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Sorry if this has been answered. But the questions I have are on scheduling.
Target HR will tell you all day long that the amount of hours that you get is purely based on your availability and NOTHING else.
Is this actually true or do other things effect how many hours and which shifts they give you ?
Obviously they give some people more hours than others and some people get the "better" shifts.
Talking with my HR leader I have learned he has had to sign multiple confidentiality agreements which I find interesting.
Things that IMO effect how many hours you get etc. are: the percent or amount of times you call out, availability, how efficient you are when you work and how hard you work, the number of red cards you get on average (cashier), how good looking you are (specifically cashier) because better looks get more red cards obviously, how likeable you are with guests and management, possibly how long you have been with target, amount of areas you are trained in, etc.
Just as an example you would want to have someone who is good at getting people to sign up for redcards to work more and at certain points in the day vs. a cashier that gets little to none. Target is about making money so why in the hell would they make it just based on availability with some computer doing the scheduling...
They tell me that the ONLY thing that effects hours is your availability and that a computer does it automatically with management making adjustments as necessary. So does the computer factor all of this in, do they edit it based on this info, or is it really true, that it is purely based on when you are available to work ?
I honestly do not believe that it is totally randomized by a computer based solely on team members availability.
P.S. I have heard many interesting secrets and rumors about target. Just as an example of one thing that I have heard. Targets has a tendency to hire good looking people for management but the rumor is that being good looking is actually a secret/hidden requirement that they look for when hiring.
Target HR will tell you all day long that the amount of hours that you get is purely based on your availability and NOTHING else.
Is this actually true or do other things effect how many hours and which shifts they give you ?
Obviously they give some people more hours than others and some people get the "better" shifts.
Talking with my HR leader I have learned he has had to sign multiple confidentiality agreements which I find interesting.
Things that IMO effect how many hours you get etc. are: the percent or amount of times you call out, availability, how efficient you are when you work and how hard you work, the number of red cards you get on average (cashier), how good looking you are (specifically cashier) because better looks get more red cards obviously, how likeable you are with guests and management, possibly how long you have been with target, amount of areas you are trained in, etc.
Just as an example you would want to have someone who is good at getting people to sign up for redcards to work more and at certain points in the day vs. a cashier that gets little to none. Target is about making money so why in the hell would they make it just based on availability with some computer doing the scheduling...
They tell me that the ONLY thing that effects hours is your availability and that a computer does it automatically with management making adjustments as necessary. So does the computer factor all of this in, do they edit it based on this info, or is it really true, that it is purely based on when you are available to work ?
I honestly do not believe that it is totally randomized by a computer based solely on team members availability.
P.S. I have heard many interesting secrets and rumors about target. Just as an example of one thing that I have heard. Targets has a tendency to hire good looking people for management but the rumor is that being good looking is actually a secret/hidden requirement that they look for when hiring.
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