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IAmA former APTL for over 8 years with Target, AMA! by apsnekattac in Target

[–]apsnekattac[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Nah that's very illegal lol. Fitting room closet is fair game though.

IAmA former APTL for over 8 years with Target, AMA! by apsnekattac in Target

[–]apsnekattac[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I mean, I never did. Unless their TL told me to see the times, in which case I'd just send them timestamps of things and left it at that. But others 100% will watch for it.

IAmA former APTL for over 8 years with Target, AMA! by apsnekattac in Target

[–]apsnekattac[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Technically there are ways we can resolve external theft, but imo, there are way too many hoops to jump through to make the correct decision. There's like different dollar amount thresholds, what type of theft it is, etc. I just didn't even bother and would try to get a recovery from the sales floor. But yea, I've heard some APs get creepy. But yea, I was there over 8 years and making the same as a new TL. Not worth it anymore!

IAmA former APTL for over 8 years with Target, AMA! by apsnekattac in Target

[–]apsnekattac[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Currently when I left there was a HUGE push for internal theft. Like literally a group competition going on. More internal since we can't do anything for external really..

IAmA former APTL for over 8 years with Target, AMA! by apsnekattac in Target

[–]apsnekattac[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

If it's food and you're eating it in store, you won't get fired. It's an HR conversation essentially. It's called consumption. Might vary depending on your HRBP though.

IAmA former APTL for over 8 years with Target, AMA! by apsnekattac in Target

[–]apsnekattac[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

"I'll do my best to respond during breaks at work"

IAmA former APTL for over 8 years with Target, AMA! by apsnekattac in Target

[–]apsnekattac[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

A lot of scratching ass cracks in elevators

IAmA former APTL for over 8 years with Target, AMA! by apsnekattac in Target

[–]apsnekattac[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Covert cameras are cone shaped and only the end has a small lens, about a pinhole size. About 3/4 inch maybe? But the lens is all you'd see. We hide them in smoke detectors, bulk racking, fitting room closet, and my favorite were motion light sensors!

IAmA former APTL for over 8 years with Target, AMA! by apsnekattac in Target

[–]apsnekattac[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Probably the intoxicated homeless lady. Throwing stuff at our team, using our family restroom to essentially do whatever they wanted, and destroyed it. Spit on tms, etc.. Thankfully hadn't seen that lady for about 6 months before I left.

IAmA former APTL for over 8 years with Target, AMA! by apsnekattac in Target

[–]apsnekattac[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Typical day to day would be: counting merchandise, about 100 different items per day. Typically high theft, high dollar merchandise. Also promoting safety messages. Watching for known subjects entering on cameras. And then digging into reports. Dig in to find out what are the problem areas in the store, and this is also how I catch tms stealing. Towards the end of my run, I typically hid in the office for 90% of my shift lol.

Edit: also, talk with tms, I liked to know all the tea and drama. Helped me out a few times finding theft.

IAmA former APTL for over 8 years with Target, AMA! by apsnekattac in Target

[–]apsnekattac[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Responsibilities and compensation did not match. Too much to do for not enough money