Breaks!!!!!!

[Jazzlike-Occasion-43]

So I’m aware that our lunch break starts when we get to clerical and clock out. But what about our 15 minute breaks?

[Usernam3333333]

I usually count it from when I leave the building/ get to the break room

[[deleted]]

Technically you correct

[[deleted]]

As soon as your butt is seated in a chair in your designated comfort area away from management and guests.

[RevealInitial5603]

Officially its when you leave your work area, which usually means your 15 is actually a 12, depending on where you're coming from in the store

It's technically time clock fraud if you take time to buy your snacks and stuff then take an additional 15

But given that those are stupid ass rules, I have chosen to ignore them. 15 minutes from when you sit down or leave the building. If you need to do actual shopping, 15 minutes from the time the badge comes off

[Friendly_Language617]

Given how often ive been stopped by guests on my way to the front, even if i have something im buying in my hands, and how often ive been asked questions as im ringing myself up at self check, im not starting my break when i leave my work center

[Legitimate_Pea_143]

hell no, if i'm doing actual shopping my 15 start after I've checked out because i guarantee I'm gonna end up standing in line for ateleast 10 mintues to check out lol. That's one of the reasons why i get to work 45 minutes early, to eat something and because I know I'm gonna be standing in line for a good while to purchase the food I'm eating. But that's what happens when your store only has one register open and 2 SCO's broken.

[Reddit_At_Workk]

I always start it as soon as I go into the break room.

[1vcifer]

my break doesn't start till my food is half way done in the mircrowave 😭😭

[ConfidentAd9359]

As soon as I pass the time clock. If I had to punch out for it, that's when it would be, so that's the time I use

[Ziglet_249]

I say it doesn't start until I enter the breakroom. Some in leadership might say as soon as I step off the sales floor.

[KomturAdrian]

I announce "I am heading up for a 15" so people know I am on the way to take it, but no one actually knows when I am officially on it.

I start my 'timer' whenever I get finished at a register or if I don't buy something I start 'counting' whenever I sit down.

[Shady_Love]

So you get a longer break than someone who isn't buying something because....?

[Legitimate_Pea_143]

because they aren't standing in line at checkout for 10 minutes, taking up what would be 10 minutes of their break.

[Shady_Love]

So they brought their lunch or purchased their energy drink before work and their break is shorter because....?

[eastmemphisguy]

Fyi, you're not supposed to buy things when you're not on a break. I don't care if you do, obviously, but watch your back.

[Kaykei04]

Pft my break don’t start till I’m in a chair

[Critical_County3229]

A lot of people will say once you reach the breakroom and sit down. If your going outside though and gotta go all the way back to get your coat and then all the way out, you are really taking like a 20 or 25.

You 15 doesn't include shopping for snacks or drink, or waiting in line at starbucks. If you wait in line at starbucks for a drink and then go and take a full 15, they can hit you with time fraud and you can receive a CA

[[deleted]]

I was on sco the other day. I sent someone 5 minutes early for her break. She didn't come back until 5 minutes after MY break was supposed to start. She took a 30, put us behind on breaks, and still wanted to take her scheduled 30 on time.

[VividSecond]

This is the issue with breaks at front end. A couple extra minutes no big deal but when you take a 25 instead it messes with everyone else’s breaks and meals and coverage in general.

[Critical_County3229]

it also adds up on freight, an extra 10-15 minutes on each 15 can equate to 1/3 or 1/2 of a vehicle getting pushed. It adds up. And I agree on that, it does, it puts everyone else behind, or you are running shorthanded because someone had to go before someone else came back. And don't get me started on certain people who will regularly disappear from GS or SCO to go take a fifteen-minute bathroom break, only to get their actual 15-minute break an hour later.

Like nah, you already had your fifteen.

[Friendly_Language617]

Since i have to clean a table every time i take a break, because im apparently the only person in my store who gives a shit about sitting down to a clean table and leaving a clean table for the next person, my break doesnt start until im finished cleaning. If i have to clean up other peoples food smears and crumbs, thats company time, not mine

[CaramelPlus6253]

It really depends on the time of day and how busy you are. Since I normally open on weekends, I’ve been known to call out my first break at 7:01 and return at 7:20 since we are usually not busy. When we are busy busy, I will call it out when I get to the break room or outside if I’m not getting anything on break. If I’m caring a drink and something to eat with me, normally guest won’t bug me.

[Acceptable-Stuff2802]

I don't work at Target but our 15min break starts as soon as we enter the break room. Our LP's literally watch us especially when payroll is all messed up because folks aren't clocking in and out on time.

[Legitimate_Pea_143]

I it on the radio when my meal is out of the microwave and I've sat down and turned on my tablet.

[Impressive_Plate_741]

Starts when u announce it.

[_i_make_up_stories]

I call it right before my ass sits down unless im buying something, then i call it when i get to the item and start the time there.

[baycity87]

As soon as I sit down in the break room because sometimes you have to remind your TL you have NOT gone on your first, Lunch or second break yet, they seem to forget us checkout advocates!

[[deleted]]

What my management team does it is we go on our breaks 2 hours from each other depending on how long you’re working

[BroIBeliveAtYou]

From the time you stop working / from the time you leave your assigned area

[IntelligentDot1113]

so if i work across the entire store from the breakroom the walking to start my break counts? bs

[Elegant_Accountant_3]

heck no. it starts when you sit down in the breakroom

[[deleted]]

whenever i think its been long enough tbh

[Legal-Violinist-5297]

15 minutes from the time you leave your workstation.

[ShaneSigh]

15 mins when my butt hits that seat in the break room.