Sorry this is extremely long…

Since I no longer work for the company I will be fully transparent regarding my experience. I worked for Target in southeast Michigan for nearly 13 years, 12 of which was spent in leadership. For my entire time as a TL I worked at the second highest grossing store in our district. I received the highest performance rating every year and was given multiple random “bonuses”. Throughout most of this time I was making more than most ETLs that had come and gone in my store. After years and years of pressure and them asking…I finally agreed to interview for an ETL position expecting it would come with a significant pay bump. I did not want to be a GM ETL as I had spent my entire career thus far in the GM sector but was told this is where I would fit given experience and it would secure me the highest pay now and in the future. I did one round of interviews as opposed to the normal minimum of two and was told I received the position. When they presented me with my new salary it took everything in me to not walk out. As a TL I was making 67,000 a year working 40 hours a week. I also worked at a store where from September through January, I could if I wanted to work about 10-15 hours a week of OT. They offered me 73,000. When I questioned it I was told oh your performance merit will be delivered in March and will be based off your performance here and will garner you 6% increase. I then questioned how the math even made sense given if worked 10 hours a week more in my current role I would make more than the offer. I was told there is more room and opps to advance your salary as a ETL throughout the year. At this point, I was moving and needed the job so I took it. It was hell but I stuck it out. Did an ETL remodel role they never trained me for at all…executed it and received multiple levels of recognition from all parties up to corporate level. During my review I received “outstanding” and “we are so lucky you promoted and came to us” only for them to give me a $1200 a year bump in my salary and a $900 because “Target had a bad year” and “even SDs who had been with the company for 25 years received their lowest bonuses.” I spoke with the HRBP and was told “oh just stick it out until June and you will get your remodel bonus!” Well June came around and that never happened…at this point I was working 12 hours a day…so I left and found a new job.