The skeleton crew thing is getting really old really fast

[FlowTeamChick]

Reshop is getting to be a huge problem at our store. Big, big problem. The holding room behind the service desk is becoming a safety hazard.

Same. Our new SD had the shelving and bins that used to be behind Guest Services removed. Now there are 2 or 3 triple-tier carts back there, not sorted at all. Everyone is supposed to stop and pick up a few things for the area they're working in when returning from break or lunch, but it's such a mess that no one wants to go back there. Cashiers hate it too because it just keeps piling up. The SD says to not bother sorting, just throw stuff in one of the carts. The thing is, he's never the one back there trying to find things to go back to a certain area.

My store is scheduled for a remodel next spring and I've heard there's a plan for something better. We'll see.

 

[employee 626]

Reshop is getting to be a huge problem at our store. Big, big problem. The holding room behind the service desk is becoming a safety hazard. Many of us find our hours trimmed down, yet they still are hiring newbies TMs. Fulfillment team members come and go, many items aren't placed in the locations where they are supposed to be.

My store had a rule: if you can't place it in either of the bins (a few departments had more) or on above shelf (ONLY if it can't fit in a bin) you had to reshop the entire bin before you went on break/lunch/left for the day (unless you were going to hit OT in that case you had to do it next shift)

This lasted a week because TMs were needed in other places and we constantly had to call for backup to OPU and checklanes because of this

 

[employee 626]

Someone keeps scheduling a TM who has a weekday off on that weekday. We think we have enough TMs and then we don’t because they got scheduled

 

[Deli Ninja]

My store has reached the point that there are days where there is no closer in Deli or Bakery and sometimes Starbucks doesn't have anyone until 10am when there is one call out (yay flu season). They sporadically try to hire people, but no one wants to work in a food area when they'd get the same starting pay literally anywhere else in the store. And I don't blame them!

 

[jackandcat]

Same. Our new SD had the shelving and bins that used to be behind Guest Services removed. Now there are 2 or 3 triple-tier carts back there, not sorted at all. Everyone is supposed to stop and pick up a few things for the area they're working in when returning from break or lunch, but it's such a mess that no one wants to go back there. Cashiers hate it too because it just keeps piling up. The SD says to not bother sorting, just throw stuff in one of the carts. The thing is, he's never the one back there trying to find things to go back to a certain area.

My store is scheduled for a remodel next spring and I've heard there's a plan for something better. We'll see.

Sorry for my late reply, I don't log into this forum frequently. I'm beyond jaw-dropping stunned at what you are saying. Using kind language, I can't comprehend the logic. This is a remote guess on my part, and if this is true they won't tell you, but maybe at some point the District manager or someone else decided that given the actual square footage and layout of your store's GS backroom that the shelving and bins were a "safety hazard". Your SD pretty much had to comply when it's stated in terms of safety, such as tripping hazard, risk of having something placed high on a shelf falling onto someone's head, etc. Counterintuitive as it seems, most Target stores were designed years before OPU and DU existed. Some stores have been able expand the GS area so there's more room for well-organized OPU and DU bins and shelving. In other Targets, there are basic building structure issues which can't easily be overcome in order to carve out enough space. Frustrating!

 

[FlowTeamChick]

Sorry for my late reply, I don't log into this forum frequently. I'm beyond jaw-dropping stunned at what you are saying. Using kind language, I can't comprehend the logic. This is a remote guess on my part, and if this is true they won't tell you, but maybe at some point the District manager or someone else decided that given the actual square footage and layout of your store's GS backroom that the shelving and bins were a "safety hazard". Your SD pretty much had to comply when it's stated in terms of safety, such as tripping hazard, risk of having something placed high on a shelf falling onto someone's head, etc. Counterintuitive as it seems, most Target stores were designed years before OPU and DU existed. Some stores have been able expand the GS area so there's more room for well-organized OPU and DU bins and shelving. In other Targets, there are basic building structure issues which can't easily be overcome in order to carve out enough space. Frustrating!

Maybe I need to clarify - I'm talking about reshop only, which is behind Guest Services. OPU and DU orders are kept entirely separate, in a different area, mostly where are Food Ave used to be and extended into another area at this time of year when there are more orders.

We had a different set up that worked better than the recent bins on shelves, although it was very similar. The bins were arranged differently so the heavy things, like laundry detergent, would be on lower shelves. Not sure why it was rearranged, it wasn't better than before but it was still miles better than current. There ARE trip hazards now with hard lines merch on the floor as it overflows from the carts and Style reshop piling up. It's just bad.