Recent content by FlowTeamChick

Plenty of jobs, not just in retail, have dress codes. I once worked at a minimum-wage job that required me to buy a logoed shirt, with the cost of it being deducted from my first pay check. You can bet I bought only one and washed it a lot. I've worked in other jobs where the implied dress code...

Call HR and ask what's up. When I was the hiring manager for a home care agency, I hired someone as a caregiver contingent upon their background check coming through as clear. It did not so I had to rescind the offer. (Turned out the applicant lied on their application about being convicted of...

Also highly recommend thrift stores for work clothes. I've found good quality khaki pants at thrift stores in my area. Way cheaper than new and I don't care if they get to looking sort of worn. Even though I don't wear jeans for work (too hot), I buy my jeans at thrift stores too. They're...

Wow, that's pretty significant. Would be good to get rid of slackers. What about the *kids* who stand around chatting and not working? (They're not teenagers, in their early 20s and should be old enough to know better.) I wonder if someone is going to monitor the time clock? A lot of my store's...

There are definitely some teens at my store who are trouble - spraying shaving cream around is my personal peeve. They'll open and sniff so many bottles of body wash, like it's their entertainment activity for the day. Or giggle in the aisle with birth control, pregnancy tests, and sex toys. Or...

Depends what I'm pushing. I'll *play* math games while taking product out of a box, or park my u-boat up against an end cap and alternate valleys on either side. But mostly, it's boring. And a big part of why I was bummed to see the end of DBO. Let my mind wander - what to fix for dinner, what...

This is an old thread - all the comments about masking! - but newly relevant for me because my store just started playing music over the speakers in Style. It's so loud that it can be heard at Guest Service pretty clearly and in nearby Domestics, Toys, and Tech somewhat too. Thankfully, I work...

Wow. Haven't heard about that, but then I haven't heard anything lately over the walkie about a guest inquiring about boxes. Why on earth would we not give boxes that are just going to go into the baler?

Another example of the "pink tax." Check out things like deodorant and body wash - some of them are more expensive per ounce for women. Also, check out thrift stores. In the ones in my area, there are lots of women's clothing in very good condition, even new with the original tags. Not so much...

My cat ripped a hole in one of my work shirts today. Normally, I'd be a little peeved about it, but it was one of the darker ones, more burgundy than Target red, so I wouldn't have been able to wear much more anyway.

If you're a lark, sure. If you're a night owl, maybe not. We've had some students and plenty of young 20-somethings on that shift. If you like to hang out with friends late into the night, it's going to be tough having to be at work so early and doing a good job. Don't make a habit of showing...

TTOSD: Really dude, it'd be better if you kept your political views to yourself. I've heard you make a veiled reference to corporate's 180 on DEI twice now - once in a huddle and second in the training class all of us have to sit through - and you've made it clear that you think the turn-around...

I think it makes Target look like it's trying to be a warehouse store. And if they allowed more space between shelves, so what's there could be FIFO-ed more easily, that would be a plus. Haven't seen that yet.

We've had this for some time, but it's my understanding that it's going away and lip care is being incorporated into cough & cold. Don't know for sure, but I'm guessing that end cap turns into a regular one with shelves.

I get the idea, but I don't get what it's necessary to have 8 facings of one of the emergency contraceptives we carry and 7 of another. It's not like the 3 facings of each that we had before was insufficient. The Feminine Care valley was set yesterday and there are more than a few things that...