Recent content by FlowTeamChick

In my area, they're all stand-alone stores, but I can see how it could work as an anchor store at a mall.

In past years, we had meals brought in all through Thanksgiving weekend, including Cyber Monday, plus treats on many (maybe all?) the weekends between then and Christmas, and more meals on Christmas Eve, Dec. 26, and New Year's Day. Kept the team motivated, feeling appreciated. Not all the...

No lining up allowed until 4 am? Wasn't enforced at my store - my shift started at 3 and my TL said that there was a substantial line when he arrived much earlier. Heard that quite a few guests just grabbed their bag and left immediately without shopping. Waiting in line just for a little pile...

Don't know the answer to your question, but I've noticed some issues lately with SFQs, SFCs, and OHs - the counts just seem off in one way or another. I might be one of the only TMs at my store who actually checks with my zebra whenever I have overstock to make sure the SFQ and SFC are correct...

Same. And I keep coming back because (1) there's useful info and (2) it's nice to be able to commiserate with other TMs.

TTOTM: You're not getting paid to "get in your steps." You're being paid to get stuff done. Take your cart with you instead of taking many, many trips back and forth while back stocking. Get your steps in on your own time. [Our HBA back room access isn't blocked by keeping a 3-tier cart nearby...

Hmm, thinking that perhaps more than few were happy to see you retire? FYI, I did still do my job, but there's nothing wrong with greasing the wheels a little. Providing food on these long days with much more guest traffic than usual makes things a bit easier.

Are other stores feeding TMs a lot less this year around the holidays? In past years, we've had food brought in all 4 days of Thanksgiving weekend. This year, it's scheduled for Friday and Monday only. And the Monday delivery schedule is such that all of GM's morning TMs will have already taken...

This. The day has come and gone by now, but thinking things through is always good. One of my coworker TMs decided to miss Thanksgiving events with her family because of what time she was scheduled to start Friday morning. She knows herself well enough to know that she'd stay up way too late...

Maybe I need to clarify - I'm talking about reshop only, which is behind Guest Services. OPU and DU orders are kept entirely separate, in a different area, mostly where are Food Ave used to be and extended into another area at this time of year when there are more orders. We had a different set...

Balanced my bank account today for last month and saw a $75.00 deposit noted as "Target paycheck" early in the month, separate from a regular payday. This month marks 15 years for me with Target. Is that a 15-year service reward? Not complaining about a surprise deposit! Just trying to figure...

Okay, so this is the kind of thing no one likes to talk about, but back when I did in-home elder care, one of my clients really was a "little old lady" with dementia. I was there in the early mornings to prepare her breakfast, help her wash up and get dressed, and then I dropped her off at a day...

TTOG: Over the years I've been at Target, I've found some kinda gross things left behind on shelves. But a used q-tip? And not just a little used - both ends were covered with your ear wax. The restroom by the pharmacy was just a few steps away. There's a spill station with a trash bin nearby as...

This. Used to happen pretty often that I'd offer to fetch a cart or at least a hand basket for a guest obviously struggling to hold onto everything. Hardly ever anymore.

Do you know who will be leadership at the new store? A few years ago, a new store opened in my area and I talked to HR about transferring. Then I found out that the TL I wanted to get away from was going to be a TL at the new store. Yikes. I rescinded my request.