warehouse worker

warehouse associate

packer

order picker

group leader

TARGET DISTRIBUTING Center

Coming in we would of the clock be walking in to the building going though security badges and front desk to get in. Then walk a mile to our break room to put lunches away on tables no lockers. To then if you smoke which i do.  Walk to patio area . Each department had its own break room none were the same size. The main one was much bigger only one had store 3rd party company. To use credit card to buy lunches like a gas station. Then 15 min before punching in need to have used the restroom wash up with pens gloves and any other feminine products needed to be with you included with water bottle for the 12 hour shift.  Stay walking a mile to your location station of hire. Do group work outs / stretches. Then, we would have to do a group hey evaluation of how the day was going to be? What is going on in the building? And how they handoff is going to be set up or how it was given the priority and goal and lables  everything. A little bit of everything was being talked about. From how recharging batteries on our equipment, safety things to look out for and to teamwork. From there, we would get on our equipment. Begin our checklist, make sure everything and the equipment is safe to use and start heading out to our local stations. Printing labels picking pulling stocking. I'm communicating and independently working to make quota. The lunches being aware of time being aware of our equipment is being parked where it needs to be walking. Another mile to our lunch, he's the restroom. Eat and go back to the next shift. Turn out priority labels, put our regular labels. Aside or pass down from the last shift, I finished priority, go back to our pass down labels from the other shift. Finish those first and then our regular labels and try not to leave a handoff. Antibodies that needed to be reprinted, or in a certain area of the building, to be handled with someone who had the experience or opportunity to put those back in proper, and the system  End of shift be responsible to putting the equipment back. Everything is off. You know, damages, check your equipment and clock out.Go through security and go home. I loved working for the company. It was great to know that they had my best interest in safety. I felt great as a team associate. I did not like the shifts team leads who sabotaged my well-being. And got me fired unlawfully, and did not execute or investigate. Or are you even give me a chance to go back when I was never in the wrong? It took its toll on my life thereafter
Especially after working there for 5 years and earning my respects as a team, associate to wanting to be a team lead and going to school, I had plans to succeed. And II could not be more heartbroken and disappointed at the same time. For someone else's ego, instead of my work. Ethics showing it's one place and respectfully for the company. I learned a lot. I learned all the INS and outs of how to it'd be a great shift person, shift lead a trainer. As a it was awes fact of all from even the store owner himself and have high regards in every department. I learned how to do all the qualifications needed
The culture in this job was, it's very awesome. I love the unique way of being comfortable being yourself. And no one was ever judged and had great a professional themes for certain times of the holidays and prizes. The hardest part of the job is the labor but in due time with the safety and well-being. And them, being aware of that and providing a water to and fans, it breaks was good

This is a good company, has many benefits that are amazing. this company offers benefits no other company does and its wonderful. The job itself isnt hard, it is the same thing day in and day out. a routine which gets very mind numbing and exhausting. your expected to stay on top of things and keep your numbers up which is not hard at all as long as you are there to work and not play and talk like a responsible adult. but it is extremely mind numbing which makes the days seem very long and boring. my only real issue is that although you are completing your job as expected there is no sense of accomplishment. OM's (some, not all) are not ideal to be OM's. Most have got the position due to years at company, degrees, maybe experiences from other companies which is wonderful as far as background is concerned but as far as how they talk down to associates, bully, threaten, talk about your personal business during morning meetings to everyone is extremely uncalled for and demeaning. They have expectations to be followed but yet bully you into it. creating a hostile environment, when brought to the attention of HR (by multiple people on same OM"S or LEADS) over a long period of time and sometimes being multiple complaints a day by multiple people on same person in a manager position and nothing is being done to resolve the issue in any way. which creates a false setting that employees can trust and depend on company when there are issues arising in the people who should be guiding associates to success. in result the moral is down, trust in the company is down, feeling of belonging is low and wanting to show up to work is becoming an issue due to the fact employees know being treated poorly will be how their day will go. this is a wonderful and very rewarding company to work for if LEADS and OMS where reviewed, moved around or replaced in general. Find better leadership that provides a positive atmosphere so people would actually want to come to work and have a sense of belonging and want to achieve their goals for the company. 

One of the better paying jobs around, I make $21.15/hr. However you can forget about having any kind of personal life. Mandatory overtime on a rolling day schedule makes it impossible to plan anything. 
Upper management is clueless on how to actually do the lower level jobs effeciently and constantly changes "best practice" procedures which typically reduce efficiency, and result in more mandatory overtime. 
Advancement opportunities are very very few and far between, and are not given based on job performance, or aptitude for positions. They are solely based on politics!
There is a huge turnover rate. I have been at the dc almost 5 years, when I started the majority of the employees (90+%) had been there 3+ years. Now over 1/2 the employees have not been there even 2 years.
We now have over 1300 employees split between 4 shifts so getting into or out of the building takes a long time. If you do not arrive at the gate atleast 20 minutes before your start time plan on punching in late! Clocking out and getting out of the parking lot typically takes 15-20 minutes.
The main break room has canteen style vending, with only 2 check out stations. So if you buy your lunch it takes 5-10 minutes just to get it. There are 5 microwaves, and as of last week 3 are broken so plan on cold lunches. They do have a large varity of food, drinks, and snacks but they are typically 10-30% higher than gas station prices. Breaks are also extremely short, during the week you get a 15 and a 25 minute break for a 10 hour shift. Weekends you get a 30 and a 25 minute break for a 12 hour shift.
If you have a family, or pets this is not a job you will want! 
Its almost impossible to get vacation time in busy seasons. With 50+ people in a dept/key there are only 3 vacation slots per day, and first/last day of the week are typically taken during mass vacation at the beginning of the year and are based on seniority.


What is the best part of working at the company?
The only good thing about working in target is the pay! Other than that working there you might want to get a therapist to keep your mental health in good standing!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Everything is stressful about working in target! The job itself isnt hard! Its the managers and the hire ups that stress you! The rules they have are being ridiculous! And the way they treat you is even worst they make believe they are nice and the moment they have a chance they write you up or even fire you without warning! No matter how many years you have been there! They are manipulative and they over work the people they do have there and the more you do the more they abuse you! And the lazy workers get treated great compare to the hard workers! As a matter of fact if you want to move up in the company you either have to be lazy or white! True story!!!

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The company is based on biased treatment! If you arent white you arent good enough! And if you arent from the lgbtq+ community you also have no saying! Sorry to say but if anyone from that community compains about you even if its false you are fired! No questions asked! 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You go in work for 10-12 hours see people get fire on a daily for the minimal reasons at times! Usually the hard workers that get caught once doing one wrong thing get fired but again if you are lazy you get the job secured so dont work to hard! Also supervisor like to micromanage you so much they make you feel like you are being babysat at all times!

It's a good (not great) company. They have a ton of resources for team members (TMs) and the pay is really good for this area. Some of the first level leadership is really solid and eager to learn how to be a good leader. Others tend to treat TMs like faceless numbers on the page, used as a step stool to their next advancement. This building (3811 in Newton NC) have promoted some to Sr Ops Manager too soon. But if you toe the line and say all the right things that will happen for you. Actual leadership experience is not required. The Ops Manager team is good. Some are experienced leaders and some are fresh out of college and learning to be leaders. There should be more team members from the floor groomed for leadership roles. The TMs have plenty of opportunity to make as much money as they want as OT is always available but most try to avoid it. That due to the very lax hiring policy. 3811 in Newton is pretty much taking any and every warm body they can get. No drug screening, no interview... come one, come all... And then the young inexperienced leaders have to to find ways to navigate that train wreck with TMs that shouldn't be trusted to bag burgers, let alone drive warehouse equipment.
Overall good building. There are some issues, mostly due to young, inexperienced leaders and horrible hiring practice. Otherwise, there's money to be made for those willing work. 

My first few days were stressful and exhausting especially on my feet because of the 12 hour shift   walking on concrete yet i was able to preform my duties above my team lead expectations the next important step i took was to purchase a pair of shoes that would alleviate the pain and discomfort my feet have and upon doing so my work prod was steady until I was stopped numerous times while actively preforming my task to have discussions with my team leads about my progress and performance or having discussions about my opinions on my future prospects of employment with target in my opinion such discussions should be conducted out of  active work areas and at times as to not hinder others productivity or mine I feel that if these multiple conversations were held to a minimum my productivity would have not been affected also as to my understanding that while preforming my duties other team members that are tasked with stocking shelves are to vacate the space so fulfillment team members such as myself can carry on our duties without delay it has been my experience that this is not the case and as an effect my productivity has decreased causing concern for my long term future employment with Target DC if im not able to preform my expected duties i will be terminated im hoping that writing this review it brings to light to someone in management who will address my concerns and take into consideration my opinion because I really do enjoy my job and opportunities Target has provided for me.

If I had to describe that place (T578), I would say the most noticeable thing is that there was always an aura of nervousness, even among tenured workers. That building and it's management team almost seemed to get some sick satisfaction from being able to fire TMs at will. Most of the direct OMs were pretty cool, with the exception of a few individuals that were willing to sacrifice anyone and everyone to take a single step up the corporate ladder. The SOM team all came off as disingenuous elitists who had nothing else going on in their lives but working for Target. The breaks were laughably short, two 20 minute breaks on a 10 hour shift, which usually ended up being 15 minutes depending on where you were in the building. Allocation of pay was seemingly decided by spinning a roulette wheel, with more physically intense departments like outbound and inbound being out earned by departments where people just count boxes on pallets all day. One department in particular, inbound, is seemingly held to a higher standard than all the others, with TMs being written up for "quality errors" that no other department has the chance to encounter, for no extra pay. At every other company I have ever worked at, when your role comes with more risks, you receive more pay. I only worked there for a year but the whole place just seemed upside down and borderline malicious.

I didn't work as a Group Lead very long at the Distribution Center but it didn't take long to see how poorly Target treats their employees and how they absolutely don't care about morale.

The goals for warehouse workers just kept increasing to the point it was almost physically impossible to meet their goals and if they didn't meet those goals, it meant a write-up which also meant that employee was likely fired not long after. 

As a Group Lead, if your shift is the 4pm to 2am shift, you are told in training that if you aren't at work by 2:30pm, you are late and will probably not last much longer. 2am is when the warehouse closes down but don't expect to be out of there by 2:30am most days. I am all for hard work but Target goes overboard, especially with how freely overtime is forced on GLs and employees. The four or three days per week is definitely nice but don't expect it to be that way most weeks.

Also, turnover from the warehouse workers to the GLs is unbelievably high. Honeslty, over 50% of the GLs that I worked with and trained me were fired within 6 months of me leaving the DC.

It definitely seems like a great job before you start but it doesn't take long to see some stuff that will leave you feeling morally wrong. 

Target Distribution Center is an extremely fast paced job with little regard for employee safety. Target claims safety to be the first priority in ths building, yet injuries are reported very often. Managers are disconnected from the HR team and I believe this to be by design. Any time I've had questions regarding policy, especially during the Covid 19 outbreak in Linn County, the best answer I was given was " I don't know, but I can find out." No follow up was ever given on these instances. I believe wholly that Target bungled the pandemic in terms of response time and handling of employee absences during the bulk of it. We were pushed into double mandatory overtime from March of 2020 to January of 2021 so the response to limiting groups was, of course, putting more bodies into the building. We we're also told that absence was NOT going to be counted against us during this unprecedented time, yet careful records we're kept and eventually every single one was used. Because of the HR/Operations Manager disconnect there's nothing anyone can do for you. You just have to eat the write up, or get caught in the vicious cycle of trying to get these two entities to communicate. 

When I began work here, last year, I felt very welcomed and valued for my work. 10 months later, I feel completely opposite, and it all started with me nit receiving holiday pay nor vacation hours for Memorial Day week just because I left work early because I was tired after a full 11.75 of 12 hours of work. Yet, other areas released some of their employees early that same night/mirning, and they received everything that I did not? How is that fair? Then, in June I had a chemical rash, twice, on my lower legs and reported it to upper management, yet my worker's compensation was denied and I received no pay for the entire time I was out on my "short-term disability leave"!! This entire act, from my employer, for the past 3 months has left me very close to being homeless and without transportation. I am still having to play "catch-up" on my utility bills and other finances! My employer has offered me no help, for they do not care! This has left me feeling underappreciated and undervalued as a team member. Oh! I almost forgot....I currently pay for short term disability each week out of my pay, yet I can not get paid when I use that benefit?? Just not right! 

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