Archived $500 Gift Card- Work Win Give

[FlowTeamChick]

No news about it at my store although the sign notifying everyone about the yet-to-happen-drawing-that's-already-happened is still posted. All I know is that it wasn't me hearing, "Congratulations, you're the lucky winner!"

 

[YourPPTL]

It was a seasonal at my store ... we are a bit salty about it ... a good seasonal why not .. but this one was useless ...

I was told it couldn't be or wouldn't be seasonal.

 

[LUR99]

It's a big secret at my store. All I know that it wasn't me lol.

 

[a1flow]

a TL won at our store but it was never announced

 

[unknown]

Dumb game. My dad got sick and I had to call off. The only time I called off this year. I won't say it's not fair, because they can make the rules. But damn, I guess attendance doesn't matter the rest of the year.

 

[Yetive]

It was random, drawn out of the store, and not based on attendance. I think stores liked to imply that to get people to show up. You had to be a team member "in good standing" meaning not on a corrective action.

 

[unknown]

It was random, drawn out of the store, and not based on attendance. I think stores liked to imply that to get people to show up. You had to be a team member "in good standing" meaning not on a corrective action.

No. At my store, there were ornaments hanging from tsc. When you were late or called off, your name was taken down. Out of the game.

 

[can't touch this]

Some literally who in softlines won it but they didn’t announce it

 

[SpilledTea]

No. At my store, there were ornaments hanging from tsc. When you were late or called off, your name was taken down. Out of the game.

That was a different contest.

 

[Yetive]

No. At my store, there were ornaments hanging from tsc. When you were late or called off, your name was taken down. Out of the game.

Then that is a hotline call. Stores had NO SAY in who won. Could it have been a separate in-store contest?

 

[GoodyNN]

We had an attendance contest as well as the work.win.give. thing happening. I got knocked out of the first with a death in the family, and I've heard absolutely zero about the second.

 

[essie]

It was all over the evening news, business journals, career websites, and Target "Bullseye View" newsletter...

Maybe I should have been watching the evening news, business journals, etc. It seems like something that would warrant at least a little note next to the time clock, and I'm telling you there was nothing mentioned anywhere at my store. The gift card would have been great, but I have a local charity I'm really passionate about that I would have loved to donate to.

 

[KittersOfTarget]

Maybe I should have been watching the evening news, business journals, etc. It seems like something that would warrant at least a little note next to the time clock, and I'm telling you there was nothing mentioned anywhere at my store. The gift card would have been great, but I have a local charity I'm really passionate about that I would have loved to donate to.

I only noticed as my ears perk up when I hear Target being mentioned on the news. I saw it in newspaper as well.

I wonder how the single winner in each store is taxed on the $1,000. I'm assuming the $500 donation offsets the taxable $1,000 as it's actually $1,000 the TM got, not $500, and income would reflect $1,000, not $500, therefore he/she will have to do a tax return reflective of the $500 donation in order to actually GET the $500.

That is, they will have to declare and be taxed on an additional $1,000 and then deduct the charitable contribution.

Not all file tax returns. Retired and disabled aren't required to unless reaching $25k per annum after adjustments (which few do).

 

[BoxCutter]

When I have gotten my service awards, the company actually awards the amount of the award plus the amount that I would have to pay in taxes. So for example, if the award is $25 for X years of service, I would get a gift card for $25 but my pay statement would say $27.48. As someone else already posted, Target makes a charitable donation "in your name," meaning you get recognition, but Spot gets the tax deduction.

 

[FredPanda3]

Our consumables TL won it, good for her.

 

[Shadowski]

Useless seasonal who worked a few shifts, got the card, and quit.

Really pissed my store off. After having our shit stl, and recent changes, this didn't help one bit.

 

[notfit05]

Haven’t Heard anything at my dc either about who won