First of all...I get it, I know sometimes you just don’t get hired back. Accept their pass on your app and walk away. But I feel like my situation is a little different....
So I worked seasonal flex, while pregnant, at the end of 2018. I by chance stopped into a location on the day of a hiring event and decided to take a shot. I know I didn’t have to pass on the info of my pregnancy but I did because I’m honest, I wasn’t planning on trying to hide it, and obviously it restricts just a few work duties so I gave a heads up. I also mentioned my husband was starting a new job and my availability would slightly change.
I was hired on the spot. She even said the availability change was perfectly fine and we’d discuss it when I actually start (which wasn’t going to be for a few weeks). I had a great interview with someone that was incredibly pleasant and I was excited...
Orientation comes, this lady doesn’t have a clue who I am and completely forgets she told me the change was fine which results in me already seeming unreliable. She also turns out to be a totally rude person btw.
Anyways, time goes on and I work my butt off pregnant and all because I have great work ethic and I knew I was working towards hopefully being offered a position past seasonal. Everything seems great except a few female leads in flex that very obviously don’t like me but I still have NO IDEA why!
From the start I asked for any of my mistakes to be told to me right away so I can fix whatever I’m doing and do things right. Or if I’m needed to do this or that, tell me and I will. Nothing...except things that are being said unfortunately behind my back instead.
I started having health problems due to my pregnancy and had to bring in drs orders work restrictions. Literally everyone in the store seemed to know about them so Id imagine leads in flex would know also.
Well one day one leads goes against my drs orders (which is illegal!) and makes me do what I’m not supposed to which results in me sayin sorry I have to leave early because it’s messing with my health.
No I didn’t ever bring that day to HRs attention and I regret it but I was honestly scared of getting on someone else’s bad side and hurting my chances of being rehired.
I missed more days of work than I’d like because I kept ending up in the hospital. But when the time came I was pulled aside to say I won’t be kept past seasonal because it’s attendance over performance.
I’m understanding and mention I’m just wanting to leave on good terms so I can come back after I have the baby. Everyone left and right basically puts it in my head that I’ll be rehired.
The girl that went against my drs orders even went as far as to ask if I wanna be put on a call list to be notified during mass hiring (which I never got any type of call).
Why would multiple target leads go out of their way to make me think I’d absolutely be rehired. Why lie?? Was it because of my attendance FROM BEING IN THE HOSPITAL.
I’m torn between it being the attendance or simply because of possible bad word of mouth by some females that had personal problems with me.
Regardless of the few bad things, I loved working for target and was truly hoping to go back. Now I’m not sure if it was just that store or if some unfortunate misunderstanding somewhere may have ruined my chances at any store.
I was definitely discouraged when I received my disappointing email stating I’m no longer considered 😔
So I worked seasonal flex, while pregnant, at the end of 2018. I by chance stopped into a location on the day of a hiring event and decided to take a shot. I know I didn’t have to pass on the info of my pregnancy but I did because I’m honest, I wasn’t planning on trying to hide it, and obviously it restricts just a few work duties so I gave a heads up. I also mentioned my husband was starting a new job and my availability would slightly change.
I was hired on the spot. She even said the availability change was perfectly fine and we’d discuss it when I actually start (which wasn’t going to be for a few weeks). I had a great interview with someone that was incredibly pleasant and I was excited...
Orientation comes, this lady doesn’t have a clue who I am and completely forgets she told me the change was fine which results in me already seeming unreliable. She also turns out to be a totally rude person btw.
Anyways, time goes on and I work my butt off pregnant and all because I have great work ethic and I knew I was working towards hopefully being offered a position past seasonal. Everything seems great except a few female leads in flex that very obviously don’t like me but I still have NO IDEA why!
From the start I asked for any of my mistakes to be told to me right away so I can fix whatever I’m doing and do things right. Or if I’m needed to do this or that, tell me and I will. Nothing...except things that are being said unfortunately behind my back instead.
I started having health problems due to my pregnancy and had to bring in drs orders work restrictions. Literally everyone in the store seemed to know about them so Id imagine leads in flex would know also.
Well one day one leads goes against my drs orders (which is illegal!) and makes me do what I’m not supposed to which results in me sayin sorry I have to leave early because it’s messing with my health.
No I didn’t ever bring that day to HRs attention and I regret it but I was honestly scared of getting on someone else’s bad side and hurting my chances of being rehired.
I missed more days of work than I’d like because I kept ending up in the hospital. But when the time came I was pulled aside to say I won’t be kept past seasonal because it’s attendance over performance.
I’m understanding and mention I’m just wanting to leave on good terms so I can come back after I have the baby. Everyone left and right basically puts it in my head that I’ll be rehired.
The girl that went against my drs orders even went as far as to ask if I wanna be put on a call list to be notified during mass hiring (which I never got any type of call).
Why would multiple target leads go out of their way to make me think I’d absolutely be rehired. Why lie?? Was it because of my attendance FROM BEING IN THE HOSPITAL.
I’m torn between it being the attendance or simply because of possible bad word of mouth by some females that had personal problems with me.
Regardless of the few bad things, I loved working for target and was truly hoping to go back. Now I’m not sure if it was just that store or if some unfortunate misunderstanding somewhere may have ruined my chances at any store.
I was definitely discouraged when I received my disappointing email stating I’m no longer considered 😔
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