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I have been with target for around 8 years now. Iv been an ETL for the past six... I was terminated recently terminated and I’d really like feedback on this situation... it seems so ridiculous given everything iv put into this company. And what I can or should do if anything at all...
I recently started a new roll at a new store. A few months ago I had a few issues that caused me to be late a few times when I needed to be there to open the store. This resulted in me getting out on final warning. (Which at that point I should have been) this past weekend on Saturday I was working with a peer. She committed to being at the store when the team would arrive. I worked 13 hours that day. The following day. I wake up not feeling that great, and didn’t rush to go in knowing that my peer would be there to open the store for the team. I texted her and told her I was running a little late. She asked if I could get her a coffee so I stopped and got her coffee and donuts for the team. The day went as planned and I didn’t think about it again. A few days later My store manager brings up that day in a normal conversation, asking “what happened” I honestly had no idea what she was talking about Bc nothing about the day was effected. Once she started giving more details I remembered and told her what happened. (That I knew my peer would be there, and how I stopped to get “recognition” for the team) even that conversation turned into us making plans for the next few days and I didn’t think anything of it. The next day in the middle of the day my boss calls me in her office and terminated me. Our conversation went something like this:
STL: you weren’t here on time to open the store for the team, which you were on final warning for...so this will be a termination...
Me: My peer was there, I knew she was going to be there and the team was let in on time.
STL: But she could have not been there... and then the team couldn’t have gotten in.
Me: BUT SHE WAS THERE!!! And I knew she would be Bc we discussed it!
STL: I had to partner with HRBPs and this was the decision
Me: no... no you didn’t. You did that for no reason. I came in at the time my peer was supposed to be there (7am instead of 6) the team was let in on time.
So this is an issue that requires partnership with HRBP? Bc “she could have not been there” to open the store.... but she was Bc we discussed it and she committed to it....and the team was let in....
i get it I should be on time should have never got into a situation to be on final warning for something like attendance.....I could understand if she didn’t come in and the team didn’t get let in. But they were... any HRs have some insight here? Maybe my SD is completely right and I’m just to close to the situation to view it objectively. I just know as a leader I would have never done that to someone. Termed Bc someone COULD have not shown up? This feeling is gut wrenching....
@HRZone
I recently started a new roll at a new store. A few months ago I had a few issues that caused me to be late a few times when I needed to be there to open the store. This resulted in me getting out on final warning. (Which at that point I should have been) this past weekend on Saturday I was working with a peer. She committed to being at the store when the team would arrive. I worked 13 hours that day. The following day. I wake up not feeling that great, and didn’t rush to go in knowing that my peer would be there to open the store for the team. I texted her and told her I was running a little late. She asked if I could get her a coffee so I stopped and got her coffee and donuts for the team. The day went as planned and I didn’t think about it again. A few days later My store manager brings up that day in a normal conversation, asking “what happened” I honestly had no idea what she was talking about Bc nothing about the day was effected. Once she started giving more details I remembered and told her what happened. (That I knew my peer would be there, and how I stopped to get “recognition” for the team) even that conversation turned into us making plans for the next few days and I didn’t think anything of it. The next day in the middle of the day my boss calls me in her office and terminated me. Our conversation went something like this:
STL: you weren’t here on time to open the store for the team, which you were on final warning for...so this will be a termination...
Me: My peer was there, I knew she was going to be there and the team was let in on time.
STL: But she could have not been there... and then the team couldn’t have gotten in.
Me: BUT SHE WAS THERE!!! And I knew she would be Bc we discussed it!
STL: I had to partner with HRBPs and this was the decision
Me: no... no you didn’t. You did that for no reason. I came in at the time my peer was supposed to be there (7am instead of 6) the team was let in on time.
So this is an issue that requires partnership with HRBP? Bc “she could have not been there” to open the store.... but she was Bc we discussed it and she committed to it....and the team was let in....
i get it I should be on time should have never got into a situation to be on final warning for something like attendance.....I could understand if she didn’t come in and the team didn’t get let in. But they were... any HRs have some insight here? Maybe my SD is completely right and I’m just to close to the situation to view it objectively. I just know as a leader I would have never done that to someone. Termed Bc someone COULD have not shown up? This feeling is gut wrenching....
@HRZone