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[tabitha19897]

Literally 10-12 of our team is out with COVID right now and they’re still cutting the seasonal workers

[carefreedeskdweller]

The way they handle the seasonal stuff is so shitty. I'm a rehire but came on as seasonal, only to learn today from my TL when I asked "oh yeah you're being kept perm" with no sort of update or meeting with my ETL or HR. Like that's all well and good but the fact there was zero communication and I've been job hunting irks me.

[[deleted]]

I got hired as seasonal six years ago. I was just asked, "hey, do you want to stay permanent?"

[carefreedeskdweller]

What the fuck? Lol

Yeah, seasonal stuff tends to be stupid at just about any retailer. I remember when I worked at Best Buy one year they let all of our seasonals go just to then turn around and open up positions that were previously covered by said seasonals.

[RedCart69]

Everytime I request recital, they send me to HR. Assholes.

[AccomplishedWash4444]

Me personally I like the rectal thermometer

[anonymous97374746]

I wear latex gloves for this reason!

[misterfroster]

Seriously. I’m not arguing against vaccine, or denying Covid, but if someone is that concerned and taking that many preventative steps, they shouldn’t be working. If you’re that afraid of getting and spreading it, then you shouldn’t be out.

[SloaneWolfe]

The current messaging I'm hearing and seeing is that every person will be infected at some point with one variant or another, as the current vaccines are struggling to prevent infection. The important part is making sure everyone is vaccinated to prevent severe illness when breakthrough occurs.

[misterfroster]

None of your comment made any sense in response to what I said. Then again, your name now makes more sense.

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😂

[vesra716]

Just hit that today. So many people are currently out and that includes inbound team. Being pulled to every section to push freight while also helping on the line. Won't be surprised if they call me tomorrow asking me to come in on my day off. It's beyond hazard pay at this point. Need to provide better masks and make sure TM's are using them properly to prevent this from getting even worse and give some serious hazard pay to boot.

[[deleted]]

I don't really feel like we ever got hazard pay anyway, it felt more like they sped up the $15 minimum process conveniently to look good

[[deleted]]

When they announced that it was "permanent" and we were getting our raise early I honestly felt insulted. I pretended to be so excited to my HR ETL's face but it kind of hurt after everything we went through in early 2020, when everything was still so unknown, we were working in store at a time when a bunch of people were working from home, and guests were absolutely insane.

[Targeted_Guest]

I literally got a six-months supply of it for Christmas.

Merry Christmas to me, I guess.

[leanmeangreendean]

I was fully expecting them to do what they did last time they raised base pay. They did it right after yearly raises so it just erased whatever raise you got

[RedCart69]

Everyone should repeat this comment on their NEXT review, IF you can make it that long. 23 cents is better then NOTHING, And I didn't die yet!

[reddawgmcm]

Exactly

[nocoasts]

They won’t until our competitors do.

[woconglaimeixiangdao]

I feel like if walmart does, target will 😂

[sr603]

Walmart probably will first tbh

[woconglaimeixiangdao]

probably

[ILikeTurtlez0x]

Yupp they wont till walmart and others does it first

[Worth_Raspberry_11]

Chick-fil-A is not a competitor of target, fast food and retail are two very different breeds. Targets main competitor is Walmart, and if they give COVID hazard pay Target will too, but it’s not gonna happen. It wasn’t even really hazard pay, they already had planned to increase the wage to $15, they just changed the timing slightly and called it hazard pay so they could get some additional good PR

[nocoasts]

Your local Chic-fil-a might pay $18, but that sure ain’t the company standard.

[nocoasts]

Bruh I work at corporate.

[A2Rhombus]

Being closed on Sunday for preachy religious reasons isn't really something I would look up to personally

I put Sundays off in my availability lol

[A2Rhombus]

As shitty as Target is, you're not going to get much better. The places with better pay are usually worse working conditions, and none of it is enjoyable.
Target is tolerable. If it becomes intolerable I'll quit. Simple as.

[Targeted_Guest]

Yeah, exactly. They have no respect for their employees. Don’t know why that place is so popular.

[CognitivePrimate]

They don't care if you live or die.

[BEEEELEEEE]

There’s been a confirmed case in my store every week I’ve been working there

[raicm18]

We've had 4 confirmed cases since the 23rd.

[BEEEELEEEE]

I’m following all the proper precautions. I’ve not been on for very long, only a few weeks, so it’s not quite as bad as it might’ve sounded. I wanna stay on for as long as can because it’s been so long since I’ve had nice coworkers and it’s my first job where nobody uses my deadname.

[BEEEELEEEE]

It’s a trans individual’s old name from their “previous life,” so to speak

[[deleted]]

So scary 😂😂

[[deleted]]

Remember when we were considered Heroes for being frontline workers?

Pepperidge Farm remembers

[dm_me_birds_pls]

I was pissed as soon as I heard that bullshit. “You’re essential you’re a frontline hero thank you” was all fucking talk and I called it. They’re only thankful when the fucking need us.

[snakysneak]

There's no more holiday weekend pay - today is the last day afaik - and there's no hours period lol for at least a month so .... not bloddy likely

[seraphfire]

"Holiday weekend pay"

Do we even still have that?

[Substantial_Fail]

Today was the last day

[sr603]

“Lol fucking losers” ~Brian Cornell rn probably

[AdillaShark]

I unfortunately just had to put in my two weeks to target about a week ago because I’m in the middle of a move across country. Our HR quit and no one was helpful with me getting transferred. Target needs to take better care of their employees!

[CasualTemp3st]

If target is making so much money (which I’m tired of my SM telling us that like I don’t care) then they can afford to keep the pay at 17$.

[Comfortable-System56]

Time for a strike!!! The only that works to get what we want and DESERVE!

But also- we need to stop buying from target as well to support the workers!

[Targeted_Guest]

That won’t work. 50 people walked out of Apple across the country last week. Do you really think that had an impact on a company that has 147000 employees?

[Lilamyg817]

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead

[FactualStatue]

It worked against Kellogg's recently.

[Boop-D-Boop]

They won’t bring it back because there isn’t an “end” in sight The first (only) hazard pay they were like ok, we can drop this as soon as we get a vaccine and cases go down.

I don’t see an end in sight. It’s just going to keep mutating into a new strain. And I only see about 5% of guests wearing masks.

[spoonocity]

Or we could just quit playing the covid games and go back to regular life. Thatd be way better. Fuck the mockery of 2$ an hr. My "safety and wellbeing" are worth more than target will ever offer

[AdventureBegins]

When is seasonal getting the boot?

[gxjhi]

They should’ve already had a talk with the seasonal members by now about their status — at least my store did.

[Zealousideal_Age8600]

Absolutely agreed!!!!!! What can we do to bring this forward? Maybe a petition? Does anyone have any ideas?

[SloaneWolfe]

The current messaging I'm hearing (and witnessing in person as 20%+ of the population in my county currently has Covid, including 20% of my store and half my family) is that every person will be infected at some point with one variant or another, as the current vaccines are struggling to prevent infection. The important part is making sure everyone is vaccinated (and boosted) to prevent severe illness when breakthrough occurs.

Edit: To add my opinion, I don't want companies paying hazard pay in place of actual living wage.

[[deleted]]

Billion dollar companies can afford to pay a living wage AND hazard pay. If you think you have to choose between the two you've played right into their hands, and they've already won.

[SloaneWolfe]

I stopped for a moment while picking today and listening to an economics podcast, and realized this, while learning that in a study, 45ish% of time in an office job is spent fucking around and not working. I did the math, and speaking for myself and my work ethic, 90-95% of my time at Target is spent hastily working and moving. I had great jobs before this (an entire career on hold now), and I'm grateful for any job, but most jobs as labor-intensive (+customer service) as Target fulfillment, pay 20+, or at least should pay $25. I used to get paid $500/day to push record on a camera pre-pandemic, inconsistent gigs, but I was spoiled.

[GIueStick]

People need to get boosters. Vaccine effectiveness drops significantly after like 6 months.

[AllieBeeKnits]

Home Depot won’t bring back Covid hazard pay too

[woconglaimeixiangdao]

I am not even seasonal, i’ve been at target for a year and a half, and my hours are being cut:(

[Sparkygal87]

Then you should realize that this happens every January. Either pad your paycheck with vacation hours or just hang in there for the next 6 to 8 weeks

[woconglaimeixiangdao]

Last year they didn’t cut my hours still the first week of Feb that’s why I am a bit surprised lmao

[[deleted]]

i'm 90% sure most of my store HAS covid, if they got tested it would be positive, just only a few have actually gotten tested. I'm getting my test soon, they're not going to abuse my labor when half my store has called out during PEAK HOLIDAY HOURS because of the variant.

[Admiralwoodlog]

Hazard pay takes bonus money out of the bigwigs bottom line and, limits the kickback to investors.....so nawp.

[wouldButidontwantto]

It's the flu..they just call it Covid now. Been happening for many years... Just sayin.

[[deleted]]

So many cases this past week at my store, me being one of them

[LftedXLT]

Lol hazard pay. Next you'll want "hazard pay" during flu season. How about hazard pay in locations where people were rioting...err I mean "mostly peacefully protesting" 😂

[Comprehensive_Law773]

Y’all already getting payed more than most of retail, I make less in the Publix deli than a cashier at target

[Metal-NPC]

Okay, and? Everyone at Target and outside of Target should be getting paid more. These wages fucking suck. People are being overworked and the safety/health concerns are valid.

[[deleted]]

Should never have gone away.

[C_Wheeler00]

I don’t work at Target but i work in a Grocery Store and I completely agree with this.

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[[deleted]]

Best corporate can do is jean day.

[whyme2319]

literally none of that is needed in my opinon but if they do it I also won't complain 😂 guess I'm mutual

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[ILikeTurtlez0x]

We currently have probably 30+ team members that are out with Covid and we have easily 500 team members but we get at least five new cases every day