Just following up, I gave 3 weeks notice on workday to keep them from making a schedule with me on it (only to have to edit it later)
I put in the resignation at home at 6am and told my ETL when I clocked in at 7am. He asked no questions (other than would I train someone for CO) and gave a pat “sorry to see you go”
On my last day, HR told me to tell them when I was clocking out and to make sure to request any leftover paid vacation time because it is use it or lose it. My Team Member discount disappeared from my Target app the very next day.
I have been there 5 days a week for 14 years. I have brought 2 of my teen/young adult children on to work at Target over the years too. I can count 4 different natural disasters where I (and at least one of my children) were one of the few who could make it to the store and keep it open and running. I have done cash office by flashlight so we could run registers. Only twice in 14 years have I missed a scheduled shift. (I Read the schedule wrong for a Sunday)
And on my last day, 5 minutes before my shift ended, only one person (the STL who has been there a couple of months) acknowledged my leaving.
I say this to remind you… you are just a cog in the corporate machine. Go to your scheduled shifts, do good work while you are there. But leave it out of your mind when you clock out. Do not give your heart or passion to this job. Fourteen years of service means nothing to managers who cycle in and out every couple of years.
For me, this was a part time gig that worked well while raising a family and having other interests in my community. So while I was a little sad that the last day of 14 years went largely un-acknowledged, I know I would have been absolutely gutted if I made Target my whole life for those 14 years and no one said boo about my leaving.
All you good hard working employees… keep doing good work during your shift, but leave that Target shit at the time clock when you clock out for the day. Literally, quite literally, get a life outside of Target.
Quoted for truth.
I say that with no rancor - it is what it is. I worked for Sears for 32 years. My position was eliminated roughly a year before my store closed for good. I did get a small "going away" party a few days before my last day, which was nice. I said the same thing then that I say on here all the time, that in a couple of weeks it will be like I never worked there. A few minor protestations - thanks for trying guys lol, but I know the truth.
On my actual last day, on my way out, I said goodbye to the couple of people I saw on the way. As I walked across the parking lot, I got choked up. Trust me when I say I did a happy dance when I found out I was getting "laid off", but 32 years is a long time. Got in my car and drove away.
By that time I had very little affection for most of the people I worked with, so that was not an issue. I heard that things got ugly in the last few months before the store closed, so I'm very glad I was not there for that.
In the past year or so I have eased up at work, both because I'm getting older and can't work at the pace I used to and because I've realized there is no use in overkill. I still work hard, but if I NEED a day, I take it, and I try not to feel bad about it.
I've taken a couple of LOAs and when I came back, well lo and behold, the store was still standing. Take care of yourselves and try not to stress because I promise, Target will carry on just fine without us.
