Sadie
lydianmodeee
- Joined
- Aug 17, 2013
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- 80
Hey guys, so I'm just a salesfloor TM. Today a team lead took me for an "off-stage" conversation to "connect" (gotta love the Targetspeak) and he said he and a few others were really impressed with my work and said they thought I could easily be a team lead if it's something I'd be interested in. I do have a few concerns/questions though... For starters I'm only 18, and I dunno, I guess I would feel weird being in charge of people five, ten, even twenty years older than me? I don't know if that's just an insecurity thing or what, but yeah. I mean, I like being in leadership positions, I'm good at taking charge and making decisions, it's just I feel like I'm still so young and have a lot to learn. Another thing, is the pay really that much better? I've heard team leads only make a few more dollars than sales floor members. On top of that my life is pretty busy and I have several other commitments, and from what I understand team lead position is a 40 hour position right? Is there an option to have less hours? I would definitely like expanding my role as I'm getting really bored and antsy, seeing all these problems that I know could be fixed but not having the authority to do so, but a part-time position is what I need.
Lastly, from my personal experience, I really hate the whole "manager" culture I've seen at Target. Haven't been here that long, but it seems like the higher up you go, atleast in my store, the faker it gets. I can't stand the gossip you see all the time with the ETLs, the weird team member-team lead relationship/favoritism that goes on, the hypocrisy, the cliques, the politically correct speak... I'm a blunt, tell it like it is person. Tactful, sure, but Target's lack of just... being real in communication really bothers me. I don't know if I want to enter that world. Meetings and BS reviews and ass-kissing all the right people... I guess that's the nice thing about being at the bottom. It ain't pretty, but atleast we don't have to all wear masks to pretend like it is.
Lastly, from my personal experience, I really hate the whole "manager" culture I've seen at Target. Haven't been here that long, but it seems like the higher up you go, atleast in my store, the faker it gets. I can't stand the gossip you see all the time with the ETLs, the weird team member-team lead relationship/favoritism that goes on, the hypocrisy, the cliques, the politically correct speak... I'm a blunt, tell it like it is person. Tactful, sure, but Target's lack of just... being real in communication really bothers me. I don't know if I want to enter that world. Meetings and BS reviews and ass-kissing all the right people... I guess that's the nice thing about being at the bottom. It ain't pretty, but atleast we don't have to all wear masks to pretend like it is.