Rock Lobster
Executive Team Leader
- Joined
- Jun 11, 2011
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Hey Everyone!
As I am sure most of you can tell, I have dropped down my activity on TBR for the last year and there is a reason for that. While I could rant in this post and give huge long drawn out explanations as to everything behind this, I will instead try and keep it short.
I am leaving Target to pursue a career in Purchasing/Supply Chain Management with a fantastic company! This is a M-F 40 hours/week daytime position with all major holidays off and fantastic time off and retirement structure. While I will likely tell most people that I found this position and I just couldn't turn it down (and am regretting leaving Target), this isn't really true. While I am very excited to take this role, I started looking because I realized how much I disliked Target. I looked back and realized that I used to come into work and be excited for my day. I was excited to drive results, see my team, have a great work-life balance and even was excited to see my district and above leadership teams to show off my talents. It was a slow disengagement, but I woke up after this last Q4 to realize that I didn't have any of those things anymore. Results were a struggle to drive because nothing was ever good enough, my team was tired of me cutting their hours and giving them unreasonable expectations, and as a salaried leader every year got worse and worse for payroll and my work-life balance continued to struggle. The upper leaders at Target would visit and never be happy, and it always became a point of stress that ANYBODY was in town checking out stores.
I realized that these are not the signs of a flourishing company. While Target is fighting the good fight in some ways, it can't help but misstep in its most important moments. Do I want to be around to continue to watch it metabolize its own resources from the inside to keep its stock prices afloat? Do I want to keep pushing this until leaving isn't on my own terms? I decided that now is the perfect time to leave, and I got lucky enough to find an employer that is much different than Target. As many of you know, I have been around since the old Breakroom, and I'm only sad to say goodbye because the team (in all stores) has been so helpful, and I know that I am leaving behind so many people in what I consider to be a tough situation!
Remember that $15/hour at 30 hours a week = $450
$14/hour at 35 hours a week = $490
$13/hour at 40 hours a week = $520
They might tell you that you are making great money, but make sure you step back and assess your options (and I'm assuming for many, 30 is generous).
As I am sure most of you can tell, I have dropped down my activity on TBR for the last year and there is a reason for that. While I could rant in this post and give huge long drawn out explanations as to everything behind this, I will instead try and keep it short.
I am leaving Target to pursue a career in Purchasing/Supply Chain Management with a fantastic company! This is a M-F 40 hours/week daytime position with all major holidays off and fantastic time off and retirement structure. While I will likely tell most people that I found this position and I just couldn't turn it down (and am regretting leaving Target), this isn't really true. While I am very excited to take this role, I started looking because I realized how much I disliked Target. I looked back and realized that I used to come into work and be excited for my day. I was excited to drive results, see my team, have a great work-life balance and even was excited to see my district and above leadership teams to show off my talents. It was a slow disengagement, but I woke up after this last Q4 to realize that I didn't have any of those things anymore. Results were a struggle to drive because nothing was ever good enough, my team was tired of me cutting their hours and giving them unreasonable expectations, and as a salaried leader every year got worse and worse for payroll and my work-life balance continued to struggle. The upper leaders at Target would visit and never be happy, and it always became a point of stress that ANYBODY was in town checking out stores.
I realized that these are not the signs of a flourishing company. While Target is fighting the good fight in some ways, it can't help but misstep in its most important moments. Do I want to be around to continue to watch it metabolize its own resources from the inside to keep its stock prices afloat? Do I want to keep pushing this until leaving isn't on my own terms? I decided that now is the perfect time to leave, and I got lucky enough to find an employer that is much different than Target. As many of you know, I have been around since the old Breakroom, and I'm only sad to say goodbye because the team (in all stores) has been so helpful, and I know that I am leaving behind so many people in what I consider to be a tough situation!
Remember that $15/hour at 30 hours a week = $450
$14/hour at 35 hours a week = $490
$13/hour at 40 hours a week = $520
They might tell you that you are making great money, but make sure you step back and assess your options (and I'm assuming for many, 30 is generous).
