Recent content by BullseyeBud

I was that guy mentioned above. I was hired in 2002 just after my 16th birthday. We had a high turnover store, and not tons of leadership. I had a great relationship with my STL. I was globally trained in 3 months, and when a GSTL position opened up about 7 months after my hire in summer of...

As I have posted before, I'm quite removed from Spot. However, it was a pivotal part of my career that I cherish to this day. I love reading the rants and raves and discussing the state of Spot with my old bullseye buds. I came across this when reading my normal stuff today. As a private...

It might seem different, but this is what I dealt with in the entire store, when I took a full-time GSTL position at 16 while still in high school. It really REALLY was an amazing experience that I still draw from to this day (more than 10 years since I started). It truly illustrates the power...

When I was a GSTL, we only got CA hours mainly during 4th quarter (boy, was it a luxury!). It was always the initiative (in a very cold climate) that unless there was a documented medical reason why they could not, that I rotated the responsibility among my entire front end. I had a rule, 14 and...

I was with Target starting a decade ago. My entire family has spent at least a few years with Spot since the '80's (I guess I do bleed bullseyes as I used to say when I facilitated Orientation!) Up until the mid-90's Target was really trying to compete with grocers and "one stop shopping" rather...

While back in retail, it's been almost 7 years since I've donned the Red and Khaki. However, I'm still in TBR daily, and I want to help spread some positivity where it's needed. You may have seen this in internal communication, but I loved seeing NEW opportunities coming from Spot. So, take a...

a.) I can't believe Spot had such a sense of humor to let them do this. b.) Anyone else love seeing the hovering SDTM/GSTL in the line hovering with a worried face? c.) The terrifying thing is in my 5 years as a GSTL, I know my legit SDTM's actually did each of these (or some permutation of...

In the end, you got your transfer! Congratulations :-) I transferred up to college as a GSTL. It was an uphill battle. My ETL-HR knew my intentions for almost two years prior to it happening, and in the end, it still came down to me taking my future into my own hands. What you have to realize...

@Retail Girl this is a case of leadership, not policy. As a fellow GSA, you should expect respect on judgement calls from your PEERS. After 6 years as a GSTL, I learned VERY quickly to a.) Assume Positive intent whenever I can from my guests (until proven otherwise) and b.) make the BEST call...

Always to be the devil's advocate, I get it (at least a little bit of it). I worked full time from 16-22 at Spot as a full-time team lead. Being someone who had to work for every penny, I didn't have the luxury of being able to do any less than that. I WILL say that especially at stressful times...

The thing that we need to keep in mind is that the only controllable thing in all of this is your own attitude. It can make or break a situation. There was a time when everything was dayside...malls made evening and weekend shopping trendy. Sundays became a day to get things done. Are things...

I rarely, if ever, post...but this thread had the potential to spiral out of control, so I felt compelled to put perspective on this. As a GSTL for 6 years, I have heard just about everything... If we use your logic @Bullselle, you need to look at just how far this could go. Some people are...

Good afternoon, Breakroom! I've posted before, but I now had a burning question to ask. Earlier last decade, my lifelong dream of working at Target became a reality. (Seriously, it was a bit much. I had the full uniform, and mock cash register from the time I was 7). I was hired just after the...

Greetings to those of you who bleed Bullseyes (my former ETL-HR's favorite way to start an orientation session). I just wanted to give a shout out to tell the community how enjoyable I find this site. I worked for Target from 2003-2007, and was promoted to GSTL at the age of 16 (pretty...