4/8/13
I have some stories to tell you -
so why not come in and make yourself at home?
I'm sure you can find something interesting here!
This blog site might be of interest to you if want to find out about Target and how poorly they treat their employees and customers. We have nearly 300 enteries here and links to many other stories and sites.
Keep in mind that this is the blog that Target tried to close down for 23 months but could not do that. Their case was tossed out of Federal Court in Atlanta 7/16/08 by Judge Clarence Cooper.
(for details on dismissal see:
http://targetfiling.blogspot.com/2012/02/blog-post.html and on the origin of the case see: http://targetfiling.blogspot.com/2006/09/target-corp-vs-john-doe.html, or http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2006/09/18/story7.html?page=all and http://people.tribe.net/442a2f6d-35a5-4739-b343-4f3787ef0d39/blog/6e3750f1-c3f7-4eeb-98e5-d74d1fce9bcc)
This blog site might be of interest to you if want to find out about Target and how poorly they treat their employees and customers. We have nearly 300 enteries here and links to many other stories and sites.
Keep in mind that this is the blog that Target tried to close down for 23 months but could not do that. Their case was tossed out of Federal Court in Atlanta 7/16/08 by Judge Clarence Cooper.
(for details on dismissal see:
http://targetfiling.blogspot.com/2012/02/blog-post.html and on the origin of the case see: http://targetfiling.blogspot.com/2006/09/target-corp-vs-john-doe.html, or http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2006/09/18/story7.html?page=all and http://people.tribe.net/442a2f6d-35a5-4739-b343-4f3787ef0d39/blog/6e3750f1-c3f7-4eeb-98e5-d74d1fce9bcc)
4/4/13
Target uses a secret BLACKLIST to deny applicants employment!
The NY Times in an extensive April 2nd article titled 'Retailers Track Employee Thefts in Vast Databases' report that Target is one major retail chain that secretly uses the Esteem data base to decide if applicants should be hired.
The 'vast data base' contains extensive documentation of 'alledged admissions', most which never involved any actual theft or any prosecution. The database is "a secret blacklist," Mr. Irv Ackelsberg, a lawyer at Langer, Grogan & Diver
said. "The employees don’t know about it until they have already been hurt." ". . . the databases, which are legal, are facing scrutiny from labor lawyers and federal regulators, who worry they are so sweeping that innocent employees can be harmed. The lawyers say workers are often coerced into confessing, sometimes when they have done nothing wrong, without understanding that they will be branded as thieves. . . Such statements may contain no outright admission of guilt"
Been denied a job at Target and don't know why? You might be on their Blacklist. Take a look at this NY Times article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/03/business/retailers-use-databases-to-track-worker-thefts.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&hp
4/1/13
Target AP continues to violate AP Directives - See videos!
Those familiar with the Target AP Directives will know that the arrest in the article below was handled way outside of guidelines. In fact there are many videos of Tarbutt Security rushing out the front doors after someone and simply grabbing onto them and wrestling them to the ground. No sign of any resistence, they just jump on the shoplifter. Completely against Corporate policy.On one message board a Tarbutt AP person posted that those in the stores just considered the Directives to be 'suggestions'. So clearly individual AP operations in the stores are not carefully vetted and the AP can act like cowboys and run after and tackle suspects.
Below is a story and video from a Fox station in Florida which is very typical of how Tarbutt security works, in this case one guard dies later of a heart attack.
If the stop had been handled as outlined in their Directives they would have had their suspect arrested with no scuffle and probably the guard would be around today.
After guard dies, accused shoplifter charged with murder
6/19/12 By: Deborah Bowden, FOX 13 News -
TAMPA (FOX 13) -
It could have been a simple shoplifting charge, but a man accused of stealing goods from a Target may face serious time in prison.That's because the security guard who chased and tackled him collapsed and died of a heart attack.Now the accused shoplifter faces a third-degree felony murder charge, and a minimum of 10 years in prison.
It all unfolded at the Target store on West Hillsborough Avenue on May 27, 2011. Security cameras zeroed in on Mervin Bettis almost immediately. You see him looking around; then he reaches for the shelves. Hillsborough detectives say he's shoplifting more than $1,100 worth of merchandise. Moments later, the video shows him walking right past the checkout lines and out the door.
He doesn't get far. First, a loss prevention officer grabs him; then, the store's security guard rushes up.
All three fall to the ground in the struggle. This is where it might have ended: a simple shoplifting bust. But just seven minutes later, the security guard you see in the video collapses from a heart attack and dies, turning this into a case of third degree murder.
Store employees say the security guard, 65-year-old Russell Horner, was out of breath and walking oddly. Just as he steps out of the camera's view, investigators say he collapsed.
"If you're going to commit a crime and somebody dies, we're going to hold you responsible for that, and that's what we have here. It's a death that occurs in the commission of a felony," said Tampa defense attorney Jeff Brown.
Brown is not involved in the case, but has handled several high profile trials. He says if he were defending Bettis, he would question connecting Bettis' actions with the guard's death.
"I think my first defense might be, well, this death didn't occur as a consequence of it. It happened afterwards. And I think we fight the whole battle as to how remote is too remote," Brown said. "Is it seven minutes, as in this case? What happens if that night he went home and had the heart attack? Is it five or six hours? I think that's where you fight the battle."
Brown says prior medical problems don't matter in the eyes of the law, and neither does intent. Even if the suspect didn't mean for anyone to get hurt, he's still on the hook.
"It doesn't matter. The law says look, this is what happened as a consequence of what you did and that's where you fight the battle when this goes to trial. If it goes to trial, that's what the jury will be wrestling with," he said.
If Bettis had just stolen the merchandise, with a clean record, he could have gotten off with just probation.
But instead, because someone died, he's facing hard time: a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison, if not 15.
For the article and to play the video click on this link: http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/story/18600029/after-guard-dies-accused-shoplifter-charged-with-murder
Here are some other Tarbutt videos for those who have nothing better to do:
Target Shoplifter tackled:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4onj8y-vKE
Falls/Arrests 7 min:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5Fa9gsxnwQ&NR=1&feature=fvwp
Shoplifting 42 seconds:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXDhTLFE_HQ&feature=related
Target Crime Lab, Mn. (ABC)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s_4rkpSICQ
7 min of shoplifting and guy gets away with it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz3tBX-O1_g&NR=1&feature=fvwp
Shopping Cart Screw Up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_4TqtHATWI&feature=related
Loading Up at Tarbutt Shoplifting Arrest:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqCCRy5hC68&NR=1
Dancing LODs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hScoMsJf20k&feature=youtube_gdata_player
MORE FYI:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3jgITLUMGE&playnext=1&list=PL656C12140963C0F4&feature=results_main
7 fights 2 accidents
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63t5XGlj_q8&feature=related
How to remove security tags
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc5IbE1FZiE&feature=related
How to remove ink tags (Sensormatic)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc5IbE1FZiE&feature=related
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Other Target Sites FYI:
http://targetpayandbenefits.blogspot.com/
http://targetccguidelines.blogspot.com/
http://beckfordvtarget.blogspot.com/
http://targetapdirectives2006.blogspot.com/
http://diaz-target.blogspot.com/
Long term employees at Tarbutt are called 'blockers'
How did this work out for them? Take a look further down this blog at the Oct 1, 2012 post or for more details see the seperate blog site of Lavonne C. Beckford v. Target Corporation at: http://beckfordvtarget.blogspot.com
An Arizona case that started out in a local court and was transferred to Federal Court.
A former manager said: "It was understood that I could hire someone 10 years younger than these people, at half the pay, and they had college degrees. I'd sit during the management meetings, and we'd identify who is a 'blocker'—which meant they needed to leave the company . . . "We were told to figure out how to get rid of these blockers that cost too much money,"
see this Tucson Weekly article in full at: http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/getting-the-ax/Content?oid=1830574
3/12/13
Target's Secret Interview Questions
Interviewer Questions for Executive Team Leader or Team Leader
1) Tell me about a time when you exerted extra effort to help a guest.
2) Describe how you think that product out of stocks can be proactively prevented in the store.
3) Tell me about the last time you missed a deadline and why.
4) Tell me about a time when you were asked to do something with little help or direction from others.
5) Tell me about a time when you were asked to do something unexpected or on short notice.
6) Tell me about a time when you had to learn a new skill that was important for your job.
7) Tell me what you think is the significance or importance of maintaining the Target store image.
8) Tell me about a time when you were dissatisfied with the appearance of your work area and what you did to improve it?
Interviewer Questions for Executive Team Leader Human Resources
1) Tell me about a time that you were part of a group that did not work together as well as it should have.
2) Tell me about a time when you went all out to make your store, or work area, look presentable.
3) Tell me about a time when you had to shift attention between multiple activities that competed for your time.
4) Tell me about a work program or project that was not running well and what you did about it.
5) Tell me about a time when you had to shift attention between multiple activities that competed for your time.
6) Tell me about a time when you addressed a safety concern.
7) Tell me about the last time you had too much to do and too little time to do it.
8) Tell me about a time you investigated your work area for possible improvements.
9) Describe a time when you had to deal with a difficult guest or co-worker.
Interviewer Questions for Store Team Leader
1) Tell me about a time when you executed a plan in a timely manner.
2) Tell me about a time when you were unable to help someone.
3) What do you view as the biggest challenge regarding in-stocks in a Target store?
4) Tell me about a time when you asked for feedback that would improve your performance.
5) Tell me about a time when you had to drive a change that was not well received by others.
6) Tell me about the last time you took a project that was a stretch of your skill set.
7) Tell me about a time when you had to introduce yourself to someone new and how you handled this situation?
8) Describe a situation when your planning led to a favorable outcome.
Thanks to Dave K for providing this info. If you have confidential Tarbut info send it to me for publication.
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1) Tell me about a time when you exerted extra effort to help a guest.
2) Describe how you think that product out of stocks can be proactively prevented in the store.
3) Tell me about the last time you missed a deadline and why.
4) Tell me about a time when you were asked to do something with little help or direction from others.
5) Tell me about a time when you were asked to do something unexpected or on short notice.
6) Tell me about a time when you had to learn a new skill that was important for your job.
7) Tell me what you think is the significance or importance of maintaining the Target store image.
8) Tell me about a time when you were dissatisfied with the appearance of your work area and what you did to improve it?
Interviewer Questions for Executive Team Leader Human Resources
1) Tell me about a time that you were part of a group that did not work together as well as it should have.
2) Tell me about a time when you went all out to make your store, or work area, look presentable.
3) Tell me about a time when you had to shift attention between multiple activities that competed for your time.
4) Tell me about a work program or project that was not running well and what you did about it.
5) Tell me about a time when you had to shift attention between multiple activities that competed for your time.
6) Tell me about a time when you addressed a safety concern.
7) Tell me about the last time you had too much to do and too little time to do it.
8) Tell me about a time you investigated your work area for possible improvements.
9) Describe a time when you had to deal with a difficult guest or co-worker.
Interviewer Questions for Store Team Leader
1) Tell me about a time when you executed a plan in a timely manner.
2) Tell me about a time when you were unable to help someone.
3) What do you view as the biggest challenge regarding in-stocks in a Target store?
4) Tell me about a time when you asked for feedback that would improve your performance.
5) Tell me about a time when you had to drive a change that was not well received by others.
6) Tell me about the last time you took a project that was a stretch of your skill set.
7) Tell me about a time when you had to introduce yourself to someone new and how you handled this situation?
8) Describe a situation when your planning led to a favorable outcome.
Thanks to Dave K for providing this info. If you have confidential Tarbut info send it to me for publication.
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3/3/13
Here is another interesting site FYI:
You just got here so don't go running off to look at some other blog site, BUT when you have some time you might want to take a look at this site about Target complaints:
Target Stores
437 Consumer Complaints and Reviews (including from 2013)
437 Consumer Complaints and Reviews (including from 2013)
Their stores are big and bright and somehow more "upscale" than Wal-Mart or Kmart. But behind that chipper-looking exterior lurks a company that can be downright mean-spirited when its customers run into even the slightest problem.
Target's spiteful returns and exchanges policy, in particular, is making it the target of some pretty heated rhetoric from its former customers.
See the site at: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/retail/target_stores.htm
and of course you can find many complaints on the Rip Off Report at http://www.ripoffreport.com under 'Target Stores', 'Target Corporation' etc.
2/27/13
A Reader Writes to Ask Mr. Doe
"Dear Mr. Doe" From Jason in Scranton
“Hey, do you post Target Sucks customer stories? Or do you know where I should post this? I have been a happy Target customer. Until now. Now I think Target sucks. I received an iTrip as a Christmas gift. It was purchased at Target. The product is defective. Target won't take it back because I don't have a receipt (it was a gift!) Target's policy: no receipt, no exchange."
Mr. Doe says:
1) Complaints
Try the consumer sites:
http://badbusinessbureau.com or http://www.measuredup.com/company/Target.com-9210971/Reviews/Consumer-Complaint-1 these are consumer sites and you can put it on them and you should forward a copy of the posted complaints to Tarbutt, various email addresses for HQ drones are on my site FYI,
2) Guerrilla Warefare Action
Since the item is defective and they still sell the product with slightly different packaging this is real easy. Go to a different Tarbutt store and buy a brand new one of the same item you already have, use a charge card (not a debit card), wait a few days and take the 'old' non working item back with the 'new' packaging and the receipt. Just tell them you are returning the broken item as it doesn't work. You get a refund on your card for the broken one and you keep the 'new one' for yourself.
Keep in mind Jason, that Tarbutt thinks that anyone who returns something without a receipt stole the item, that is just how the morons think.
Thanks for the question and for reading my blog and Hey Jason, that will be 2 bananas.
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“Hey, do you post Target Sucks customer stories? Or do you know where I should post this? I have been a happy Target customer. Until now. Now I think Target sucks. I received an iTrip as a Christmas gift. It was purchased at Target. The product is defective. Target won't take it back because I don't have a receipt (it was a gift!) Target's policy: no receipt, no exchange."
Mr. Doe says:
1) Complaints
Try the consumer sites:http://badbusinessbureau.com or http://www.measuredup.com/company/Target.com-9210971/Reviews/Consumer-Complaint-1 these are consumer sites and you can put it on them and you should forward a copy of the posted complaints to Tarbutt, various email addresses for HQ drones are on my site FYI,
2) Guerrilla Warefare Action
Since the item is defective and they still sell the product with slightly different packaging this is real easy. Go to a different Tarbutt store and buy a brand new one of the same item you already have, use a charge card (not a debit card), wait a few days and take the 'old' non working item back with the 'new' packaging and the receipt. Just tell them you are returning the broken item as it doesn't work. You get a refund on your card for the broken one and you keep the 'new one' for yourself.
Keep in mind Jason, that Tarbutt thinks that anyone who returns something without a receipt stole the item, that is just how the morons think.
Thanks for the question and for reading my blog and Hey Jason, that will be 2 bananas.
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2/24/13
From time to time I tell you that
Target Sucks.
You really should believe me. Here is another example, where Target gives out coupons at the register for items that the store dosen't even stock.
There are no 20 or 22 count single serve packets of Tasters Choice/Nescafe.
Closest was 8 count which is not useful for redeeming the coupon.
2/17/13
Highest and Lowest Paid Employees
CEO Gregg Steinhafel's total compensation: $19.7 million.
Sales floor team member: $8.29 an hour.
How long a crew member would have to work to make CEO annual pay: 2.4 million hours or 1,143 years.
WALMART
CEO Michael Duke's total compensation: $18.1 million.
Average sales associate salary: $8.84 an hour.
How long a crew member would have to work to make CEO annual pay: 2.1 million hours or 986 years.
BEST BUY
CEO Brian Dunn's total compensation: $7.1 million.
Average sales associate salary: $9.73 an hour.
How long a crew member would have to work to make CEO annual pay: 730,000 hours or 350 years.
2/6/13
There are now 296 posts here (I dare you to count them!). I have also put up a new message board at: http://targetsucks.freeforums.net/ It is just starting so it is a good opportunity for you to get in the first post!1/30/13
10/17/12
Is Tarbutt all that Amazing?
The first Target store opened in Roseville, Minnesota in 1962 and since then the company has grown to 1,772 stores across 49 states.
Some 355,000 workers are employed at Target and the average sales team member earns a little more than $8 an hour.
The average shopper at Target is 40 years old and has a household income of $64,000. Some 43 per cent have children at home.
Misc. 'Amazing' Tarbutt Quotes from customers:
lol $8 an hour? they are kidding right? Do you really think someone getting paid so little really cares? lol -Fracis JOnes, tampa, United States, 2/10/2012
How about paying your employees better, for starters? - drago42, Gary IN, 10/2/2012
I don't care for an amazing attitude, just an employee who knows where to find things. Unfortunately, most of them do not. And it's not their fault. It's the company's fault for not keeping them around long enough to learn where to find things. If it was such an amazing place to be, the turnover would not be so high. - NYCER, New York, 10/2/2012
Well, apparently I'm a wizard because every time I'm in a Target store I become INVISIBLE to the sales staff. - sorryfornoticing , Los Angeles, 10/2/2012
you know what would be AMAZING, Target? If you had more than one register open at any given time. - gryphonesse, Houston
Just as hotels should not call their guests "customers", a goods store company should not call his customers "guests", since they are not. A guest involves someone that one invites over for entertainment purposes, a meal, or to sleep over. - Nicholas Palazzo, New York, 10/2012
What I find amazing is how bad Targets customer services is, check out clerks, managers, Corporate customer service. Amazing how well they seem to be able to hire people whom I Q and age match ,It's always a hassle about something What I also find amazing is Amazon. Amazingly good customer service, Nothing is too much trouble, any minor issues handled promptly.and efficiently So not so amazingly I shop at Amazon not Target. - Wendy, Stamford, 10/2012
The top brass at Target obviously have not visited any of their stores (as a customer not management) in the past several years if they think this manual will work.. Target's customer service has gone downhill so quickly in the past year or two & I'm not sure if its pay scale related or working conditions but their "team members" are definitely not happy campers & it shows in how they treat customers ( used to be called guests ).. - nana41, Manhattan NY, 10/2012
Target talking about customer service is laughable. I once bought about 6 items on Target.com, & paid using my credit card. They shipped each item separately, even though I chose the option to have them all shipped in as few shipments as possible. They put a hold on my card for the full amount, then each time they shipped an item charged me for the item that shipped and put a new hold on my card for the remainder, without clearing the previous hold. I ended up with hundreds of dollars tied up in "holds" that they refused to clear because "they would drop off automatically after 7 days." Unfortunately, that left me with no money to buy groceries or anything else until they all dropped off; they refused to do anything even though I was desperate and spent hours on the phone with various managers. That's where customer service matters, not some kid pretending to be your buddy. - morton20, NY, 10/2012
I had some salesperson follow me around a store the other day asking if she could help me. She said it the first time I picked something up. I said no thank you, I'm just looking, put the item down and moved away. I picked up a different item and she started in on what an amazing item that was. I repeated thank you, but I'm just looking right now. I had my ipod in my pocket from exercising so I put on my earbuds to discourage her so I could keep browsing. Undeterred, she followed me into the next department and gushed about their sales. I finally gave up and left without buying anything. If she had taken the hint the first time and let me browse on my own I probably would have bought something. - Me, Reading This, United States
the nearest target for me is 25 miles away----and definately not worth the drive. - sakara, penntucky, 10/2012
I miss the days of really good customer service when sales people would help you find things and then promptly get out of your way instead of asking personal questions and trying to be your new best friend. - Cherry, New York City, 10/2012
Obviously, this training program hasn't made it's way to my local Target store, where sales people walk right past while you're obviously looking for something. Where you stand and wait while two teenaged employees are busy discussing their weekend activities while glance at you with a "get lost" look. Hope it gets here soon. - Bluehenfan, North East, 10/2012
You know what would be "Amazing" to find at my local Target? If they ever had more than 2 lines open at one time. There's 25 registers for a store with easily 50,000 square feet and millions of dollars in stock... and it always takes 10 minutes to check out. The checkout is the customer's last, lingering impression of the store, and they always fail there. There's never a line to checkout at Amazon, though...- Tyler Haas, Fort Myers, United States, 10/2/2012
I don't like Target for the simple fact that all of their merchandise is made in China, and people wonder why our economy is hurting so bad. People need to raise their standards and buy USA only! - gibson29, anonsville, United States, 10/2/2012
One of my pet peeves about these stores is that they call me a guest. I am NOT a guest (if I were, I wouldn't be presented with a bill at the end). I am a customer. I don't want to be treated as a sales representative's best friend. I want courteous and knowledgeable service. I want reasonably priced goods, but am willing to pay more for better service. - Katharyn, Baltimore, 10/2/2012
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Read the entire article from the 'Mail Online' of Friday, Oct 1, 2012, comments section has closed for new input, here is the direct link FYI:
Revealed: Target's toe-curling manual for 'amazing' sales assistants aimed at taking on competition from Amazon
Revealed: Target's toe-curling manual for 'amazing' sales assistants aimed at taking on competition from Amazon
Read more at:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2211420/Targets-toe-curling-manual-amazing-sales-assistants-aimed-defeating-threat-Amazon.html
10/8/12
This blog was established in January 2006 and has 296 posts. The author was sued for 23 months in Atlanta Federal Court by 2 high power Target legal firms. The case was thrown out.
The 44 page Target AP Directives is now posted on a separate blog at http://targetapdirectives2006.blogspot.com and is also the very last post on this blog. Contact Info: computer660@hotmail.com
10/5/12
The Blog Is Still Here
kerry.bundy@FaegreBD.com
Faegre Baker Daniels2200 Wells Fargo Center
90 S. Seventh Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ms. Bundy was the lead attorney in Target's 23 month long attempt to force me to remove content from this blog site. The case was dismissed by Judge Cooper in Atlanta Federal Court. The cost to Target was probably $250,000, my cost was $0. Five years after this, and other blogs, went up they are still alive and functioning and not one word has ever been deleted or changed due to outside pressure.
This civil action started on Sept. 5 of 2006
and dragged on until July 16, 2008.
10/1/12
Attn: Target AP Management, current or former:
I am interested in obtaining information and documents, regarding the current Target policies and procedures, with particular intertest to parking lots, security provided for guests in such lots and useage of cameras to monitor parking lots.
Any information/documents regarding safety of 'guests' in such lots will be helpful and will be kept confidential, you don't need to provide your name/address. email to: computer660@hotmail.com or post to me via: P O Box 7252, Marietta, Ga 30065.
"Target Guilty of Age Discrimination"
This isn't really 'new' news for those working for Target, it has been around for several years and in the media now and then. It has been reported several times on this blog and in fact I set up a seperate blog site with information on Target's age discrimination in Tucson. If you are a long serving Target employee and think that you will be able to 'retire' at Target, you probably won't and you will be considered a 'blocker' and set up to be fired.
It is clearly Target Corporation policy to dump long serving employees to save money on wages and benefits and instead hire new employees at far less money. Unfortunately this sort of policy is not exclusive to Target but is found with other retail firms, Target as the 2nd largest retail chain just does a better job of it. You better take a look at what happens to those Target employees who have put in years of work and how Target treats their long serving employees.
The Tucson case is referenced in the very first post on the www.Topix.com blog dealing with this sort of discrimination. The topix message board site was set up 8/9/10 and has posts as recent as 4/22/12 with 108 comments. Here is the direct link FYI: http://www.topix.com/forum/com/tgt/T3R7ARR8L9DC81BEF
Also the direct link to my blog reporting on the Tucson case, Lavonne C. Beckford v. Target Corporation at http://beckfordvtarget.blogspot.com/
The Tucson blog summarizes a very interesting case in Arizona Federal Court where Target Corporation was accused by Plaintiff Beckford of systematically firing long service Target employees in order to save money by employing new hires.
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If you have additional time to do reading about Target you might take a look at these sites:
http://targetapdirectives2006.blogspot.com/
http://targetpayandbenefits.blogspot.com/
http://targetguidelines.blogspot.com/
http://diaz-target.blogspot.com/
http://targetccguidelines.blogspot.com/
http://www.citmedialaw.org/threats/target-corp-v-doe
9/30/12
Which is Worst: Target or Best Buy?
Target and Best buy are in the running for Worst Company in America. The Consumerist site says:
"Target may not have Best Buy's years of tournament experience to call upon in the Octagon, but it's certainly screwed up enough times in the last year to merit its spot in the bracket."
They site 3 main reasons for Target being in the running:
1) they took over the e-commerce site Target.com last summer and did such a crappy job of it that the President Steve Eastman of Target.com left in disgrace less than 2 months after the site going up, 'to pursue other opportunities' the press release said.
2) despite a petition with 100,000 signatures asking for them to open a bit later on Thanksgiving night to allow employees to enjoy the holiday they ignored that and kept to the earlier opening,
3) they have repeatedly shot themselves in the foot with their anti-gay mind set as demonstrated by their having given a Minnesota canidate for Governor a $150,000 donation.
To these I would add a 4th,
4) for the last 5 years they have had the worst return policy of any national chain, they have tweeked it a couple of times, but the underlying theme remains: 'no receipt - no return - go away', even if you just want a different size of clothing they refuse to help you.
See I told you that TARGET SUCKS!
See the article and vote in the poll at:
http://consumerist.com/2012/03/worst-company-in-america-round-one-target-vs-best-buy.html
I don't know if Target will 'win' but I am not surprised that they are nominated!
"Target may not have Best Buy's years of tournament experience to call upon in the Octagon, but it's certainly screwed up enough times in the last year to merit its spot in the bracket."
They site 3 main reasons for Target being in the running:
2) despite a petition with 100,000 signatures asking for them to open a bit later on Thanksgiving night to allow employees to enjoy the holiday they ignored that and kept to the earlier opening,
3) they have repeatedly shot themselves in the foot with their anti-gay mind set as demonstrated by their having given a Minnesota canidate for Governor a $150,000 donation.
To these I would add a 4th,
4) for the last 5 years they have had the worst return policy of any national chain, they have tweeked it a couple of times, but the underlying theme remains: 'no receipt - no return - go away', even if you just want a different size of clothing they refuse to help you.
See I told you that TARGET SUCKS!
See the article and vote in the poll at:
http://consumerist.com/2012/03/worst-company-in-america-round-one-target-vs-best-buy.html
I don't know if Target will 'win' but I am not surprised that they are nominated!
5/31/12
Rats / Sinking Ship
Scovanner's exit, in particular, will deprive the Minneapolis-based retailer of its de facto chief operating officer and financial brain at a time when Target faces rising costs, shrinking profit margins, and an expensive foray into Canada. With Scovanners making more than $36,000,000 in total compensation since 2007 there was no rush by employees to pass the hat and find him a going away present.
With Scovanner gone next month Tarbutt will have lost 3 top level executives in 4 months. Chief Marketing Officer Michael Francis recently departed for J.C. Penney Co. and www.Target.com President Steve Eastman left to "pursue other opportunities" after a series of embarrassing problems with the newly revamped website.
As two of the company's eight executive vice presidents, Scovanner and Francis served on Target's senior leadership team as top lieutenants to CEO Gregg Steinhafel.
Hey, Doug, smile dude, you got 36 MILLION most Tarbutt employees get $1.50 over minimum wage. Hell, if I had 36 million I wouldn't work for Tarbutt either!
Details at: http://www.startribune.com/business/132995498.html?source=error
4/15/12
Target sings about tearing off birds heads -
Lyrics
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette, je te plumerai
Je te plumerai la tête
Et la tête
Alouette
O-o-o-oh
Je te plumerai le bec
Little skylark, lovely little skylark
Little lark, I'll pluck your feathers off
I’ll pluck the feathers off your head
I’ll pluck the feathers off your head
Off your head - off your head
Little lark, little lark
O-o-o-o-oh
The literal English translation does not match up well with the meter of the song, so a slightly less literal (but more singable) version would be:
Little skylark, lovely little skylark
Little lark, I'll pluck your feathers off
I’ll pluck the feathers off your head
I’ll pluck the feathers off your head
Off your head - off your head
Little lark, little lark
O-o-o-o-oh
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette, je te plumerai
Je te plumerai la tête
Et la tête
Alouette
O-o-o-oh
Je te plumerai le bec
Little skylark, lovely little skylark
Little lark, I'll pluck your feathers off
I’ll pluck the feathers off your head
I’ll pluck the feathers off your head
Off your head - off your head
Little lark, little lark
O-o-o-o-oh
The literal English translation does not match up well with the meter of the song, so a slightly less literal (but more singable) version would be:
Little skylark, lovely little skylark
Little lark, I'll pluck your feathers off
I’ll pluck the feathers off your head
I’ll pluck the feathers off your head
Off your head - off your head
Little lark, little lark
O-o-o-o-oh
4/12/12
(Updated) NLRB findings of intimidation could overturn Target store’s vote against union
http://ufcwblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/3-reasons-why-target-is-trial-today.html
For the article see: http://tinyurl.com/4y744xb
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Target Cleans Out It's Pro Union Workforce
at the Valley Stream Store
Regular blog readers might recall my 6/18/11 post on this site about the below Valley Stream, NY Tarbutt store having voted 137 to 85 against unionization.
See: http://targetfiling.blogspot.com/search?q=valley+stream (located at: 500 W Sunrise Hwy, Valley Stream, NY 11581 (516) 568-9264)
The same store is now back in the news for having decimated the ranks of those who were in favor of bringing in a union, the headline reads:
"Target Cleans Out Workforce at Valley Stream Store, turnover nearly hits 25% in 6-months"
Obviously Tarbutt is spooked at the chance that any revote might give unions a toe hold in their 1700 stores. The 1/27/12 article says in part:
"Preparing for the February 1st federal hearing on Target Corp.'s violations of the National Labor Relations Act, United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Local . . . expressed outrage that over 20% of the workforce at Valley Stream Target has been "turned over" or replaced, cleansing the store of longtime employees seeking better working conditions from the billion-dollar company."
Like the song says: 'you need to know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em'. Target was ahead of the game in the June vote, but now they face serious NLRB violations for canning pro-union employees.
The full article can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/7hkqmpn
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The Huffington Post said of the prior vote:
NLRB Accuses Target Of Intimidating Workers Before Valley Stream Union Vote
"More evidence has come to light indicating that Target might have threatened to close one its New York stores if workers decided to unionize, according to the National Labor Relations Board.
The change may convince a judge to invalidate the results of a June election in which workers at a Valley Stream, New York Target voted not to join the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, according to Crain's New York Business.
The NLRB's claim comes after an earlier complaint alleging that Target implemented surveillance of its employees and threatened to close the store amongst other charges. The case is likely to head to an administrative law judge early next year and the NLRB will decide whether to overturn the June vote based in part on the judge's decision."
Full article at: http://tinyurl.com/7y8p34s and remember folks that: TARGET SUCKS!
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If you are looking for a decidedly pro union perspective on the Valley Stream issue you might take a look at the full article, part of which is quoted here FYI:
Full article is at:
http://my.firedoglake.com/meeshellchen/2011/08/15/target-comes-under-fire-around-the-world/
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