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[MiracleWorker]

This is what happened to our store today. Our PMT has moved to HR. Our hardlines team lead is now the property manager. So we needed to figure out who will run hardlines. We cant hire anymore team leads because we’re at head count for TLs. Today, our STL announced in our meeting that the softlines team leader is now over ALL of the sales floor. Everything. He didn’t ask her, he didn’t even tell her before hand. Just announced it in front of everyone. So now I (the visual merchandiser) have to help her because there is no way on earth one team lead can do all that. So I will be helping run softlines, decorative home, and beauty. As well as training for the whole store (sales, modernization, brands, etc.), brand launches and ya know....visual merchandising. I’m just at a loss on how I’m supposed to do it all. I feel like I have been screwed out of my job and I’m stuck doing something that I never agreed to. The softlines team lead is livid and stressed to the max. Does the whole thing seem awful to y’all or is it just me?

 

[Kompa]

Considering most VMs don't do anything, you'll at least be earning that pay

 

[BigEyedPhish]

This is what happened to our store today. Our PMT has moved to HR. Our hardlines team lead is now the property manager. So we needed to figure out who will run hardlines. We cant hire anymore team leads because we’re at head count for TLs. Today, our STL announced in our meeting that the softlines team leader is now over ALL of the sales floor. Everything. He didn’t ask her, he didn’t even tell her before hand. Just announced it in front of everyone. So now I (the visual merchandiser) have to help her because there is no way on earth one team lead can do all that. So I will be helping run softlines, decorative home, and beauty. As well as training for the whole store (sales, modernization, brands, etc.), brand launches and ya know....visual merchandising. I’m just at a loss on how I’m supposed to do it all. I feel like I have been screwed out of my job and I’m stuck doing something that I never agreed to. The softlines team lead is livid and stressed to the max. Does the whole thing seem awful to y’all or is it just me?

This is the everyday experience of a Signing TM. If your store still has one of them, ask for their recommendations for mixed drinks.

 

[Yetive]

My store has 1 SFTL. The VM is considered a TL the same as any other.

 

[FredPanda3]

Considering most VMs don't do anything, you'll at least be earning that pay

I'm sorry but this was funny

 

[gsa4lyfe]

That’s pretty standard with low volume stores. As a VM you should only being doing softlines, hearth&hand and anything that’s set visually like the pillow wall and seasonal sets

 

[Times Up]

My store has 1 SFTL. The VM is considered a TL the same as any other.

Is there an ETL for sales floor in your store? Who does the SF TL report to?

 

[FredPanda3]

We have three Soft lines TLS, a VM and an ETL-Softlines and our sales are still mediocre when compared to other stores in our district. I'm really interested to see if this happens at our store.

 

[MiracleWorker]

Is there an ETL for sales floor in your store? Who does the SF TL report to?

We have an ETL salesfloor but they stay in their office all day.

 

[MiracleWorker]

That’s pretty standard with low volume stores. As a VM you should only being doing softlines, hearth&hand and anything that’s set visually like the pillow wall and seasonal sets

That’s what I was hired to do. Way back when I asked if I could focus more on my core roles and I was told I was being a brat (my STL literally called me a brat) and that I wasn’t supportive of my team.

 

[gsa4lyfe]

That’s what I was hired to do. Way back when I asked if I could focus more on my core roles and I was told I was being a brat (my STL literally called me a brat) and that I wasn’t supportive of my team.

I mean it sucks but if you want to not hate your
Job I’d just do whatever you stl wants but if you wanna fight it just pull up your JD on workbench and show her. Our VM doesn’t do any hardlines... she’s basically an extra SLTL

 

[Times Up]

We have an ETL salesfloor but they stay in their office all day.

Wow, ETLs spend little time in their office in my store. They're mostly on the floor.

 

[MiracleWorker]

Wow, ETLs spend little time in their office in my store. They're mostly on the floor.

Wow! I wouldn’t even know what to do with that lol

 

[Yetive]

Is there an ETL for sales floor in your store? Who does the SF TL report to?

We have ETL SF/GE.

 

[IWishIKnew]

Wow! I wouldn’t even know what to do with that lol

I don't know how your ETLs can spend time in the office. We have 2 on, at least, and they're constantly fielding LOD requests.

 

[Planosss]

Hahahahahahahahahahha good one!!

 

[HiddenPenguin]

Oy. I can see why you and your softlines/now-all-of-hardlines TL might be frustrated. It was done quite abruptly, and Target management changes are often executed without much tact.

In a more general sense, it seems like a lot of stores are struggling to regain their footing lately...(though, to be fair, my perspective is likely tinged with some confirmation bias.) I'd try to keep your venting outside of the store, at least until the dust settles.

 

[Saul Goodman]

Considering most VMs don't do anything, you'll at least be earning that pay

Very very rare to see my VM's doing anything but just walking around doing nothing

 

[SL101]

Our VM works her butt off!!

But our SF leader does have the ENTIRE sales floor as well.

 

[GlitterBerries]

Our store it's the same etl for softlines and hardlines and has been for years we have multiple tl's in hardlines and softlines and all Etls and the stl are always on the floor. Sounds like you just have a crappy store

 

[jenna]

We have three TL’s on the floor. Our VM works in soft lines, and Home Decor, mainly. She will help cover breaks in areas, if needed. She will also help at the front end.

 

[Fancykhakipants]

I have heard quite a few people say their VM doesn't do anything. Those VM's aren't lazy because of the title, they are lazy because they are lazy. Being a VM, especially for a high volume store, is hard work.

 

[Ringwraith917]

I have heard quite a few people say their VM doesn't do anything. Those VM's aren't lazy because of the title, they are lazy because they are lazy. Being a VM, especially for a high volume store, is hard work.

Yeah VM at my store works her butt off, I never see her just chatting/loafing.

 

[Black Sheep 214]

Yeah VM at my store works her butt off, I never see her just chatting/loafing.

Ours too. Also great with guests.

 

[SnowWhiteOfAnA]

My store has 1 SFTL. The VM is considered a TL the same as any other.

We have ETL SF/GE.

I'm now wondering if Yetive is from my store, lol. Same here.

Our VM (who is awesome and works her ass off) has always sort of been an unofficial softlines TL. And our salesfloor TL is a SrTL and she'salways ridiculously stressed and doesn't think she'll be over softlines much longer. I've heard they're restructuring leadership within stores next year, so that might affect it, and our SFTL keeps telling me things like "You need to communicate that with your team" and "you need to make sure your team is doing this or that" and things like that, so I'm wondering if she thinks we'll be getting a SLTL again and wants me to be that. Oy vey because I really need that stress.