Wait, unless I'm misreading this.. Any target employee is able to put in their two weeks AT any time (As far as I know) and I know that you're able to QUIT on spot, but kiss unemployment goodbye in most cases. you don't NEED to know the schedule or have the schdule posted in order to leave target...Also, I am sure you're able to say on the form when your last day is.
when I put in my two weeks at a previous target like 3 years ago, i was able to choose my last day
Absent extenuating circumstances, if you quit at a job, you never get unemployment. The exceptions are situations like if you quit because there's a hostile work environment the employer isn't addressing or some other type of condition that a reasonable person shouldn't have to deal with.
Yes, you can also absolutely quit on the spot which is basically the employee-side of at-will employment. You can quit at any time, they can fire you at any time. Now, you are right about not needing a schedule posted in order to quit but the schedule was posted 13 days before the day that I am scheduled to work which means while I still could quit and not put in a full 2 week notice they could/would likely classify me as non-rehireable.
Yeah, we don't know anything about you, which we will admit, but I personally am afraid that you think there are more jobs out there than you think. We may not know you, but what YOU don't know for certain, is if you lose your job, you may or may not be out of a job, with or without unemployment) for a long period of time.
First off, the chances of me losing my job for calling in on Thanksgiving are pretty low. Like I said, I have no coachings in the last month and absolutely no attendance issues. Secondly, as I am finishing up grad school right now, and thus on the cusp of having to pay back ridiculous student loans, if I am still working at Target 9 months from now I won't be making enough to make my student loan payments and thus having bigger concerns in my life. I literally cannot afford to continue working for Target in another 9 months.
We'll find out for sure in a couple weeks though but I'm not terribly worried though because unlike a lot of the country, my state's unemployment rate is right around 5%. Jobs, particularly retail, are not hard to come by around here. While I would likely have a slight cut in pay, I'm not concerned about not finding a job to replace this one until I graduate. Like I said though, if I'm making anywhere near what I'm making now in 9 months then I've got a hell of a lot more to worry about than whether I'm employed with Target.
I never said you'd be out of a job and/or living in your family's basement, but it is a possibility and one that you should consider. When you're making a possible life-altering decision, you should consider all the possible consequences.
Note that you said "back" in the basement which tells me you've been there before, right?
Yeah, when I was a teenager in high school, smartass. Unless you packed up and moved out after you left the womb, I'd imagine you spent at least some amount of time living with your parents in the past yourself.
In all seriousness, if my kid skipped work to come to my house for dinner, I'd kick his butt. Family IS important to me, but so is loyalty to a commitment. If you don't think Target deserves your loyalty, then you need to find another place to work.
Yep, I do believe in loyalty to a commitment as well and when I committed to working for Target 5 years ago, they weren't pulling this opening on Thanksgiving crap. If I had been hired recently, particularly in light of their midnight opening last year, I would obviously have less of a foundation for my indignation but 5 years ago when I started Target was being reasonable and opening at 6 AM.
Additionally, don't you think commitments should be more than one sided? Shouldn't Target have a commitment to me as well? Perhaps a work-life balance commitment?
I, personally, would have NO problem calling off of work, no matter what day it was, as long as I had a reason to do so. Sure, they don't need a reason, but I, as an intelligent man, am required to have one for myself. No threats would keep me from doing so. But camaraderie would be the ONLY reason I would consider NOT to calling off. I feel bad when I do call off, for team members that depend on me. Now, i'm not trying to push my ideals on anyone, but offer advice, not only to you, but whoever else that views this. I had to work for this job. Even though it is part-time, it is the only one I have found. But I still will state, IF I had a reason for calling off, I would have no problems doing so. Not for spite, or to stick it the man.
That's really the issue here, isn't it? I mean, I have made it very clear that I'm calling in for myself and myself only because I want to prioritize my time with my family. I'm not rallying the troops and I'm not trying to stick it to the man. I've learned long ago that one person sticking it to the man has about as much impact as a fart in the wind. I'm calling in because I've already had one family member pass away literally the day after we had Thanksgiving together. We knew it was coming then but I will not let the possibility of that happening with another family member and me not being there with them. Thankfully the year that happened though was a reasonable opening time and thus I wasn't put into the same position as this year so I was able to spend that time with her.
) "Rest periods," however, unlike meal periods, "insofar as practicable shall be in the middle of each work period."
