MEGATHREAD The On-Demand Team Member (ODTM) Thread

[notinlow]

I'm in college and I've been on demand for over a year at a store near me. Apparently, they aren't offering the ODTM position in my store anymore, so I requested to transfer to another store (further from me) as on demand so that I could keep the job. This transfer has gone through just fine, but they're trying to tell me that I'm now supposed to work once every 4 weeks instead of once every 6 months (which was what I was doing at my old store, since I'm a student), and the reasoning is that the new store is too close to the school that I'm attending, so I don't qualify for the 6 months rule. Is there anyone that can shed some light on this policy / how can I get accommodated for the original 6 month rule? Thanks!

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

I'm in college and I've been on demand for over a year at a store near me. Apparently, they aren't offering the ODTM position in my store anymore, so I requested to transfer to another store (further from me) as on demand so that I could keep the job. This transfer has gone through just fine, but they're trying to tell me that I'm now supposed to work once every 4 weeks instead of once every 6 months (which was what I was doing at my old store, since I'm a student), and the reasoning is that the new store is too close to the school that I'm attending, so I don't qualify for the 6 months rule. Is there anyone that can shed some light on this policy / how can I get accommodated for the original 6 month rule? Thanks!

The rules got changed to once a month 2 weeks ago.

 

[notinlow]

The rules got changed to once a month 2 weeks ago.

Doesn't this thread say though that the 6 months remains for students?

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

Doesn't this thread say though that the 6 months remains for students?

= also, as of February 12, 2023, the one-shift-every-6-weeks requirement will be lessened to one shift every 4 weeks; as before, if the ODTM cannot work every 4 weeks, they should communicate constantly with the store to avoid automatic termination.

 

[notinlow]

= also, as of February 12, 2023, the one-shift-every-6-weeks requirement will be lessened to one shift every 4 weeks; as before, if the ODTM cannot work every 4 weeks, they should communicate constantly with the store to avoid automatic termination.

* = as of July 2021, for college students only, the minimum work requirement window was extended from one 4-hour shift every 4 weeks to every 6 months to accommodate the elimination of the Educational Leave of Absence (ELOA), as college students will be encouraged to adopt this role and many attend school far from their home store, making working every 4 weeks impossible.

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

* = as of July 2021, for college students only, the minimum work requirement window was extended from one 4-hour shift every 4 weeks to every 6 months to accommodate the elimination of the Educational Leave of Absence (ELOA), as college students will be encouraged to adopt this role and many attend school far from their home store, making working every 4 weeks impossible.

Please contact your hr.

 

[He77CAT]

I'm an ODTM. I have received no notification of this. (my last shift was 2 weeks ago) I would expect a letter, email or text sent to me regarding this with some sort of advance notice. With a 'regards line' that would be something like 'new requirements for ODTM' and the letter/email giving the official start date of when this would go into effect. I'm learning this here, now. I guess I'll be going into my store for verification. I'm one of those employees when given a task it gets done and no one needs to check on me and if I say I'm going to be there, I AM. Many times, I've gotten a phone call asking if I can come in to close and it's 5p and I go in and get it done. There are a few of us that are dedicated in this way, but I believe there will now be a few less ODTMs at our store. 😿😿

ODTMs existed and when it changed to a requirement of a 4hr shift in 6 months, it was inclusive for all .... -'to accommodate the elimination of the ELOA'- it's not ONLY for students because it doesn't say for students only. It's the way it's worded, once they lumped students into the general ODTM group and changed the expectations it would be for everyone.

 

[BobSmith]

I'm an ODTM. I have received no notification of this. (my last shift was 2 weeks ago) I would expect a letter, email or text sent to me regarding this with some sort of advance notice. With a 'regards line' that would be something like 'new requirements for ODTM' and the letter/email giving the official start date of when this would go into effect. I'm learning this here, now. I guess I'll be going into my store for verification. I'm one of those employees when given a task it gets done and no one needs to check on me and if I say I'm going to be there, I AM. Many times, I've gotten a phone call asking if I can come in to close and it's 5p and I go in and get it done. There are a few of us that are dedicated in this way, but I believe there will now be a few less ODTMs at our store. 😿😿

ODTMs existed and when it changed to a requirement of a 4hr shift in 6 months, it was inclusive for all .... -'to accommodate the elimination of the ELOA'- it's not ONLY for students because it doesn't say for students only. It's the way it's worded, once they lumped students into the general ODTM group and changed the expectations it would be for everyone.

I was thinking the same thing. I have worked twice since reading on here about the four week requirement and they haven't said anything to me about it when I was in. I am also very dependable and just do what I need to do when I am there. I also have very good numbers, so they tend to like it when I come in. It just seems like some notification about the change should have been given. When I first switched to OD, the HR told me I had to work once every 3 months. I learned about the 6 week thing on here. I had talked to my ETL back in January when there were no shifts available and I was concerned about the system automatically terminating me if I didn't pick up a shift in 6 weeks. He said that I would get a letter or email before it terminated me in the system and most likely it wouldn't happen unless I didn't work for 6 months with no communication. The whole lack of communication is kind of nuts.

 

[He77CAT]

I was thinking the same thing. I have worked twice since reading on here about the four week requirement and they haven't said anything to me about it when I was in. I am also very dependable and just do what I need to do when I am there. I also have very good numbers, so they tend to like it when I come in. It just seems like some notification about the change should have been given. When I first switched to OD, the HR told me I had to work once every 3 months. I learned about the 6 week thing on here. I had talked to my ETL back in January when there were no shifts available and I was concerned about the system automatically terminating me if I didn't pick up a shift in 6 weeks. He said that I would get a letter or email before it terminated me in the system and most likely it wouldn't happen unless I didn't work for 6 months with no communication. The whole lack of communication is kind of nuts.

well I went in and asked the person who does the scheduling, our ETL, team lead and HR.. no one knows anything about this. Maybe it's store specific ??

 

[nevermind]

BobSmith & He77CAT: getting the word out has been IMHO a complete and total cluster fuck. I finally got a hard copy from my HRETL after bugging her about 20 times because I too had read the 'new' policy on various TM forums but had received nothing --NOTHING --official from HQ in Workday, or email, or however....