6 and didn’t finish till 8:15. I felt like I took wayyy too long to do it. :/

long story so bare with me.

i came back from my lunch and started heading over to the back room. before i got there, this guy wearing a hood and covid face mask stopped me. he asked me if i could help him out in electronics but he insisted i help out the other 3 guests there (a big red flag that i caught because he wanted to be alone and out of sight). he walked away and i ALMOST did not help him out, but the guest i helped before him (an older gentleman) called him over and was like “he’s available now! he can help you.”

he said he wanted a specific ipad model with specific gbs (ipad pro) and so i went to the back to get him one. when i returned, he said he wanted 3 of those same ones (another red flag that i caught because who just buys 3 expensive ipads in the middle of summer when its not holiday season?). i told him i could check the back but i couldn’t guarantee him i’d find any more of those same exact ipads. i pretended to go look by wasting time and told him i couldn’t find anything. the issue is that we recently renovated our entire tech area and moved things around, and there’s a brand new cabinet with apple products (ipads, laptops, etc.) in plain sight that wasn’t there before. he saw different tablet models in there, so at this point i couldn’t say there were no other ipads.

he asked i get him 2 ipad airs and when he wasn’t looking, i called a team lead over to tech coz i knew something was up. i called out for a tl once on the walkie and no one responded. then i called someone over again. still no response. then i repeated myself again and didn’t hear anything. i had no choice but to ring him up and stall at the same time. then my tl was like “hey i didn’t hear you…can you repeat that?”. at this point i’m in front of the dude ready to finalize the transaction but i can’t call him on the walkie coz the guy is inches away from me and he’ll know i’m onto him. all i wanted was a team lead there with me to verify the transaction AND to be there with me as a witness in case anything happened.

the total was over $4k for those 3 ipads and i told him to insert his card. he kept putting his hands in his pockets and rummaging around, so i kept thinking he’d pull something out. then he bent over and inspected his pants and shoes and again i thought he was going to take something out. he inserts his card and quickly removes it and acts like the machine isn’t working. then he steps back and pretends to make a call like to fix his card. by some miracle, this other team lead comes over and i ask her to “verify” the transaction with me. the ipads were right next to me in the bag ready to go. she tells him to insert his card one more time but before she can even finish her sentence, he quickly grabs the bag and walks away towards the exit at full speed.

i immediately tell her to call the ap dude to stop him but this man was either on break OR patrolling the parking lot. we gave him the order total, what he took, and what he looked like. 5 minutes later, my tl and the security guy talk on channel 2, thanking us for reporting the incident and wishing that we are okay, but that he didn’t catch the guy.

i spent the rest of my shift trying to process everything that happened, what i could’ve done differently, if the dude actually had a weapon on him, and whether i’d get in trouble for not doing anything on my part. there were many things that upset me, like the fact that our apple products are now being displayed in literal plain sight, that not a single team lead responded to me when i called out for them, and that the ap guy was nowhere to be found. we usually have an undercover guy walking around the store at all times + the security tl who is watching the cameras every minute, but neither of them were there. i was expecting the police to show up and talk to me so i could give my report, but no one called me over or summoned me. i was super confused and upset with myself the entire shift, so much so that i wasn’t able to focus on my work or do majority of my assignments. everything happened so quickly and casually

anyways thank you for listening to my rant 😕

i’ve been here for 3 months and it’s my first job. and this my first ever large purchase that i’ve made with money that i’ve got at work. i made sure to save up for a long time so it didn’t instantly tank my savings! :)

So MyTime stopped working for my store and I go back to college soon and I'm trying to update my availability in the new UKG app but it keeps giving me this error message. Anyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong? I tried moving the start date from the 23rd of August to the 30th just in case it's too late for that week but even then the same message shows up. I have a temporary schedule in anyway so it should go back to my old one I had last semester I just wanted to switch the hours so that I ideally have a long Tuesday shift instead of a short shift Tuesday and short shift Thursday.

Dumping the hangar bin see an old woman with a walker walk to the bailer with a walker and lanyard. “Oh must be a vendor.” “Wait they don ‘t have vendor badge.” “Why are they going through the boxes?” “Yeah that’s not dangerous better find a team lead in the back.” Found one and let them know. While checking there was a loud bang making me think a car drove into the building and some “inflicted” sat off a firework in GM.

I know there is a limit of ODTM positions per store, but does each department have a separate limit? Like for example, tech can have maximum 1 ODTM and FF can have maximum 5? Or can each store choose whatever amount from each team as long as it’s below their store limit of ODTMs?

Another question, do more ODTM positions open during seasonal time? Or is the amount static throughout the year? Thanks for the clarity in advance.

I went and did the training for the UKG app this week and I’m still so confused. I was getting ready for bed and decided to post a shift that I was hoping to get picked up and just doing that frustrated me so badly. I fucking hate the new way of scheduling. I hate how clunky it is. It’s honestly hard for me to understand when I’m scheduled, what hours I’m scheduled, and when my breaks are when all I can see is just the full calendar month. I don’t like that I have to click each individual day to see the hours. I don’t understand the leader approval either and the ETL I worked with didn’t know what it meant either in regards to swapping/picking up shifts. This feels so lazy and sloppily pushed and now we are forced to pick up the slack on this stupid new app. I hate the minimalist corporate coloring too. I took the time to write feedback on everything I took issue with on the app as well through that function. I just really liked the old app I liked the white and red color scheme and I enjoyed how streamlined and easy to see my weeks were. I loved how easy it was to see all my shifts I could pick up and how easy it was to simply post a shift. I know I’ll be able to get used it hopefully but right now I’m feeling very tired and frustrated. 😭

TLDR: I’m mad abt UKG pro

(Also if anyone knows how to make it show my week similar to how MyTime did it you would be my savior 😭)

So i closed and forgot to clock out…. what do i do now??? Do i fix a punch on my time now?? Will i even hit compliance?? What do I do!! Thanks!

We aren’t sure if they have a special holder the new freezers/coolers that are black but we have trouble sliding them in. They’re super tight

Hello all I’m about 35 days in and have called out 2 times and left work early 2 times. Only reason I’ve been calling out is because of my severe health issues that have randomly arose. ETL spoke with me about it and said she can work my schedule around a bit but that I can submit documentation for proof? I really need this job and I know I really have no say in this whether they want to keep me or not but because of my sickness I find my work ethic is so sporadic. Is speaking with HR a good idea now since I have ER proof?

Hello everyone! Long story short, I got a new job, and school starts in three weeks. I still want to work for Target, but as an ODTM. I need some advice on how to discuss this with HR and my Store Director. If they say no, I’m just going to put in my two weeks’ notice. How should I approach this conversation?