Archived 15 years with Target, feels like I'm being forced out.

[SFSFun]

To those saying that retail is dying what goos jobs do you think are a good guarantee of working good hours all the time? I'm sick of retail but haven't had any luck, so don't know what good jobs are out there?

I've considered banking as a possible alternative to retail.

Anything having to do with logistics or e-commerce is also probably a safe bet. Almost guaranteed overtime during 4th quarter.

 

[HRZone]

Banking is becoming highly automated as well. My store has gotten a lot of applicants from wells Fargo and other banks.

I think banking is a respectable industry but it also strikes me as too slow paced for my liking

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

Internet business billing is a good option, too.

 

[RedDelano]

I've been with the company for almost 15 years, and it does feel like they're forcing the overnight team at my store out of a job.
-Hours are now 10 to 5 instead of 10 to 6:30.
-If you don't work in the back room, and aren't Spanish, you only get 2 or 3 days.
-Market is now assigned to a new team that comes in at 5am that consists of employees they pulled from different departments on dayside.
-Electronics is now assigned to the electronics dayside employees, of which there's one less, because they moved him to market.

I know the truck unload, bowling, pushing, revisions, planogram and signing. Simply because I won't work in the back room for personal reasons, they refuse to give me more than 3 days a week. Claiming that hours are giving out to those who are more important to the process. Oh really? Then how is the woman who only sorts HBA repacks, can't bowl, and flexes everything into cosmetics more important than me? She gets 4-5 days, and she's allowed to stay late?

 

[Redzee]

Sadly with the end to end team pilot the Spot workplace will devolve into junior high. My recommendation to everyone is to look for work. For myself work seems to find me. 😕

 

[EchoFoxtrot]

Luckily my flow team has kept me happy but if they ever drop my hours below my ability to pay rent I'm gone.

 

[tgtguy]

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[BackroomAlpha]

You're not being forced out. Spot is forcing stores to adhere to new processes that are honestly spot comforming to the ways of walmarts processes. There will still always be an unload team but who that unload team is will soon change, it may not always be "flow" team. Ive heard rumors that target receivers will run the unload and backroom will unload and set up the store for a small portion of individuals to work freight in the lowest selling areas and specialists will be appointed to high selling areas where expertice is the nature of selling. Target is trying to create a salesmanship culture within its doors now. Support the backbone, its going to be fine. I keep telling our logistics TLs to support the company and keep faith and manifest positivity because they might miss the opportunity of how we can actually change the course and improve. Weve switched 4 departments to E2E and honestly its opened some doors to get very important tasks done that we didnt have time to before.

As employees its hard for us to understand but this is a business of constant change. Without change the company does not do well. If theres anything that I fear as far as retail, it is amazon lol. Lets hope walmart does not conform to the changes in retail amazon is making. XD

Stay with target, youl be fine if you do whatever is asked at full volume. Good luck

 

[Targetpirate]

I've been with target for 21 years they are always changing things but usually they end up changing things back!

 

[Yetive]

Only slightly different.

 

[Redzee]

Will all work centers in all stores go to an 8a start?

 

[Targetpirate]

My store opens at 7:00am everyday and most work centers start then, except for truck.

 

[Redzee]

Thanks and have you considered more carbs? 🙂

 

[Targetpirate]

🙂

 

[Targetpirate]

That's what you look like after working 21 years with target!