can i get rehired after terminated

[allnew2]

because to be honest i would work really hard i would start 5 minutes before i would clock in and i would not even take my last 15 i would carry all the palets and do the jack and crush the boxes eventhough i was 17 and i would fill my whole u bolt until there was no more space

See that was first mistake . Working thru your break that’s working off the clock and that could have gotten you fired as well.
Unfortunately like everyone said you won’t be able to be rehired.
Now finding another job I suggest not even putting Target as previous job. Even tho Target can’t say why you were fired. if asked a questions such as “ would you rehire this person” Target would say no , and implication of firing for cause is there and no one wants to deal with it.

Now when you get a new job , do your best and make sure you take your breaks and lunch. You get paid to take a break , you get fired if you don’t . And all jobs will protect themself before they would go the bat for you to say he works so hard yet he worked off the clock.

Best of luck. You are young and hopefully you’ve learned your lesson.

 

[Zxy123456]

See that was first mistake . Working thru your break that’s working off the clock and that could have gotten you fired as well.
Unfortunately like everyone said you won’t be able to be rehired.
Now finding another job I suggest not even putting Target as previous job. Even tho Target can’t say why you were fired. if asked a questions such as “ would you rehire this person” Target would say no , and implication of firing for cause is there and no one wants to deal with it.

Now when you get a new job , do your best and make sure you take your breaks and lunch. You get paid to take a break , you get fired if you don’t . And all jobs will protect themself before they would go the bat for you to say he works so hard yet he worked off the clock.

Best of luck. You are young and hopefully you’ve learned your lesson.

I always take all my breaks but, you are not clocked out for breaks so it is not working off the clock, in my 14 years with spot I’ve seen plenty people skip breaks and they have never been fired for it. never heard of anyone being coached for it.

 

[allnew2]

I always take all my breaks but, you are not clocked out for breaks so it is not working off the clock, in my 14 years with spot I’ve seen plenty people skip breaks and they have never been fired for it. never heard of anyone being coached for it.

Correct you are not clocked out for break however it is in the policy you must take it and if you don’t you would get fired for working off the clock . Break and lunch is state mandatory at least in most states.
Unfortunately I have fired many people for skipping break. See all it took was a team member coming to me and say z is not taking a break . I pulled Z in the office explained the state law and inform that if continues would be he/she would given corrective action up to termination , second time did it , 3rd time I terminated . And as much as it pains me to do so I had no choice because it got to Hr.
If you are in Ca there’s no way around it , if your hr would hear that you don’t take break you would be coached
Even if you don’t clock out it is a paid rest break and therefore you should not work.

 

[Captain Orca]

It didn't pain anyone. Simple stupid inconsequential bullshit can be danced around and vanished.

 

[happygoth]

Correct you are not clocked out for break however it is in the policy you must take it and if you don’t you would get fired for working off the clock . Break and lunch is state mandatory at least in most states.
Unfortunately I have fired many people for skipping break. See all it took was a team member coming to me and say z is not taking a break . I pulled Z in the office explained the state law and inform that if continues would be he/she would given corrective action up to termination , second time did it , 3rd time I terminated . And as much as it pains me to do so I had no choice because it got to Hr.
If you are in Ca there’s no way around it , if your hr would hear that you don’t take break you would be coached
Even if you don’t clock out it is a paid rest break and therefore you should not work.

This doesn't sound right to me. Many states do not require paid breaks. Unpaid meal breaks are different. I find it hard to believe that Target would fire someone for skipping a break unless it's specifically spelled out by state law.

 

[Black Sheep 214]

My state requires paid breaks and we were constantly being told that skipping breaks was a violation that could led to termination. Spot seemed to fear lawsuits far more than state enforcement, and skipping breaks became an issue after another retailer (I believe it was Walmart) lost a lawsuit regarding not giving employees their breaks. Whether or not the rule was strictly enforced or was just emphasized as legal CYA for Spot, the threat was there and ready to be used if leadership was looking to write someone up.

 

[happygoth]

My state requires paid breaks and we were constantly being told that skipping breaks was a violation that could led to termination. Spot seemed to fear lawsuits far more than state enforcement, and skipping breaks became an issue after another retailer (I believe it was Walmart) lost a lawsuit regarding not giving employees their breaks. Whether or not the rule was strictly enforced or was just emphasized as legal CYA for Spot, the threat was there and ready to be used if leadership was looking to write someone up.

Sears did the same thing, but it was the unpaid breaks they cared about, same as my Target. As long as it's in record that you punched in and out for a meal, you're good.

 

[allnew2]

This doesn't sound right to me. Many states do not require paid breaks. Unpaid meal breaks are different. I find it hard to believe that Target would fire someone for skipping a break unless it's specifically spelled out by state law.

They can waive their break but it has to be in agreement with the employer.
Target has a clear policy regarding break times, and consistently skipping them can be considered a breach of that policy. So in essence you can be fired for skipping breaks. And that’s all I had to point out to the team.

 

[allnew2]

My state requires paid breaks and we were constantly being told that skipping breaks was a violation that could led to termination. Spot seemed to fear lawsuits far more than state enforcement, and skipping breaks became an issue after another retailer (I believe it was Walmart) lost a lawsuit regarding not giving employees their breaks. Whether or not the rule was strictly enforced or was just emphasized as legal CYA for Spot, the threat was there and ready to be used if leadership was looking to write someone up.

It was actually a class action suit by Target in LA

 

[Zxy123456]

This doesn't sound right to me. Many states do not require paid breaks. Unpaid meal breaks are different. I find it hard to believe that Target would fire someone for skipping a break unless it's specifically spelled out by state law.

I’ve never seen anyone fired at my store for skipping breaks. 14 year veteran here.

 

[Zxy123456]

They can waive their break but it has to be in agreement with the employer.
Target has a clear policy regarding break times, and consistently skipping them can be considered a breach of that policy. So in essence you can be fired for skipping breaks. And that’s all I had to point out to the team.

I think it’s a case of ASANTS because my store doesn’t seem to care when people skip breaks. 14 year veteran.