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I don't think one has to be worse or better than the other.
Two wrongs don't make a right. I don't know how payroll works at your store but at mine I replace and if you take an hour lunch, I'm going to be angry. It's inconsiderate and not good work ethic period.I still don't see how it's any more inconsiderate than having management not replace, or even try to replace, someone who has called off. Doesn't that also drastically affect the coverage of the area? They just assume everyone will fill in. Easier to fill in for half an hour than for 8.
I still don't see how it's any more inconsiderate than having management not replace, or even try to replace, someone who has called off. Doesn't that also drastically affect the coverage of the area? They just assume everyone will fill in. Easier to fill in for half an hour than for 8.
Do we really get dinged for taking a long lunch?
I often take slightly longer lunches as I am scheduled right at 40 hours to avoid overtime, as getting out on the second everyday is impossible. I am wondering if that is where my Phantom 6 "coming up lates" came from during my review last year, as to my knowledge I had not been late once for that entire year.
Coquiazul is a SBTL & has already established a papertrail on this particular TM.This may have been answered but here's my take:
Anything you observe when you are there, you need to follow up with the team member. Granted Target policy says give people time to improve but conduct is not a improvement based trait. Follow up with the team member, partner with your AP, partner with your ETL as well and communicate with email and leadership huddles. Listen to your other team members if they are observing it. Pull the team member in and have a conversation. The biggest issue with Target that I've experienced is that leaders do not like sitting down to have those conversations. Reality is, they do not have to be rash, aggressive or mean so to say. Sit down with them and ask them and use observations you've seen or other leaders have. Have someone else sit in with you and make sure you document everything. Patter with HR ETL to help as well. If it had been going on for sometime so easily, you probably need to make a routine of following up with that person and time them. You're not stalking or harassing. You're responsibility is to ensure conduct and performance requirements are meant. All my top performers have zero problem with me checking in on them because they know it is my job and know they do not have to lie or fight back because they aren't doing anything wrong. Plus, things like this can cause negative morale which then leads to damage control for you or other leaders
Coquiazul is a SBTL & has already established a papertrail on this particular TM.
As stated in an earlier post, coqui has attempted to work with said TM to improve before taking punitive actions - including coachings & now corrective actions on several fronts.
@unknown: It's one thing when a TM calls out because you know you're missing a person & can attempt to cover the shift. When a TM takes a long lunch without telling anyone, nobody knows WHEN they will be back or if they were in a wreck, got kidnapped by an angry ex, etc so there's no way of knowing how much time you'll have to replace.
You may have to yank someone from another area only to have said TM stroll in unconcerned about the mayhem they caused.
I spoke to her about it, she lied to me saying that she never took an hour lunch, I showed her the timecard that I had printed and then she stood quiet, asked her why this happened and she told me that she just needed to be away, I told her if she communicated it to a leader, she said no and that she didn't feel it was a big deal because it was just this once and when I told her it still wasn't okay, she started crying and stormed off. Now I'm having my ETL get involved so she can follow up with the issue because something needs to be done.
I'm sorry you're going through that. Maybe changing workcenters might help?@CoquiAzul I wish you were my TL. You actually care. We have plenty of tms who pull stuff like that, don't show up, show up late, etc. and they are still at my store and getting better hours/treated better than myself who takes 30 minutes and only 30 minutes for lunch, has missed ONE shift in over a year and was late ONCE (stuck in traffic due to a car accident right outside my store).
My store doesn't allow workcenter changes. So I'm basically stuck splitting my time between two. Both my TLs suck.I'm sorry you're going through that. Maybe changing workcenters might help?