So you get special privileges because you've been at Target for 10+ years? No wonder the turnover for cart attendants (and in general) is so high since no one wants to get stuck with cart duties by themselves. I've seen cart attendants get berated if there aren't enough carts left and also get disciplined for nearly hitting compliance but if they went on meal earlier, there wouldn't have been enough carts left. I should have been clearer, I wish that there was more than one cart attendant at a time so it would have been easier for them to complete all of their duties appropriately.
No special privileges, but just because you never saw this person do a particular job does not mean that they have never done it. Again, you do not know their personal limitations and it is not your business. Why am I in the "I don't unload the trailer" club? A serious injury on the job prevents me from lifting and pushing above a certain weight. It's nobody's business what my health conditions are except my leaders nor do I judge others who may or may not have other reasons. Nobody is under any obligation to cover your shift. You asked and it was answered. An SETL doesn't have to clean a restroom, but does have to make sure that an appropriately trained person does. The SETL is your boss, like him/her/they or not. It's not like the FOS attendant was told to cover the barista or receiver break or to set rear seasonal or meet with the vendor in market. Restrooms are part of the job! I seriously will never understand the number of people that post that they are offended for being asked or told to do the job that they are hired to do and worry about others who they don't think work as hard as they do.
I agree that you should listen to your boss in general. However, this SETL was such a problem and so disliked by everyone that when I put in my two weeks notice, my ETL-HR begged me to stay by informing me that said SETL wouldn't be here for a few months because she would be on LOA. Maybe she was desperate since turnover was so high but that tells me that the SETL wasn't meeting expectations properly and it led to other team members became frustrated dealing with her and resentful about their workload.
At our store, all FOS are trained for all jobs. Even if you're scheduled as a service advocate, you are FOS and may be moved to another FOS area. Same is true for GM, market, style. If you are trained for any of those areas, you should not be surprised if you are asked to help out in an area other than your "usual". Frozen may be moved to dry market, kitchen moved to dec home, NIT moved to mens... doesn't matter. That's your team. If you don't get that, then you made the right choice to give your notice. With regard to your lead not being there due to LOA, all that says is that she will be on LOA. LOA is her choice; nobody makes you go on LOA for not meeting expectations. If you don't meet expectations you go on to the next job.
Sorry if this is a stupid question but when do you think things changed and companies added requirements like "other duties as assigned"? I'm 27 and I don't have too much experience with the job market outside of Target.
Darn, even if I went back in time to the early 1900s, I couldn't find a job that didn't have that requirement 🙁. Oh well, I'll just have to keep plugging along and try to find a new position that is a fit.