I don't really like that Target gets credit for a lot of the volunteer hours when I'm certain that it is strongly suggested from corporate that the ETLs put in so many volunteer hours in an effort to make it to their volunteer hours goal. When I see ETLs (and the STL) from many stores attend various volunteer events and spend the majority, if not all, of their time on their phone, conducting business, socializing with other ETLs, it is, at the very least, disingenuous. I know they log those hours even though they didn't really do anything to benefit anyone but themselves. On at least one occasion, our community captain ETL didn't generate enough interest in a particular event so she grabbed a couple TLs from the salesfloor and made them go. They were allowed to stay clocked in. That just isn't right. I mean, if that's your job to read to a bunch of kids, and your job title is Children's Book Reader, you go ahead and collect that paycheck. But if you are taken away from your real job while still getting paid and wearing a shirt that says "Target Volunteers", that's some bullshit.
Am I just being nitpicky or do you guys think that's a fair criticism?