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  1. doxie71

    Archived Target pulling out of Canada

    Wow wow wow. Just heard about this when checking trending topics on Facebook. I have to say I'm a bit surprised, they seemed so confident in Target Canada. Although it was clearly a money pit because they couldn't bear to make changes to make it work properly.
  2. doxie71

    Archived Latest rumor at my store

    Thank goodness Trader Joe's is closed on Thanksgiving. So so so so happy. Good luck to all of you. I will be enjoying time with family & doing my shopping online in my pajamas cause that's how I roll.
  3. doxie71

    Archived game preorders

    I just had this happen. I went to the store I had reserved Shadows of Mordor at and they were out. Hadn't set any aside. Yes I was 6 days late picking it up but I hadn't paid attention to see the release date had changed. Ended up having to go to another Target to get it.
  4. doxie71

    Archived Target liquor store

    Oh PA...how I despise the liquor laws here. Even more so now that I work at Trader Joe's. So many out of state people come in all confused and ask where we are hiding the wine. My first reaction is to then say "Oh you must not be from around here. Welcome to the wonderful state of PA. If you are...
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    Archived Anyone else do close-open shifts?

    When I was with spot I had at least one or two of these every week, and I always had to be in at 6 for PA duties. I'll never forget, after I put in my 2 weeks, my CTL was complaining about closing Saturday and having to be back at 6 Sunday for adset. I looked right at him and said "I don't want...
  6. doxie71

    Archived "The Struggle"

    I have internet because I do graduate work entirely online. Not entirely practical for me to find somewhere with wi-fi when I want to work on stuff at 11 pm. A year and a half ago I had to make a decision to get a new car. My old one was going to cost more than it was worth to fix. I was able to...
  7. doxie71

    Archived Aloha From Hawaii

    Welcome!! My CTL when I worked at Target had come from one of the stores in Hawaii. He wore his Hawaiian Target shirt to work one day, it was pretty cool
  8. doxie71

    Archived Management Revolving Door

    I was at Target for a year, just about the first year the store was open (I started a month after opening). Within the first year the store lost: 1 TL SL 1 TL HL 1TL Food Ave(fired) 1 TL Starbucks 1 ETL GE (fired) 1 STL Technically the ETL HR is different, but that's because the old one got...
  9. doxie71

    Archived Has Target changed you? If so, how?

    Target drained the hell out of me. I've battled depression and anxiety for years but never really did anything about it. Until I worked at Target and every symptom became amplified and I would have to hide in a cooler to keep from having a full blown anxiety attack. I went to a therapist and...
  10. doxie71

    To that one guest

    This is particularly bad where I am. The Target I worked at and the Trader Joe's I'm at now are in a VERY affluent area. Adults think the world should bow down to them and they teach their kids the same attitudes at a young age. I can't tell you how many rude people I get everyday and the kids...
  11. doxie71

    Archived Walmart Employees Sound Off About Having to Buy Their Own Work Clothes

    Very few places provide uniforms. Many times if the company requires the shirt have their logo on it, they'll provide it, at least in my experience. I had I think 2 polo's back when I worked at Arby's (neither of which fit me right cause I was a tiny 16 yr old girl). From there on it was this...
  12. doxie71

    Archived Black Friday 2014

    This!!! Holy crap. I despise crowds and crowded situations. Online shopping for deals is the best thing ever cause I can do it from my couch with my dogs. It's usually how my husband and I end up finding Christmas gifts for each other.
  13. doxie71

    Archived Remember when pallets on the floor were frowned upon?

    Good lord. That is horrendous.
  14. doxie71

    Archived Demon Spawn

    It doesn't even have to be small children. The other day at work I had two college-aged brothers come through my line with their mom. Both were acting like they were 2 and the mom just kept shaking her head and asked if I felt sorry for her. I said yes but in my mind I wanted to say "yes because...
  15. doxie71

    Archived Things I am thankful we do not carry... and things I wish we did..

    This. I work in PA. When I worked at Target and even more now that I work at Trader Joe's, out of towners come up to me incredibly puzzled and ask where the alcohol is. I politely welcome them to PA where our liquor laws are from prohibition and direct them to the nearest state store and beer...
  16. doxie71

    Archived Demon Spawn

    This. Once over a certain age, tantrums annoy me. But if they are little, I will try to help the kids calm down. We have stickers and lollipops available so sometimes those are offered. Most times though I can just distract them by talking to them. Being that all of my siblings are a good bit...
  17. doxie71

    Archived RedCards and Corrective Action

    So ridiculous. Being felt like I was being forced to sell a store credit card was the #1 reason I left Sears. I am not a pushy person when it comes to that kind of thing. Yes I may talk up certain food products, video games or sporting events (my undergrad was in sport management) but I'm not...
  18. doxie71

    How do you act as a guest in other stores?

    I walk into my former store and tease my former coworkers by saying "see the shorts I'm wearing? I wear them to work all the time. Cause I can." and then they tell me to GTFO and that I suck. All of this is done with love. I only tease the TMs I miss.
  19. doxie71

    Archived Pilots

    The store I was at has some in-ear ones, most people just claim them for themselves, thus eliminating the sharing. However that means there aren't enough to go around. Plus they are rather uncomfortable and you have the wire getting in the way and if someone really loud starts talking, you...
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