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| *Ostroff, Fair and Company>>>Other - Careers & Employment |
Has anyone worked at Target? |
I am trying to get a job at Target as an overnight stocker. How is it? How many hours does Target offer for overnight stocker. Did you like what you were doing? Any complaints? The Target Lady on Saturday Night Live has worked there, but only as a cashier. "Would you like a huuurliday gift cuuurd?" Source(s): http://www.nbc.com Have you ever seen someone work at Target? I'm guessing the answer is Yes, am I right - or am I on the mark? I've only done vauge stock and S&R for Byway-Dylex (including gondola construction and deconstruction, layout maps packing for shipping, (was trained sorta for arranging pickup of shipments through the chain delivery system. And I wasn't overnight. From my experience doing stocking it is mostly a no brainer - time may come into play and being careful about making sure you have things right. Like most jobs. Each location will likely have different needs, and I suggest you inquire at the location you are interested in working at. Stocking was pretty monotonous not much thought is involved you move product around basically - make sure levels arn't low and follow in my case a layout map, so that product arrangements appear as they are suppose to be based on marketing and sales designs. It's easy. I've worked night shift as a baker and in a shift management and all the sales duties, cleaning etc.. (the only one on) in a coffee shop (Tim Horton's). Night shifts can be physically demanding over the long term - everything is weird as if you are use to being up in the day then you have to get use to being up when the sun isn't around and stings you in the morning - also by morning you are usually a little grogy because your bioclock is not "how it is suppose to be". But noticable effects may differ - at the least you get less vitamin D and your body rythms are thrown off unless you suplliment the sunlight. Also if you are a student this could have other effects on your day classes etc.. It is easy work - usually nightshift atleast where I have been throws on an extra bulk/hour. I'm guessing the money you make won't launch you into another class bracket though, but it'll likely work out to an extra 5-8$/shift. Usually shifts run 3+ hours 5 seems to be common in ontario cause it skirts double break laws (two breaks if over x # of hours) or 8+ hours. 8hours is the "standard shift" but with new employment laws overtime is more likely a reality. In retail at BiWay Dylex they used punch cards. So your time in is logged etc.. I could expect busy locations to need more stockers obviously so I do think staffing would be dependent on merchandise flow (obviously) I don't have any exact information but thought I would give you a generalized opinion since I've done both night shift and stocking. Did I like it - for the most part in retrospec NO. The only thing I liked about the coffee shop was I could in large part listen to the music I felt like listening to. WIthout the music it would suck (and did suck) People are alright at times to talk to but I'm not enough of a people person to slack off enough to really enjoy workmates. Jobs I've had had sucked in general though.. now I'm disabled due to findings of substancial mental disability and make more money / year than I did any year I worked. While monetary class hasn't really changed of course social class has in a way - I'm said permentantly disabled now. For the younger people though, it is money and experience. There are very few good jobs - unless you like it. I had happy times and sad times. But looking back it was an incredible waste of time. But life is like that. Now I'm attempting to get a degree of some sort - so I can move to the tropics or subtropics - well see how that goes. Life is mostly redundant - you need the money - is there another job you have? It's spending cash - little more than that - although some people do work there ongoing - who knows you could end up a manager and move to the corporate side of things, be upclass retail business management? Who knows? That's my 2 cents. For Normals - Get a Degree #1 Priority it is a big part of most peoples. Unless you would like that line of work - retail etc.. for the rest of your life... Or you would rather not die and you need the money - some extra cash to advance your social standing within your group of poor young friends etc.. it'll all work out of course cause you'll have to accept what you are some day, if you havn't already. The only Jobs I'm really intersted in are related to the State/Government, or Academics - or self employment / business / soleproprietry / agent etc.. As I'm sort of a socialist - or as I say Social Humanist, but I figure if society doesn't accept or value me, it really only leaves the private sector to value me, but I'd never work for them unless our social goals coincided. My 4 cents - can I get something yet? Just image what you could do with the money you make in China - maybe put it pack into their economy. It's work and it pays - time for money - you'll survive it'll suck your life a bit cause it is grunt work, lift with your knees, cut away from yourself and don't cut the product. You're talking about Nightfill Associate I believe. I am also a Nightfill Associate but at Big W. They're both probably very much similar, except Big W has a wider range of departments. Target is more into clothing. You have to be fit and well strong because you will be doing constant heavy lifting. You don't want a broken back. You will be given a safety knife, similar to a stanley knife, only that it retracts once you let go. It's basically cutting boxes with the knife then restocking the shelves. If you have excess, you will return to the back room where the other stocks are and recount all the leftovers by scanning the barcodes and entering the amount of excess stock. For a beginner of a Nightfill Associate will probably give you approximately 10-12 hours depending when the manager calls you. One week, you may only have one night, the next week may be 4 nights. I am also a Nightfill Associate at Big W |
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