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Well, I had my last day yesterday.
It was pretty interesting and eye opening.
I got a card from several TMs telling me they were glad to have worked with me. I had two TMs basically tell me they never actually liked me and were glad I was gone. (even though for the past two years they acted like they did)
Every TM in the store was basically treating me like I was "one of the guys" so to speak. Basically it was like I was a TM again. No one really gave a damn what they said around me anymore, and pretty much told me their true feelings of Target, ETLs, etc. (I guess they never realized I agreed with them all along lol) No TMs cared if they were blatantly slacking off around me, not that I cared anymore anyway lol.
The biggest slap in the face, however, was that only one ETL actually said goodbye to me. I am glad he didn't let me down, because he was the only ETL in the building I ever felt was a real "leader", and he proved it by acting like one towards me on my last day. Every other ETL avoided me like the plague. They weren't hiding the fact they thought I wasn't even worth their time, either. Two ETLs and the STL were doing a walk around hardlines. They were walking towards the boat, suddenly saw me there, and immediately turned around and walked the other way. Talk about a slap in the face.
The worst part of it? One of the ETLs with her that pulled that little stunt is a 24 year old ETL who pulled me in to a closet a two years and broke down in tears. Basically she was about to lose her job, and I won't go in to the details here, but I managed to pull her ass out of the fire. Basically, she was already on corrective action and screwed up bad. It would have been her last S and would have been termed for sure. I lied for her and said that I was the one that did it, and I was put on final warning for a year. If I hadn't, she for sure would have been termed. Glad she appreciated what I did for her enough to pretend I didn't exist on my last day. Honestly, I knew at the time she was rotten at the core and I should have just said "too bad" and done nothing to help her. Oh well. I felt bad for her at the time. No good deed goes unpunished I guess.
Well, I am going out for training with my new boss tomorrow. Trading in the red and khaki for some cool sony attire. I have no regrets, and honestly I have a feeling this will have been one of the best moves of my life.
It was pretty interesting and eye opening.
I got a card from several TMs telling me they were glad to have worked with me. I had two TMs basically tell me they never actually liked me and were glad I was gone. (even though for the past two years they acted like they did)
Every TM in the store was basically treating me like I was "one of the guys" so to speak. Basically it was like I was a TM again. No one really gave a damn what they said around me anymore, and pretty much told me their true feelings of Target, ETLs, etc. (I guess they never realized I agreed with them all along lol) No TMs cared if they were blatantly slacking off around me, not that I cared anymore anyway lol.
The biggest slap in the face, however, was that only one ETL actually said goodbye to me. I am glad he didn't let me down, because he was the only ETL in the building I ever felt was a real "leader", and he proved it by acting like one towards me on my last day. Every other ETL avoided me like the plague. They weren't hiding the fact they thought I wasn't even worth their time, either. Two ETLs and the STL were doing a walk around hardlines. They were walking towards the boat, suddenly saw me there, and immediately turned around and walked the other way. Talk about a slap in the face.
The worst part of it? One of the ETLs with her that pulled that little stunt is a 24 year old ETL who pulled me in to a closet a two years and broke down in tears. Basically she was about to lose her job, and I won't go in to the details here, but I managed to pull her ass out of the fire. Basically, she was already on corrective action and screwed up bad. It would have been her last S and would have been termed for sure. I lied for her and said that I was the one that did it, and I was put on final warning for a year. If I hadn't, she for sure would have been termed. Glad she appreciated what I did for her enough to pretend I didn't exist on my last day. Honestly, I knew at the time she was rotten at the core and I should have just said "too bad" and done nothing to help her. Oh well. I felt bad for her at the time. No good deed goes unpunished I guess.
Well, I am going out for training with my new boss tomorrow. Trading in the red and khaki for some cool sony attire. I have no regrets, and honestly I have a feeling this will have been one of the best moves of my life.