Archived Return of Hours

[ntauctions]

I've had multiple stints with Target each lasting a few years. I don't remember how my hours were cut during the first two but in this third I'm going on three years. Last year I was getting around 32-36 hours a week and after Christmas it dropped to about 28-30. Not really noticable, or at at least not enough for me to care. This year however it seems more drastic. I'm now scheduled for one four hour shift per week. Two of my other co-workers who both consistently got 40 hours are down to 8-16 a week. I'm wondering when we should begin to see hours return. I know there is a drop each year but I've never experienced anything like this.

Has anyone attempted to collect unemployment during this time? Or under-employment, if there is such a thing?

 

[Anelmi]

I'm not sure how Target's payroll months work but this next week is pretty brutal. Probably because it's the end of month for February. The 1st week of March, though, my hours doubled. I think they should slowly start going up from here on out as the weather gets warmer and people start planning for spring projects, etc. But Easter is super late this year though so that might throw a wrench into things.

 

[Times Up]

The schedule ending 3/9 is particularly brutal at my store. Lots of people complaining about getting only 4 hours for the week.

 

[Area13]

One of the positives about modernization is the need to have dedicated team members in each area. Direction has been given that the same team members need to be scheduled 4-5 days a week in their “areas” to be able to know their business. A lot of stores I’ve seen are more team member heavy this year then in previous years. This is in anticipation of having enough people post rollout.

 

[flow4areasonuno]

I've had 1 day per week for 2 weeks now, and next week is the same. I had hoped March would change that, but nope...

 

[Pinballmaster]

I'm not sure they are coming back.....

 

[CsideMaster]

I’ve had one 5.5 hour shift a week since the last week of December. No signs of hours going up at my store.

 

[Times Up]

I’ve had one 5.5 hour shift a week since the last week of December. No signs of hours going up at my store.

What area do you work in?

 

[Dplymkr88]

I'm not sure they are coming back.....

This guy Targets...

 

[CsideMaster]

What area do you work in?

I do unload/stock and also signing. My shifts since that time period have just been for signing. Haven’t unloaded a truck since December 22nd.

 

[workinghard]

I wonder sometimes if the TL's are biased about who they "give" the hours to.

 

[unknown]

I wonder sometimes if the TL's are biased about who they "give" the hours to.

Of course they are! Wouldn't you want your best workers getting hours?

 

[Dog]

The newest schedule that came out at my store (starting with 3/3) is super brutal lol I only got 25 hours as a GSA with completely open availability

 

[Times Up]

I wonder sometimes if the TL's are biased about who they "give" the hours to.

Absolutely! I have limited availability and am getting more hours than most of the TMs in my work center.

 

[Llamanatee]

Absolutely! I have limited availability and am getting more hours than most of the TMs in my work center.

Yeah, I can only work 3 days and have more hours than some people with open availability in my work center.

 

[NKG]

Remember the $15 per hours? It's gotta come somewhere

 

[wiredharpoon]

Honestly at least at my store its because of all of the call-outs and people "forgetting" to take their lunch. If you have all of your team members scheduled at 38 hours and someone calls out how are you going to call someone in without them going into OT? The problem intensifies if you have multiple people that call out (Imagine 6 in a day)... then they complain that someone is getting more hours than them. The 4-5 hour shifts are due to lunches.