Lay offs at Target

[Planosss]

It has begun!

https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2025/10/23/target-layoffs-2025-ceo-michael-fiddelke

 

[MrT]

Tbf I feel like the covid boom probably created a lot of jobs that are now obsolete

 

[flow4areasonuno]

The cart/basket cleaning for example. They milked the shit out of those hours for the front end

 

[Ringwraith917]

The cart/basket cleaning for example. They milked the shit out of those hours for the front end

That was important for "safeness" (the illusion of safety and security) during that time. People were scared. Money well spent

 

[Captain Orca]

Store side layoffs?

 

[IceIceBaby]

Seems like a normal thing each time a new CEO arrives.

 

[employee 626]

Store side layoffs?

With this skeleton crew no way

 

[flow4areasonuno]

That was important for "safeness" (the illusion of safety and security) during that time. People were scared. Money well spent

Oh yeah I agree. I was doing it for a while and people thanked me for a while. It gave me a good excuse for the pinpad screen being dogshit too. I'd just say "oh, we've had to use some strong cleaners to make sure it's safe to touch these, it's messing with the touchscreen." I'm not entirely sure that that's not one reason the units were replaced

 

[FlowTeamChick]

Tbf I feel like the covid boom probably created a lot of jobs that are now obsolete

But are any of those jobs at the corporate level? According to the article, those are the jobs being cut, at least for now.

 

[qmosqueen]

I sure hope the person who
Designed this FDC truck sorting scanning every box process gets laid off

 

[Florida Dawg]

It has begun!

https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2025/10/23/target-layoffs-2025-ceo-michael-fiddelke

Karma is hitting the company hard.

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

corp layoffs.

 

[Planosss]

its sad

 

[Captain Orca]

The chain should improve and upgrade their air handling systems in the stores. Similar to bulk conveyance motion engineering, every Target store, at the entrances smell the same. Distinct to Target it's rather nauseating and resembles gassing off from cheap plastic and subpar paint. I'll fire off an email to the new CEO.

 

[Ringwraith917]

The chain should improve and upgrade their air handling systems in the stores. Similar to bulk conveyance motion engineering, every Target store, at the entrances smell the same. Distinct to Target it's rather nauseating and resembles gassing off from cheap plastic and subpar paint. I'll fire off an email to the new CEO.

Interesting. I have impaired sense of smell. Is this (Target scent) a thing? I forget things have a smell sometimes.

 

[DC Diva]

Look at archived news, mass HQ losses will only be the beginning. Last time, distribution was hit a few months later, along with key market store closures. Update those resumes, I knew something was up with all the SR and tenured leadership losses in our building recently. We’ve seen many “career” Target leaving for new opportunities elsewhere.

 

[jenna]

Bob Ulrich -- during his tenure, working at Target was better.
Gregg Steinhafel, who became CEO in 2008 - I think that was the time of restructure at the store level -- fewer TLs and ETLs -- no more Specialists. Canada failure and Data Breach.

Can't remember if it was Cornell or Steninhafel in charge during the last (?) major layoffs at HQ.

ETA: Looked it up

Target Corp., the popular discount retailer, is one of the latest chains to announce major layoffs. Target plans to reduce staff at its Minnesota headquarters, including approximately 600 employees and 400 open positions primarily in the Twin Cities area. 2009

Target Among the Latest Chain of Grim Layoffs

Target Corp. is among the latest in new layoffs announced as major companies both in the United States and abroad -- Pfizer, Phillips Electronics, ING, Caterpillar, Sprint Nextel, Home Depot -- work to adjust to new economic realities.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Captain Orca]

Lots of floating on oil useless shit @ the corp level, same at every company. Diversity captains? WTF is that? Useless positions. Hire more TM's, better train the TL's, blend TL's w/ ETL's. Knock the dead wood off the fucking corporate horse.

 

[OneGoodEar]

Lots of floating on oil useless shit @ the corp level, same at every company. Diversity captains? WTF is that? Useless positions. Hire more TM's, better train the TL's, blend TL's w/ ETL's. Knock the dead wood off the fucking corporate horse.

Diversity captains? Where did you see that?

 

[OneGoodEar]

Bob Ulrich -- during his tenure, working at Target was better.
Gregg Steinhafel, who became CEO in 2008 - I think that was the time of restructure at the store level -- fewer TLs and ETLs -- no more Specialists. Canada failure and Data Breach.

And fewer team member positions.