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- Jul 31, 2018
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Hey everyone! Here's a bit of my story:
I love Target and have for the past 2 years I've been working here. I began as a seasonal HL TM and my original store loved me. After the season passed, they kept me on as a regular HL TM. I remained there just over a year and was referred by my APTL to the store I am at now to work for AP as a TPS. So, here I am, 8 months into my role as a TPS. I drive results, and have doing very well at both store and district goals. I like AP but don't have a desire to do APS/AP ETL.
I stated from the beginning to many leaders at my current store and original store that I wished to be a part of leadership - and to develop into an ETL role. I just graduated with my bachelors in business last month, and a couple of weeks ago, my AP ETL asked if I still wanted to take the path to ETL.
My AP ETL is great - he's helped me out in many ways and is a confidant in both my personal and pofessional life. He's helped to guide me and shape me into a confident TM. There are other ETLs I have had professional development with and I overall feel like I can help this store get to where it needs to be and promote the modernization methods corporate demands for the future.
As stated, a few weeks ago, my AP ETL asked if I still wished to pursue promotion. He stated that the STL "really likes" me and my name and another TM were being talked about at luncheons and weekly leadership meetings all the time. Apparently, my current store wants to promote me, and I needed to let him know my areas of interest.
Then this week, our APBP tells him I can't promote within the store. She won't allow it. But why?! Our store is going through remodel and ALL of our cameras are getting moved in about 2 months. Plenty of time to find a place for me in the store, get trained, and come back to a blind knowledge of camera placement.
And to top it all off, we currently have an Electronics TM who used to be a TPS for this store. He wasn't forced to transfer to get out of his workcenter. He knew where the cameras were when he was placed in an AN AREA WITH SOME OF THE HIGHEST SHORTAGE. So why do I have to transfer to a different store just to promote?!
TL;DR: My APBP won't let me promote within my own store into a different workcenter, but another TPS was allowed to move to Electronics at the same store just over a year ago. Every camera will change position over the next few months so my current knowledge of layout won't matter soon anyways.
I love Target and have for the past 2 years I've been working here. I began as a seasonal HL TM and my original store loved me. After the season passed, they kept me on as a regular HL TM. I remained there just over a year and was referred by my APTL to the store I am at now to work for AP as a TPS. So, here I am, 8 months into my role as a TPS. I drive results, and have doing very well at both store and district goals. I like AP but don't have a desire to do APS/AP ETL.
I stated from the beginning to many leaders at my current store and original store that I wished to be a part of leadership - and to develop into an ETL role. I just graduated with my bachelors in business last month, and a couple of weeks ago, my AP ETL asked if I still wanted to take the path to ETL.
My AP ETL is great - he's helped me out in many ways and is a confidant in both my personal and pofessional life. He's helped to guide me and shape me into a confident TM. There are other ETLs I have had professional development with and I overall feel like I can help this store get to where it needs to be and promote the modernization methods corporate demands for the future.
As stated, a few weeks ago, my AP ETL asked if I still wished to pursue promotion. He stated that the STL "really likes" me and my name and another TM were being talked about at luncheons and weekly leadership meetings all the time. Apparently, my current store wants to promote me, and I needed to let him know my areas of interest.
Then this week, our APBP tells him I can't promote within the store. She won't allow it. But why?! Our store is going through remodel and ALL of our cameras are getting moved in about 2 months. Plenty of time to find a place for me in the store, get trained, and come back to a blind knowledge of camera placement.
And to top it all off, we currently have an Electronics TM who used to be a TPS for this store. He wasn't forced to transfer to get out of his workcenter. He knew where the cameras were when he was placed in an AN AREA WITH SOME OF THE HIGHEST SHORTAGE. So why do I have to transfer to a different store just to promote?!
TL;DR: My APBP won't let me promote within my own store into a different workcenter, but another TPS was allowed to move to Electronics at the same store just over a year ago. Every camera will change position over the next few months so my current knowledge of layout won't matter soon anyways.
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