your criticizing a team that probably put alot of effort into what they did while bragging that you can do it better basically. Instead of doing your core roles and training them. the vml role is more than just you its about what you can show and train the team to do. Sorry but seeing these past posts you come off as someone that has no real idea what the VML role is at target and what target is in general. Do you get upset when Softlines TL removes your personal styles on the mannequins and do the adjacency? because that is their job still.....
Seriously??? You redo displays DAILY?!?!?! High end stores don't even do that (and I know this because I have friends who work at high end stores.)
I redo them daily now only because we are in somewhat of a slow spot I'm sure it will pick up soon and Won't have time to do that.
Why didn't the company just take the hours that went into my position and invest it back into the people who were already on staff in the store by giving them the hours that it would take to do the VA a and everything? I'm curious.
I cant be sensitive because i dont care lol. I am simply responding to your posts, just because you decided to change your way of posting so you don't get negative replies isn't my fault. I have been with Target enough to know that the VML position is going to merge sooner or later with another, it is inevitable. I have already seen stores VML's take control of instocks to drive just more than style.
their point was that you spent time doing that when you could have been doing ptm elsewhere. Time is precious with target, even when there is down time you should be working at a global level, that is what defines a leader. You cant be green if your store is not green, you can not be the best if your peers are struggling.... etc etc
The bolded portion isn't "belittling"? What the hell would you call it? I sure as hell wouldn't call it "flattering". And before you say I am "belittling you for having a college degree," I'll let you know that I, too, have a college degree. It has absolutely NOTHING to do with whether or not you have a degree, it's your tone and verbiage. Saying "the only difference....is that she has an email address at target" is VERY presumptuous from someone who admittedly has NO IDEA what the different positions are, and certainly not what their core responsibilities entail! College degree or not, you have a lot to learn, much of which you could never learn in any book.
because that is targets flaw, they kill positions to later bring them back as new ones with snappier names to impress share holders.
I've got you guys all riled up again!
Changed my way of posting? Yeah, you aren't paranoid at all.
Why yes... yes you did if I may ask what retailer did you previously VM for?
I don't have a team now.
Well ok then. Just be prepared for Target and what will come. Be ready to accept change. Being resilient and adaptable is the #1 expectation there.
We don't, either. But, my vmtl partners the stl who helps them trend runs in hl & sl. They both love doing that stuff & are very quick to get it done.
Sure, don't get me wrong I know what is trending and cool and what people want to buy, I spent 7 years working in fashion and marketing but I just don't follow a printed out "report" and base my opinion of how to dress a mannequin or which purse to stick in the front of the aisle vs. the back, I think that as long as your area/store looks compelling and you can speak to why you played things out the way you did, keeping brands and categories together and you can engage the guests and upset multiple products to them its all good. I mean if a DTL comes in and is unhappy with it then thats something that I will gladly address but from what I gather they want me to get as creative as I can within the scope of the customer base. I meant the training was "necessary" because I was being trained for EVERYTHING, operating the heavy equipment, HR techniques, Even things from the grocery and electronics dept. I just didn't see the connection to the position I was going to be doing, but I did learn how everyone else does their jobs so in that sense it was good.
I always feel guilty asking the other leader's team members to help me, I feel like I'm stealing them and they talk shit behind my back, maybe they are some of the people talking shit to my cyber-face on this site now...
