Marcellow
No and that’s final
- Joined
- Apr 5, 2017
- Messages
- 365
Didn't think I'd leave as early as I did but front-end modernization and a huge overhaul in young inexperienced managers (not leaders in my opinion) ruined Target for me. This is my last week at this hellhole.
After the recent talent day that I went to, it was clear that they weren't planning to promote me - it also didn't help that I got a whole new ETL-GE and felt like I had to start all over again to promote myself. With the newest SETL (external hire no less with an eternal deer in the headlights look) in the front who I had to train and handhold for several months, he made a comment saying that "as a SETL, blah blah blah" and I countered with saying I'm a TM, not a TL. He shrugged it off saying "Oh but we view you as one" and kept going with his speech. Well shit, my paycheck didn't get the memo then.
That right there was the moment I realized that they were exploiting me - it all started to make sense: all the times I sent people home, acknowledged callouts and ran the show FOR MINIMUM WAGE. And I was no longer having it. I've been casually looking since July for a new job and after that went down, I really started to bust out job applications until finally I got hired at a new place that's a decent pay raise, salaried (but eligible for overtime pay) and half the commute. On top of that, the job I will be doing will be making a difference in people's lives. The whole "mini SETL" gig wasn't all for nothing: I got some very valuable leadership and conflict resolution skills out of it and it was good to put on the resume.
Had to get all that off my chest and so I'm nervous about the new job as it'll be super different than what I've been doing lately. I'll definitely stick around here, though.
After the recent talent day that I went to, it was clear that they weren't planning to promote me - it also didn't help that I got a whole new ETL-GE and felt like I had to start all over again to promote myself. With the newest SETL (external hire no less with an eternal deer in the headlights look) in the front who I had to train and handhold for several months, he made a comment saying that "as a SETL, blah blah blah" and I countered with saying I'm a TM, not a TL. He shrugged it off saying "Oh but we view you as one" and kept going with his speech. Well shit, my paycheck didn't get the memo then.
That right there was the moment I realized that they were exploiting me - it all started to make sense: all the times I sent people home, acknowledged callouts and ran the show FOR MINIMUM WAGE. And I was no longer having it. I've been casually looking since July for a new job and after that went down, I really started to bust out job applications until finally I got hired at a new place that's a decent pay raise, salaried (but eligible for overtime pay) and half the commute. On top of that, the job I will be doing will be making a difference in people's lives. The whole "mini SETL" gig wasn't all for nothing: I got some very valuable leadership and conflict resolution skills out of it and it was good to put on the resume.
Had to get all that off my chest and so I'm nervous about the new job as it'll be super different than what I've been doing lately. I'll definitely stick around here, though.
