To that one Team Member I - ARCHIVED

[Bored Food Aver]

Pounding on the counter or yelling will cause an incident necessitating the use of degreaser.
Just don't go there.

One of my friends that used to work in Produce at my store played a game with dumb TMs called 'Bad Dog'. He'd tote around the "Water Only" spray bottle and he would spray anyone that bugged him in the face with the water bottle and yell out "BAD DOG!" He always did it to me when I would ask him if his day was PROductive in PROduce.

 

[GrumpyAP]

Dear ETL & TL from last night;

Just because you put "it's best practice to" in front of something you want to happen, does not mean it's actually best practice. It is also best not to do this when someone is directly in front of a computer and can confirm with Spot's own documentation that this isn't the case.

Also, if you can't tell the difference between legislation and liability, perhaps you need to shut up for a while.

GrumpyAP.

 

[redeye58]

Oh dear.

Please at least tell me it's the noobies that engage in that sort of behavior. Not that it's excusable that way or anything, but at least ( maybe kinda sorta almost not really ) more understandable if that is the case...?

Sadly, no. It's TMs who have been here long enough to know better. The newbs I can 'educate' fairly quickly.
Woe be to the newb who says "...but so & so does that...." tho.

 

[Spotcat]

To that one team member...I always dread the days I have to work with you because:
1. You stop work and leave to take a cigarette break every hour and act like they all add up to your 15 min (they don't!). I smoke a too but wait for my 15, what makes you special?
2. You shop constantly while you are working, your cart is full of stuff after the first couple hours, THATS NOT RESHOP YOUR ACCUMULATING and we all know it.
3. You talk talk talk, and don't take a hint when I am trying to back away because I have a shit load of work to do (mostly making up yours.) You then find another TM victim to talk talk talk "at" while I am obviously running around behind you doing the work you should be.
4. I have been in this position only for a couple months, you a few years, how come I am already twice as knowledgeable and better and strategizing what/where/how to do it? It's so frustrating to see you constantly screwing us (and our numbers) up simply because you have no common sense.
5. Slow at pushing and putting up signs? Don't even get me started.

Another frustrating Thursday...

 

[doxie71]

To that one team member:

NONE of us believed you got the whole way through your section. in about an hour yesterday. I almost died of happiness when the STL came over, saw the section and called you out over the walkie and made you come fix it. No one believed your "oh guests must have come through and destroyed it" either. That area doesn't get destroyed in 5 minutes at this point in the year. I was also pleased when the closing TL told me he told the STL that would be your excuse. Because it is ALWAYS your excuse.

You are the reason I always get stuck in HBA when closing with you. Because you don't do your job. I lost all respect for you when I was running around trying to get HBA done and you said you didn't care about market because it always gets the mid-day zone. That's just laziness. Pure and simple. Stop making life harder for the rest of us.

 

[Wickedwife42]

To that one TM:
You transferred from the store that apparently does everything wrong and backwards or they were ok wih you doing it that way. Either way your doing everything wrong and backwards and it not an insult my team is trying to correct you - they just know what's expected and what you need to catch up on. Your not getting many Starbucks hours because your slower than slow and f-up drinks right and left, I can't have TM telling me that they won't buy coffee while your there by yourself -guests are probably havin the same issues. So your scheduled on a "buffered" shift with more team and I only have 2 of those......
If I have to ask you 3-6 times to stop doing dishes and get guests, pan pizzas, or anything else I need done now instead of dishes- we are going to have problems.

Might need degreaser spraying for this one.....:dash2:

 

[Wickedwife42]

To that other TM:
The one who told my transfer she sucks and they weren't getting food, coffee, or anything else from her- THANK YOU!!
I was suprised she hadn't heard it already the way our building talks and we had heard everyone talking about her suckage! Good for you and thank you soooo much!

 

[sher]

To that TM/specialist who I now have to close with every Wednesday, I do NOT want to wave fold or whatever with you. It doesn't take any less time and I don't wanna talk to you. Go awaaay.

To the cashiers, no I don't want to apply for a redcard. I'm not lying to you when I tell you I have one. I just don't wanna use it. I'm not even spending enough to give much of a damn about the discount. I'd rather have my money come out right away... and also, I kinda sorta owe Target $25 for that "returned check" that one time I thought it'd take longer to come out since it was a weekend. That was a tangent, but still, stop offering me the card. I know your spiel.

 

[redeye58]

Might need degreaser spraying for this one.....:dash2:

Filling the bottles....

 

[GrumpyAP]

Dear Fitting Room TM:

When I told you to tell me when those guests leave the fitting room and with how much, I did not imply or explicitly state that I wanted you to verbally confront them with accusations of theft. Thanks so much for that.

SIGH.

 

[forgetfulSDA]

Dear Fitting Room TM:

When I told you to tell me when those guests leave the fitting room and with how much, I did not imply or explicitly state that I wanted you to verbally confront them with accusations of theft. Thanks so much for that.

SIGH.

I bet the LOD had fun defusing that situation.

 

[babytrees]

to everybody who covers my breaks.....how freaking hard is it to make sure only 6 items are going in? I am sick and tired of finding pilferage after breaks...or like tonight, catching thieves because they brought out a (nastily) used bra as one of their "pieces". They only got that bra and a few jewelry pieces because I got AP involved. BUT, they shouldn't have gotten anything.

to those 2 tm's-I did more to zone shoes in a half hour than you 2 did all night. Geesh

 

[GrumpyAP]

Dear Fitting Room TM:

When I told you to tell me when those guests leave the fitting room and with how much, I did not imply or explicitly state that I wanted you to verbally confront them with accusations of theft. Thanks so much for that.

SIGH.

I bet the LOD had fun defusing that situation.

I verbally de-escalated the living daylights out of it and then had to go write up a KTR. Which .... i'm tired of doing. It makes me feel like i'm all form and no function.

 

[Bookworm Chick]

To whatever higher up TM that decided it was a good idea to use the plastic bags that we use now. You suck. You have no idea how flimsy these bags are , they break at the slightest thing. I had a bottle of wine and some hot sauce in one last night and it broke. We are probably wasting more bags because they break so easily than we are saving recycling them.

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

To whatever higher up TM that decided it was a good idea to use the plastic bags that we use now. You suck. You have no idea how flimsy these bags are , they break at the slightest thing. I had a bottle of wine and some hot sauce in one last night and it broke. We are probably wasting more bags because they break so easily than we are saving recycling them.

This^
The new bags we got at check lanes this week, are worthless.

 

[antivibe]

To whatever higher up TM that decided it was a good idea to use the plastic bags that we use now. You suck. You have no idea how flimsy these bags are , they break at the slightest thing. I had a bottle of wine and some hot sauce in one last night and it broke. We are probably wasting more bags because they break so easily than we are saving recycling them.

This^
The new bags we got at check lanes this week, are worthless.

The thing I hate about them is how stuck together they are. Opening one, even with the aid of water, is irritating. I make a mess with those bags and I'm
sure the GSAs/GSTLs get annoyed when I go up for back-up. Even the guests complained about them, but they complain about everything.

 

[3LetterDevil]

To whatever higher up TM that decided it was a good idea to use the plastic bags that we use now. You suck. You have no idea how flimsy these bags are , they break at the slightest thing. I had a bottle of wine and some hot sauce in one last night and it broke. We are probably wasting more bags because they break so easily than we are saving recycling them.

This^
The new bags we got at check lanes this week, are worthless.

The thing I hate about them is how stuck together they are. Opening one, even with the aid of water, is irritating. I make a mess with those bags and I'm
sure the GSAs/GSTLs get annoyed when I go up for back-up. Even the guests complained about them, but they complain about everything.

Don't forget trying to remove 1 from the pack and having the next one rip so badly it has to be thrown away....

We got an entire CASE of pharmacy bags that weren't glued along the sides....two words Corporate: QUALITY CONTROL!!!!

 

[redeye58]

We actually stuffed a large bag with all the shredded up smaller bags (the ones that ripped apart while pulling them off the holder) & tied it shut. It looked like a large Target floor pillow.
I wanted to send it to corp as an example of quality control & waste but my ETL-GE wouldn't let me

 

[antivibe]

I never thought I would be happy to have a guest ask for paper. Or have one of the "I have my own flimsy, unwashed, blood infested bags" guest.

 

[lish35]

To that one ETL, please don't ever leave. You're my favorite, even when you bring me "presents" and you have a great sense of humor.

To that one team member, please scan that case of tea so the belt can move and you can get to the rest of the guest's items.

 

[arkangel]

To whatever team member dumped their re-shop in my area. You run out of time to do your re-shop so your solution is just dump it in another area and make it some one else's problem? Really? F&%$ YOU!

 

[doxie71]

To my STL- I was stunned and happily pleased when you jumped in my zone and helped with the top shelves I can never pull items forward on (I'm short and ladders are a pain to lug around). My own TLs won't even jump in and do things like that at night and you spent a good few hours helping me. I appreciate that.

To my on the way out the door ETL- I am so glad you only work mornings and I tend to do caf shifts and closings. All I have to say
To my new ETL- Please don't change. You make work mostly enjoyable. You actually listen when we have problems and issues and attempt to fix them. Thank you.

 

[babytrees]

no cashier tm, for the second (long conversation) time I didn't color my hair, I just cut it all off. Nope, no matter how you ask, this is my natural color. If I had colored my hair I would have covered the gray, DUH!!

 

[salesfloor10]

To that one TM...thank you for actually getting your butt in gear and trying to improve. I hope you can keep it up.

To another TM...you are wonderful! I'm glad I got a chance to work with you and talk to you. I enjoyed getting to know you better. I hope everything is okay with you.

(Snark and/or sarcasm are seriously not directed at either TM, surprisingly!!!)

 

[defang]

To that one TM that's been training me, I owe you sooooooooo much. You are a freaking saint and I mean it. I wish there was something I could do for you. Just know that you've made me feel very welcome here.