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I have been with Target for a month, and even though I am not an ETL (I am an exempt experienced hire), this post really hit home with me: http://www.thebreakroom.org/index.php?threads/before-you-sign-your-life-away.171/
A couple weeks into my training I was asked if I wanted to switch departments since my bosses thought I might be a better fit in a different department, but I was told it was my choice and I really felt more excited about the department I was in, so I asked to stay.
I was granted the right to stay, but then given lots of really harsh feedback, like I was not adaptable enough, and my boss basically predicted my failure. I thought that he had misjudged me and that I could prove to him that I was really right for that department...
A couple more weeks went by, and today I was called in to talk with my boss, and it felt like I was getting a coaching in every area I am supposed to be evaluated in. A lot of it seemed completely off base to me and like my boss was trying extra hard to interpret everything I said in the worst way possible.
I will admit that I am not perfect, and there are things I could be doing better in my training, but those are not the things I was being called out on. I was being called out on things like "job knowledge" when I am pretty sure that I am on top of that.
Is this whole thing padding for my max notes, leading to me getting "separated" from Target?
Why is this training experience so miserable and does it ever get better? I was so excited about my job when I started, it is pretty incredible to me that this process has already turned me into a paranoid, resentful, apathetic employee, but that is how I feel after today.
A couple weeks into my training I was asked if I wanted to switch departments since my bosses thought I might be a better fit in a different department, but I was told it was my choice and I really felt more excited about the department I was in, so I asked to stay.
I was granted the right to stay, but then given lots of really harsh feedback, like I was not adaptable enough, and my boss basically predicted my failure. I thought that he had misjudged me and that I could prove to him that I was really right for that department...
A couple more weeks went by, and today I was called in to talk with my boss, and it felt like I was getting a coaching in every area I am supposed to be evaluated in. A lot of it seemed completely off base to me and like my boss was trying extra hard to interpret everything I said in the worst way possible.
I will admit that I am not perfect, and there are things I could be doing better in my training, but those are not the things I was being called out on. I was being called out on things like "job knowledge" when I am pretty sure that I am on top of that.
Is this whole thing padding for my max notes, leading to me getting "separated" from Target?
Why is this training experience so miserable and does it ever get better? I was so excited about my job when I started, it is pretty incredible to me that this process has already turned me into a paranoid, resentful, apathetic employee, but that is how I feel after today.