Anyone else feel that the ETLs at their store really just don't care about team members? I'm a new hardlines team member and according to my training schedule, today was my last day of training. I have a full 8-hour the next time I'm supposed to come in, but I have something I wanted to go to so I put my shift on the swap shift board a week in advance and someone took it. It wasn't until today (a day before the shift) that an ETL signed off on it even though I've been constantly reminding that the signing off needed to be done.
When I approached a certain ETL today, she said that this looks bad on my part because I should have put my shift up sooner. I don't know how this even matters because someone took it, and it's her fault for not paying attention to the board until today. Not only that, but she had the audacity to say that because I'm still training (according to my paper and online schedule, I am not training anymore but whatever), I can't just give up a shift so I will have to make it up later. I don't see the big deal, since I've been performing pretty well lately and have even gotten good remarks from other ETLs.
Something else that annoyed me was when another ETL had the nerve to say "we need 29 more REDcards today, I know we can do it!" Easier said than done. I do not ask "guests" if they want a REDcard when I am up at the register anymore because I literally don't give a fuck. And I have finally experienced the annoying congratulatory messages given over the walkies when a certain team member has had a guest sign up for a REDcard. That really does not need to be broadcast over the walkies and should be something that it said one-on-one.
Today's events really just annoyed me and now I dislike the uppers at my store even more than before. Regular team members are fine and seem to work well despite the lack of organization and attention from the ETLs. I guess they're used to it. I have only been working at Target for 2 weeks but I was so tempted to walk out today. At least I have talked to other team members and they share my feelings of not caring about the store.
Sorry for all this. I just needed to vent. I'm hoping for a better week next week.
When I approached a certain ETL today, she said that this looks bad on my part because I should have put my shift up sooner. I don't know how this even matters because someone took it, and it's her fault for not paying attention to the board until today. Not only that, but she had the audacity to say that because I'm still training (according to my paper and online schedule, I am not training anymore but whatever), I can't just give up a shift so I will have to make it up later. I don't see the big deal, since I've been performing pretty well lately and have even gotten good remarks from other ETLs.
Something else that annoyed me was when another ETL had the nerve to say "we need 29 more REDcards today, I know we can do it!" Easier said than done. I do not ask "guests" if they want a REDcard when I am up at the register anymore because I literally don't give a fuck. And I have finally experienced the annoying congratulatory messages given over the walkies when a certain team member has had a guest sign up for a REDcard. That really does not need to be broadcast over the walkies and should be something that it said one-on-one.
Today's events really just annoyed me and now I dislike the uppers at my store even more than before. Regular team members are fine and seem to work well despite the lack of organization and attention from the ETLs. I guess they're used to it. I have only been working at Target for 2 weeks but I was so tempted to walk out today. At least I have talked to other team members and they share my feelings of not caring about the store.
Sorry for all this. I just needed to vent. I'm hoping for a better week next week.