Archived gossip?

[Iwork4target0101]

Just wondering how gossip is handled at their store? Specifically employee gossip as well as talk about store processes and procedures.

 

[Anelmi]

Good question bc gossip is the favorite pastime at my store...

 

[SrTLall]

Working at Target is like revisiting High School in terms of gossip, get used to it.

 

[sito]

target is such a high school. shit gets spread around so quickly that you either have to not tell anyone anything or find people who will not say anything

 

[BeelzeBecky]

Working at Target is like working with bitchy high school girls. The gossip and back stabbing is out of control. People take so much shit seriously and worry so much about what other people are doing. I try to stay out of it and ignore it. Target is a stepping stone, not a career for me.

 

[Pale]

ETLs gossip about sales floor, so sales floor gossips about ETLs.

 

[BeelzeBecky]

I gossip about myself, I'm just THAT aggravating psycho self absorbed amusing.

 

[tgtguy]

Gossip.spreads like wildfire at my store. There are always those tms who know all the good stuff so I touch base with them at least once week. I don't refer to it as gossiping I refer to it as net working

 

[RightArm]

When you've worked at your store long enough you learn which TMs can be trusted and which to avoid when it comes to sharing confidences. I know whom to tell when I want something spread around and whom to tell when I don't.

 

[HRZone]

Honestly leadership shouldn't get involved with it. Talking about gossip just creates more drama. My ETL HR doesn't play the game and the gossip usually dries out after a while.

It's not just a Target thing. Tell me what office doesn't have gossip and drama?

 

[graffiti]

No one's ever said or done anything about gossip at my store, but leadership has turned out to be the source of quite a bit of it, so...

 

[NPC]

I feel this issue depends entirely on the kind of people in your store. I'd say there's definitly a lot of "drama" in certain departments at my store, but luckily the gossip isn't too out of hand. I consider gossip normal, and only bad when things can negatively impact someone. Best way to handle these issues is not to engage. I don't get involved, and it saves me a lot of stress.

I'm sure there are people who actually ENJOY the gossip though, hence why it exists in the first place...

 

[redeye58]

My store tolerates gossip unless it affects one of their pets; then the hammer comes down for 'impacting morale in a negative manner'

 

[Noiinteam]

I love to hear about the drama but don't want to be part of the drama.

 

[unknown]

I love people who start telling you a "secret" and say .... But don't tell anyone. Well damn, why is your mouth moving then?

 

[tgtguy]

I love people who start telling you a "secret" and say .... But don't tell anyone. Well damn, why is your mouth moving then?

that's usually when you know its going to be some juicy gossip

 

[Leo47]

I can't tell anyone at my store anything because I always post it on here first lmao

 

[Yetive]

That's probably better.

 

[NeoDarikona]

Oh man, the gossip I would hear when I used to hang out with the Sr. TLs and ETLs was always fantastic. My personal rule was to never spread it, but I am more than happy to hear it. Too bad eating popcorn while listening wasn't an easy option at the store.

 

[Frontlanegirl]

The female ETL's remind me of the cheerleaders while in HS. Was so over them years ago.

 

[missionimpossible]

 

[PM2NO]

I get that we hire a variety of team members from a wide range of ages and we have high schoolers on staff, but having people in their 30s or 40s act worse than a high schooler is just wrong.