Have you asked if you can train in other areas? You could pick up some shifts?It seems like we have less hours for the front end team. At least at my store with the exception on SCO. Just hoping they pick back up soon, I cant live with 8 hours
Yup...its that time of year again.Oh cool, this again.
It’s january. It’s like this every year in Jan and feb.It seems like we have less hours for the front end team. At least at my store with the exception on SCO. Just hoping they pick back up soon, I cant live with 8 hours
Cashier hours go way down. Swap shift is your friend. Also let HR know to call you if there are any callouts. I have a cashier I can get 36 hours easy from 20 just by him being on call.
I work on the salesfloor. I went directly to my stl, and had a talk with him. I straight up said that I don't want to get a second job if I don't have to ( I don't have a car ) and he said he would send out an email to make my hours a priority.
I work on the salesfloor. I went directly to my stl, and had a talk with him. I straight up said that I don't want to get a second job if I don't have to ( I don't have a car ) and he said he would send out an email to make my hours a priority.
I'm sure your STL is gonna little Timmy 5 less hours so you can have the most hours in the store.
So far, my hours have stayed above 30 compared to everyone else.
I work on the salesfloor. I went directly to my stl, and had a talk with him. I straight up said that I don't want to get a second job if I don't have to ( I don't have a car ) and he said he would send out an email to make my hours a priority.
In this person’s defense, we had a TM do the same thing. The only difference is that he’s an awesome worker who is cross-trained in multiple areas and is so reliable, so we want to retain him. When I’m writing the schedule, I do stretch and get him in. Does it take 20+ hours away from other TMs? Yes, but at least I know his hours won’t be wasted by him screwing around or calling in.
If you’re a really good worker who is willing to work whenever and wherever, it’s a lot easier to find hours... as opposed to someone who is only cashier trained and can only work one 8 hour gap every mon/wed/fri.
I’m not saying it’ll work for everyone, but I am saying that under the right circumstances, it can happen to simply let them know you may have to find a second job or even quit.
It's pretty rough lately. I'm Cashier/SCO/GS and I've been scheduled for 1-2 ~5hr shifts per week, and my availability is literally all the time - I'm also on call. The swap shift board has been empty for the past few weeks since no one wants to give up the few hours they have, and there have been call-outs, but they're not replacing people when they call out. I used to get called in pretty much every day I wasn't working (and would always say yes, I really enjoy coming into work), but not so much anymore. (Sorry about the little rant)
I have a little bit of sales floor training and have expressed interest in cross-training at Starbucks (I worked in a coffee shop for 2 years before working at Target), but my ETL has said that it's pretty much impossible right now because of the lack of available hours.
So, I understand how you feel. Hopefully things will improve hours-wise soon, hang in there if you can!
Our store is similar with these hours. At this time of year we'll have a total of 6 or 7 cashiers per day so most TMs are likely to keep their few shifts.....I'm salesfloor trained, too....but like the cashiers there are very few people on the floor so they keep their shifts, too.
While it is easy to pick up shifts most of the year, first quarter really stinks. Now, last year we were short on cashiers so my hours were not really affected. I was lucky.
This year with Easter being on April 1 that means hours ought to pick up earlier than most years.
BTW......Dog.....I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your dog picture!!
Meanwhile I’ve posted like 6 shifts on Branch in the last week and no ones taken them lol