Random Update

So I worked Guest Service on Tuesday CLOSING! Oh my! It was SUCH a mess! I had no time to do anything because Angela left at 8 and I was pretty much busy the whole fucking time. Ahh it sucked! There was this one asshole who wanted to pay on his Target card. I ask him how much he wants to pay on it, and he said all of it. I tell him nothing shows up on our screen and he got pissed at me like I was lying. So I told him he could call the number on the back of his card and they would tell him. He told me to do it, and I said I couldn't because they need the cardholder to do it. He never called and so he told me the amount, and handed me a giftcard. I told him he can't pay on his credit card with a giftcard, so he asked what could he pay with. I say cash, check, or debit, and he hands me a fucking credit card. I tell him no again, and he was pissed. So he tells me the amount he wants to pay, and gives me his debit card. Our computers are retarded where you have to run it through twice to actually get it to process. It only charges once though because the first time the computer doesn't recognize it for some dumb reason. Anyway, after I process it once, he wants to change the amount he's paying. So I had to void that and do it again. So after the second time of running his card through he gets pissy and asks me how many more times he has to do this. I told him it will work on this try, and it did. God that guy was an asshole.

Then, stupid me picked up a shift on Wednesday cashiering, but Maggie said if I took it, she would make me a breaker. God I hate cashiering, but the day wasn't that bad. Now that I think about it, I was probably the person that has been working the longest there that day. Kinda weird, I was there before everyone else. And I've only been there 2 years, so that just goes to show the high turnover rate at RETARDget.


Well, I don't work until Tuesday, so that's good. HAPPY NEW YEAR! I'll post sometime next year...haha so stupid.

And After

Wow! I have never seen it so busy at my store! Every lane was open and there was at least 5 people in every lane.

Guest Service wasn't too bad, everyone seemed to have their receipts and those who didn't were OK with exchanging the item. We only had a few assholes, but way less than usual. I went in early to prep for the day, and everyone else came early and so we all made a game plan that if they were exchanging something, they had to take it with them so we wouldn't lose it. Things went well.

There was a time where there was about 10 carts of abandoned next to the service desk, and I had to sort it. That wasn't fun. Everytime I finished a cart, someone brought up another one. It pissed me off. Then there was this woman who yelled at ME because she couldn't find something. She was looking for an "AC/DC adapter." I think she meant an AC adapter but she was being a total bitch. She said that 2 employees sent her to totally different places and she still couldn't find them. She was also bitching that I should know where they are. I told her I've never heard of an "AC/DC adapter" and she said, "Do you own a stereo!? It's that thing that plugs it into the wall!" Becky intervened and told her the aisle in electronics it was in. Damn she was a bitch!

The news station was there, and I desperately tried to avoid it, but it only showed a little bit and I was in it for a fraction of a second.

I helped this old woman with ordering something off target.com and so that was fun. She asked for my name, so she might tell someone I was helpful. I needed to see how to do it on our kiosk anyway.

We called for our first cart of returns about 10 minutes after we opened, and were calling for them the rest of the day. I brought back defectives first and there were so many after just 2 hours. Then, when we weren't very busy, we started running carts back to the departments, and damn, everyone and their mother was in the fucking store.

It wasn't the worst day up there by far, just shitloads of people. It was fun, and I'll never forget the hordes of people that ran in to get our clearance shit. Man alive, it was funny!

Before the Disaster...

Well ladies and gents, today is the day. The day after Christmas, where billions of self-centered returning assholes visit the return counter. And guess what, I'm just that lucky to be pullin an 8.5 hour shift up there today. I know, fun stuff. I'm expeting to get totally bitched out for our policy as no one will have their receipts, and of course it will be MY fault. Well, I'm writing this BEFORE my shift, just so you can see the difference from now to when I'm done.

There will be 5 openers. Me, Phyllis, Mary, Amanda, and someone else. Yeah, let's put all the brand fucking new people there today because of course they know what they are doing. Give me a fucking break. I'm going to go in early to prep for today. I'll put garbage bags all over, get 2 walkies, and tell people that come in they can't leave things with us for an exchange because I can only imagine them bitching them out when there return was put back. Holy Fuck, I'm going to kill someone today!

I'm getting ready to be totally verbally raped by each and every stupid fucking guest, and so I'm turning up the attitude to the total asshole notch. There is NO WAY I will take their shit. I'm ready to yell back, and also ready to stand in the unemployment line. See how pissy I am now? Can you only imagine after 8.5 hours of complete assholes and verbal lashings? Wow...today is going to suck.

So I will be back after this HORRIBLE day, and if you don't hear from me for a while, I'm imprisoned for killing someone. You can send your bail donations to...no I'm just kidding, but today is not looking good.

Finally...

Well, I don't work until the day after Christmas and that should be a blast. Not really, we are going to get bitched out every second, and I know I will fucking snap.

Monday sucked, Sharon was up in GS and was a total bitch to me the whole time. She kept digging into me on every little fucking thing I did. Right when I got there she said, "We might have you go cashier today." Uh, fuck no! And then, while I helping a guest, she told me that in our free time we had to repackage this box, and Kari and Angela were just standing there. And then I sold this lady a giftcard. I asked her if she wanted a bag for the giftcard. Sharon flipped on me right then and there saying that I wasn't supposed to give her a bag for it, I was to make sure she put it in her purse because our store has been having problems with people losing their giftcards. The guest was just staring at her. I said, "I know!" What is the fucking harm with asking someone if they want a fucking bag, it's the guest's decision, not mine. God, Sharon is starting to become a nasty bitch again.

And Angela was up in Guest Service. She doesn't even know how to cashier! What the fuck!? Who the hell is deciding this shit! You NEED to know what you are doing when you cashier before you EVER even THINK about going up to GS. What kind of fucking retards don't know this! And Angela is your typical middle-aged woman, and they have been pushing for those kind to be in Guest Service. She hasn't even had time to fucking prove herself as a cashier. Damn, I hope she is out the door with the seasonal asswipes. And then Mary is going to be up there. Just fucking great, a whole shitload of new people right before Christmas, so returns will go slow as fuck because they haven't had time to actually get it down. Oh well, fuck them! If they want to totally fuck over Guest Service, go right ahead, but if I have to constantly answer questions while I'm trying to do returns, I will flip on the head cashier because of it. I'm not in the fucking mood to train someone in when it is so fucking hectic at all times of the day.

And, another thing, if these new fucks get more GS hours than me, I will flip ass. Holy fuck, I deserve to be up there because I know what the fuck I am doing, and they don't. Jesus fucking Christ, the people leading my store are complete morons.

Well, that was quite the vent, it'll be even more fun after Christmas. No red and crappies until the day after Xmas. Enjoy your holidays!

Holy Moly!

Sunday was quite the day, oh my! There was 6 of us up there for a good part of the day, so that was fun.

Heidi and this Canadian woman had a all out argument. Heidi had to reboot her computer because the printer was fucked up, and she told the bitch this. So, when I was done with the guest that I was helping, I helped her.
Bitch: "She has been ignoring me and just sitting there staring at me."
Heidi: "No I told you my screen was down and that I couldn't help you."
B: "No you didn't."
H: "Yes I did!"
B: "Well, I thought you were talking to her." (pointing to another employee)
H: "Well, I was talking to you."
B: "Whatever, I'm the customer, you're not."
Heidi laughs making me laugh.
B: "I want a customer comment card now!"
We give it to her and off she went. Then Heidi got a new nametag in case she came back and asked for her name.

What a bitch! How mature is arguing back and forth with a Target employee? And then she even dared to say she was right because 'the customer is always right.' I fucking HATE that saying because the customer is never usually right, and yet they use that saying to TRY to get their way. What the fuck ever, I almost punched her in the face when she said that. Fucking Canadian troll!

I work today also, YIPPEY! I'm sure it will be full of assholes like usual. It will be my last shift this week, and then the next time I work it will be the DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS! AUUUUGGHH! It is going to be SO bad up there. I'm gonna wear protective clothing with all the shit that's gonna get thrown at us. Oh boy! People are going to be pissed when they find out that without a receipt, then can ONLY exchange it for one item in the same department for equal or greater value. FUN FUN FUN! I'll be sure to tell everyone who reads this (no one) how it goes because I'm sure I'll have shitloads of stories.

And...

I forgot to tell about the guest who threw gloves at me. Ok, here goes...

So this woman comes up with a pair of gloves and a receipt. Well, the gloves didn't have their tags on them, and they looked like they could've been from anywhere. So I sent her back to find the same pair so I could process the return. She asked me why I couldn't use the numbers off the receipt, and I said because I need to verify that the gloves were purchased here. So she goes and gets them. When she gets back I can tell she was pissed. She THREW the gloves at me! So I do the return and the gloves were on the receipt. She says, "That is horrible customer service," and walked away. I just said, "Have a nice day!"

What a bitch! How the hell am I supposed to know that you fuckin' bought the gloves here!? Oh well, things are going to get A LOT worse after Christmas, and I mean A LOT!! I'm actually kinda scared. Ok, not really, but still people are going to be SO fuckin' rude!

Fuck!

Oh, I really hate working at Target. They took my CC agreement off because it wasn't brand. I think it's bullshit because they didn't take anything else that was taped off. I was and still am pissed because of it. Of course it was my idea, and that was probably the reasoning behind it. I told Sharon that it was stupid, and she freaked out on me saying, "What is so hard about taking out the CC agreement when you need it?" I said that wasn't the point. I'm getting REALLY fuckin' sick of her and Target.

They are training MORE people in GS. Amanda, Mary, and Angela are gonna get shifts up there. It pisses me off. Mary and Angela haven't even been there 90 fuckin' days yet! How does that make sense to anyone!? Well, there goes MY GS hours! If they dare give them more shifts than me, they will hear about it. God fuckin' damn it!

As for rude guests, I can only remember one. She freaked because she didn't have a receipt and had to exchange it. She wanted store credit and that wasn't gonna happen. So I made her exchange it. Haha bitch.

Then there was this guy who wanted to return a digital camera. He had a gift recipt and it looked ANCIENT! The Gift receipt expired in March 2003. That means he bought it in January 2003, and wanted to return it saying he just didn't like it. WTF!? I told him we have a 90 return policy and he'd have to call the manufacturer's number. That's almost 2 fuckin' years! What a dumbass!

Well, no work today. Thank God! I'll be back if I can think of anything else.

What!?

It was abnormally dead today. Probably because of the shitty weather. Oh well, less work for me. There were no assholes today, they must've frozen outside. Me and Jesse were ripping on each other and being funny. Damn women's department and Christmas hams! haha! Ok, well anyway, people really got on my nerves today. One of my biggest pet peeves (I have TONS!) at work is when people just walk up and put their shit on the counter and expect you to help them when you're doing something. AUGH! Wait your fucking turn until I tell you that I can help you! Fucking retards! Oh, I guess there was this one bitch who did this, and then she was really whiny about everything. Fuckin' A, I was gonna blow her head off! Well, I work Tuesday cashiering but it shouldn't be that big of a problem. One day break! Woo Hoo!

Black Saturday

Oh wow! Today has been the busiest day this season BY FAR! Oh wow, there were TONS of people everywhere in the store. We were backed up at Guest Service with 4 team members!

There were TONS of bitchy guests, but I can't remember all of them.

She freaked out on us because we aren't able to take checks written for over the amount anymore. She just kept bitching that there should be signs up and blah blah blah, and we told her they WERE signs up when the policy changed 2 MONTHS ago. She just kept bitching, and saying that they let her do it a week ago. Yeah, riiiiight. Our computers won't even let us do that. It's impossible.

There was this younger couple that wanted to pay on their Target card. They didn't have their card or their statement. I need one of those to process it and we have NO way of using our computer to look up cards. Do people want a random team member to have access to all of your information? I think not, but some people are total asses about it. Well, anyway I told them I needed one of the 2 things, and they totally flipped on me. They said we "were able to look it up last time they were here." WHAT THE FUCK!? It is IMPOSSIBLE to do that on my computer! Just because you say that someone did it before doesn't make the computer automatically able to do it! I fucking HATE it when people say 'Well I've done it here before.' That really fucking pisses me off!

I worked with Sara today. Damn she's a hoot! She threw away an abandoned mitten, and said, "Some little girl is going to have a cold right hand." Haha, we are supposed to log it and that's why it was so funny. She also pranked Food Ave, and was like, "I've been sitting at your drive-thru for a long time now, is someone going to be helping me soon?" We don't have a drive-thru! Hehe! And also she called electronics and asked if they had porn. Damn, she is one funny bitch. I told her to prank bakery and ask if they would make a loaf of bread in the shape of an ass, but she didn't.

Trashy Tracy quit or was fired, I don't know, but damn it'll be nice not seeing her trashy ass in GS.

Well, I picked up a shift tomorrow because they begged me, and I didn't have anything better to do. yes, I'm a loser, I have nothing better to do. Haha! Oh well, I open, and it is going to be VERY busy if today is any indicator.

Fuckin' Canadians...

Whew!

Sorry for not posting in a while, but I haven't worked since Sunday, and do not work until Saturday. Woo Hoo! 5 days IN A ROW off! Damn, it must be my birthday!

So it was SO FUCKING BUSY on Sunday right when we opened. Why do people wait outside just to return something? It's not like we limit the amount of returns in one day. 'Oh sorry we just had our 100th return, and we can't do anymore today.' But then again people ARE retarded.

There was this one total bitch who came in on Sunday. She wanted to return a bra but didn't have a receipt. They tried looking the receipt up, but it didn't work, so we told her about our no receipt return policy. The bra was 11.99 so she had to exchange it for ONE ITEM in the lingerie department that was 11.99 or greater. Well, she brings back a bra thing for 7.99. We tell her we couldn't do that, and she flipped in all senses of the word. Here are a few things she bitched about:
-it was unfair
-she didn't have time to go look for another one
-she wanted us to charge her 11.99 for the new bra, can't do that.
-she was on a budget, and couldn't afford to get something 11.99 or greater that she really didn't want
-she wasn't going to shop at Target anymore
So, the LOD just kept telling her that she only had 2 options, follow our rules or leave. She took her stuff and charged out the doors. Holy crap, we all shit-talked her after she left. Good riddance!

This Saturday, I'm up in GS. It seems like every GSTM will be working that day. That will be my 1st time working with trashy Tracy, and if her or any other newbies in GS ttry to tell me what to do, I will put them in their place. I hate being bossed around by those who think they have power over me. Of course I listen to my actual bosses, but definitely not a bossy same-level TM.

On Sunday, I also snapped on Krista...again. Well, she just came up to GS and started rattling off things for us to do in a bitchy tone. Then she said, "Maybe (my name) wants to do returns." And I said, "Maybe not." It was really undeserved, but Jesse laughed his ass off. I later apologized (totally unlike me) and then she apologized also. So now she acts like she's my best friend, and no she isn't.

So, I'm looking forward to Saturday. I LOVE arguing with bitchy guests! So much fun!

Oh Wow!

Today was actually kinda fun. Did I actually just say that?

No, but there was few rude guests, none that I can remember anyway. So it was me and Heidi, and I was being so damn creative. Anywho, I guess I had a GOOD guest comment about me on the day before Thanksgiving. Surprised me too! I got the guests an electric cart from the other side of the store. It was fun riding the thing across the store, and it was even nicer to get a good guest comment. Matt walked by in GS and he just threw a Hershey bar at me that said "Thank You for being Fast, Fun, and Friendly!" So I assume it was for that.

I don't work until Sunday! Woo Hoo! More time to do homework... :(

Oh, and they scheduled me on a day that got approved to be off. And I have a final that day so... Yeah, definitely NOT going to be at work!

Blah Blah Blah

Ok, today was a fun day at work, except for dealing with guests part. SO many rude people!

Where to begin?

1: Guest wants to return something, but only has a gift receipt. You'd think they'd be happy. Wrong. When we offered the giftcard back, they flipped out. They wanted cash back. Keep in mind that this is a ~$100 item, and they didn't originally purchase it. So we explained to them numerous times that it says ON THE GIFT RECEIPT that you would get a giftcard back if you returned something off the receipt. The woman kept asking, "So you're telling me, that if I purchase gifts here and they want to return them, they can't get their money back?" No, you do get your money back, but it's in the form of a giftcard. We kept telling them this but they didn't understand. They finally asked for a manager, and the LOD came up. They were arguing back and forth, and finally the woman accepted the giftcard. Then, she tried to argue with us when it would expire. We told it wouldn't ever expire, so she couldn't argue with that. Her husband kept saying that Wal-Mart would give cash back with a gift receipt, and we didn't believe it. I didn't know Wal-Mart offered gift receipts, but I'm not in there often enough to know.

2. A group of 'daddy's little angel' girls came up to GS, and one had a return. So I do it, and I put it back onto the Visa that was used. The girl wanted cash back. I told her the only thing I could do was either put it back onto the Visa, or on a giftcard. Her and her friends all said they've been in before, and got cash back with a credit card. I told them that person shouldn't be doing that, and I wasn't going to. So, they wanted it on the giftcard, and I had to call a GSTL to void the other return onto the Visa. So when the GSTL gets up there, the start arguing again, but this GSTL is brand new, and doesn't know her way out of a paper bag, so she just told them to listen to me. So, I put it on the giftcard, and send them off. And of course, I hear them talking about how they could all get cash back. Oh well, not on my watch.

3. I brought returns back to a department, and on the way back up, I walked by infants. I hear this guy calling for his wife, and then he is screaming, "HEY! HEY! HEY YOU!" First of all, an excuse me would've done the trick. So I go over there, and this guy was just a total asshole. He starts by saying, "Do you know anything about these?" in a rude tone. I didn't know wha the was talking about, so I assumed anything in infants, and I said, "No." Then, "Well, can you get someone who DOES know what their doing?" I say, "Fine," and walk over to the fitting room and have them send someone over. Jeez people have some freakin' manners!

4. Another time when I brought back returns to a department, I was walking ,and this woman stops me. She needs help getting Xmas lights off the top shelf. This would be fine if we were in seasonal, but we were on the other side of the freakin' store! So, I ask her if she wants to come with me, and show me which ones she wants. Nope! She says, "They are the only green ones on the top shelf." So, I had to walk to the other side of the store, get her stupid lights, walk all the way back, and walk back to go where I was going originally. People are getting lazier by the minute. Pretty soon Target's will have a gigantic room with sofas and TVs where Lazies can sit, and they can send a Target TM with a camera attached to them to get their shopping done. Oh, and of course yell at them, when they learn Target TMs can't read their minds.

5. There was this woman who bought something, and it went on sale in the 2-day ad. So she got the adjustment on Saturday. Well, today she *shows me her receipt* and asks if she buys more of the same thing for the sale price. I say no obviously because you would have to buy it during those 2 days to get the sale price. She said, "Well they told me that if I had a receipt that showed I got it at this price, I could get more for that price within 14 days." Someone put their own stinky spin on our policy, and it wasn't a TM. So, I told her we couldn't and she seemed OK with it. She was just testing me to see if I was stupid enough to take the bait. C'mon now, give me some credit!

It was just an all around nasty guest day today.

Today Sucked!

Ah shit. Opening Guest Service really sucked. I bugged Maggie since 830 to get me the ad, so I could start working on it while it wasn't busy. But, no she forgot, and forgot, and forgot.

Ok first story: A guy comes up to GS, and ays there is an envelope with giftcards that he was supposed to pick up. So I searched where it would be, and it wasn't there. So I asked Maggie, and she never came over. So, I had Kelsey deal with it, and they didn't know what was going on, so we had him call his wife. And then after eceryone was up at GS, he said it was fucking paid and left. So I check the damn bin, and of course it was there. Then, Maggie bitched us out because we need to 'always stop calling her over there.' Ok, I see Krista gave you one of her plenty sticks to shove up your ass. What a bitch!

2nd: A woman comes up to GS, and she claims that what she bought at $8 was really $2.60. Riiight. So I ask toys, and they tell me that its $8 of course. So she starts arguing with me, and I just freaked on her and told her to go back to toys and discuss it with him. Later she comes back up, and returns what was the right price and bought something else. She still said it was mislabeled, and I just said whatever.

There was about 40 billion people that signed up for Target cards, and of course had to pay them off right after. They either handed me their receipt, or the temporary card. I need the Temp. card, but my computer doesn't tell me how much they owe. So when I ask how much they want to pay, everyone said, "All of it." Yeah, ok, but I can't read minds. Fucking retards.

Then there were these stupid Canadians that had a 10% off for Target.COM which can't be used at the store. Well they went on a rant about how they are Canadian, and they don't have a computer, and couldn't use it anyway. I told them they couldn't use it, and that they would have to just deal with it. But then Kelsey said they could use it just this once. Jesse bitched her out, and she later came back and apologized which was cool.

Pam was telling me about how Krista tried to get her fired, and then we all proceeded to shit-talk her. Tony said he like Krista, and we all pointed out that was because Krista always flirts with him, and he sucks up to her.

Well, that should be it for now. I don't work until Tuesday so it should be great up until that point.

Oh My Dear Lord!

Today 230-11 cashiering. Need I say more?

I was a breaker so it wasn't that bad. They had about 20 breakers today so it was easy to do nothing. It was actually fun meeting the newbies, and chatting it up with them. It was also good to talk with other friends that have been cashiering for a while.

It was a weird day. It was steady, yet busy. But we still got out right after 11, which is usually impossible for Black Friday. I guess we were just overstaffed, and it paid off. Now, that'll boost morale.

Wow. So many things to talk about today. Got up at 7 am to go shopping with my mom. Best Buy was crazy, it would've taken an hour just to wait in line. Then we went to Sears to get other gifts. Then we went home, but shortly after did some more errands. I am so tired because of all the things happening today. And I only got about a 5 minute nap in before work despite my best efforts.

While at work, I was tired and bored. For the first half of my shift, there were way too many breakers so I didn't get to do much. Then, I really had to step it up.

I saw Laura today. She said she'll be back for Christmas to work. It was so nice seeing her, and I don't know why. Actually I think I do...hehe! It'll be nice having her back in town.

Well, I get to open GS tomorrow. Oh boy! Well, at least I'll get to leave early, and not close. I think tomorrow will be busier than today.

Rude Guests: Not a big thing, just stupid Canadians. One made ME go get another dish towel. What the fuck!? Are your legs broken!? Oh, and of course, there was no thank you.

Higher Ups: Bitchy, bitchy, bitchy. I seriously got asked 12 times if I got any cards today, and nope of course I didn't. Lucy said, "Oh that's too bad." Yeah, ok bitch. Then, Sharon asked me and I said, "My name is ______, of course I didn't get any cards." Sharon said I was steady at getting cards, yet they always seem so disappointed in me. Haha, oh well. Then later Sharon and Krista came out of the GSTL office laughing, and so I say, "Are you making fun of me...........AGAIN?" They didn't say anything, but I heard Krista tell Sharon what I said. Oh well, who cares?

Co-workers: Ooph! Everyone was a blast! Scott told me he couldn't get over my comment when he said he was going to bring in a gun (he was kidding of course) and shoot people, and he told me he'd take me out first. I said, "You'd get a great team card for that!" He found that so funny, and still laughs at it to this day. That's fun. I think I provided comic relief today, which is fun. I'm like the smart-ass class clown of Target. But the thing I kept saying over and over was "I'm so tired." Because I am.

With that, I hope y'all have a great weekend, and I'll be on tomorrow bitching about Saturday. It's gonna be totally nuts.

And I'm out, and off to bed.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hey all! Just wanted to keep you updated on what's been happening.

Yesterday was so slow again. It's not going to be like this for a long time now. Gross.

Sharon came up to GS and said, "I don't have you on my cashier report for last week. (I didn't cashier last week, thank god.) We'll have to change that." And, knowing me, I say, "No we won't." I am not gonna get pushed outta GS, and if they do, I WILL quit, no ifs, ands, or buts.

They are also having 2 MORE people up in GS. Christa and Tracy. Both are relatively new. Why don't they put someone up there that knows what they are doing when they cashier? Oh yeah, that would be too easy!

Tracy is brand spanking new. She transferred from a Mervyn's, so they assume she can do everything at Target. Riiiight. For some reason, it seems like she will be a bitch.

Well, I better get going. If anything I'll be on later tonight, or tomorrow night after THE DAY OF HELL. Why do hoards of stupid fucks have to bombard the store day after Thanksgiving? Ah shit, its gonna suck major ass. I am going to be so damn pissy, and I will snap on rude people.

I'm thankful for not working today. Haha! Have a good Thanksgiving!

P.S. Is it just me or did I use a shit load of commas today?

So Slow!

Yesterday went by so god damn slow! At 5 it already felt like it was 9, so it sucked major ass. Once again, I don't remember any guests that I had, either because I'm overworked, or there were no major assholes. Yesterday was the first day Amber was at GS, so it was pretty much me on 2 tills at the same time. I had to listen in on what she was doing to make sure she was doing things correctly. We started closing at 11pm yesterday also. That's gonna suck! That'll go thru the day after Christmas.

I am going to be so fuckin' pissy on Friday because I close CASHIERING. Fuck it to hell! I seriously hate that place!

The B-Squad was up and running today, clueless as usual. I swear they have got to be the dumbest fucks in the world. You would think something would take to their thick chimpanzee skulls, but no.

As everyone probably knows by now, the Salvation Army was banned from solicting on Target's property because Target has a NO SOLICITATION policy, and had made an exception for the SA. But after numerous complaints from other worthy causes, Target has just decided to ban everyone. The SA is making the biggest deal out of this, and many are swearing to never shop at Target again. (We should be so lucky.) Because of the way the SA is handling this, I personally will NOT donate to the SA this year. They don't deserve it. Why give them more money to make people angry at Target for no good reason? And it's not like Target doesn't help the community, Target gives over $100 million a year to local schools and charities across the nation. I heard they even made a $5 million contribution to the SA to help offset the difference. But does anyone ever hear about that? NO! I'm sick of the SA CONSTANTLY bringing this topic up. Set up elsewhere, if people really want to donate, they can find another bell ringer or simply mail in a check. Fuck the SA, they won't be getting shit from me this year! They need to grow the fuck up!

Well, my rant is done for now. Just wait to see what I have to say after the fiasco that is Friday, November 26. It'll be a miracle if I'm still employed by the end of the day.

SHIT!

Holy Shit! Yesterday sucked, and so did today. It was SO FUCKING BUSY today. I don't remember having any really bad guests, only that there was so many people. Yuck!

Tomorrow we start closing at 11pm until the day after Christmas. AAAUGH! The only time I close (for the time being) is day after Thanksgiving. Only to open the next day. Grr...

I figured out that I don't close with Melissa the day before Thanksgiving. The just scheduled me until 10 and I thought we started closing at 11 starting the day AFTER Thanksgiving, but no, it starts tomorrow.

This will probably give me away, but I won a $15 giftcard today. Woo Hoo! All because I made a Canadian sign up. She wanted me to issue her a temporary card, but since we can't do that I told her she could sign up again, and we could see if she got upgraded. Krista looked pissed when she found out I won it. Haha! Bitch!

The B-Squad was working again today. I had to show them both how to do something. Both of them put together have the brain power of a large boulder, which isn't saying much.

I can't think of anything else to say. I totally blocked out what happened to me both yesterday and today. Oh well, it'll come to me eventually.

Not bad!

Wow, it was completely dead tonight. We'll be hoping for nights like that come the next month. Got out at 10:20 pm, we should've got out right at 10, but Kim had us the the overnight pulls for Toys. So we did their job. Everyone was bitching.

We had way too many employees at the service desk today. But Sara was working, and of course it was good times. We made fun of Canadians, and Karen and Renae. We nicknamed them the B-Squad because they are idiots. There was this guy who came up to GS, and he wanted us to post some sort of sign up. Well we don't do that, but the guy just kept bugging us, so Sara said she would put it up on our Team Member Board. Then the guy wanted to put up a cardboard dropbox. Sara said no, and the guy left. Then it got sorta busy, but about a half hour later, she takes the sheet, and says, "And now it's time the shred this." And she shred it. I damn near shat myself I was laughing so hard. She also put a fake bird on her and kept petting it. I couldn't stop laughing.

Renae is so dumb. She is telling guests that when they are approved for a Target Visa, they have a whole month to use their 10% discount. NO NO NO! It is good for only one day of shopping, but it has to be used one day within a month. I can only imagine the trouble that beast has caused.

My time off for Dec 22 - 24 was APPROVED! I was surprised. I turned it in not too long ago, but it will be my paid vacation! Getting paid to do jack squat! Woo Hoo! I don't even need the 22nd off, I was just going to use the 22nd as a barter to get the other days off. HaHa! Oh well! Less work for me.

Tomorrow is 3-close in GS, and also PAY DAY! 'Give me my money. Give me my money.'

Well, I hope tomorrow goes decently. I'll keep ya informed!

Fuck Fuck Fuck

I work today at 5 until close. God damn it! I also close tomorrow, even MORE fun! I had 3 days off IN A ROW! A new record for me. It honestly felt like a week off. So nice! I'm sure I'll be back on here tomorrow bitching about today, and tomorrow. I can't really think of anything else to say...

See y'all later!

THE AD!

I just realized something. I close the day before Thanksgiving with Melissa in Guest Service. We have to put up the HUGE ad for the day after Thanksgiving. I heard that last year, it took the person until midnight to put both up. Everyone in the store left before she was finished. The ad won't even fit in the display case. We will have to tape it on the wall, and from what I remember last year, it will be down to the ground. And then I fucking close the day after Thanksgiving cashiering. What the fuck!? Melissa doesn't cashier anymore and she was put up in GS AFTER I was!

As I said before, I signed up for the day after Christmas. I put 12-8:30 SERVICE DESK on the sheet. If they have me cashier that day, I'm not going in. Maggie promised me that I would be up there because it will be SO busy. I might just quit if that promise gets broken. I'm sick of being lied to, and treated like shit. I've been standing up for myself lately, and that's where my so-called 'bad attitude' comes from. They only hate me because they thought they could get away with it, but the tables have turned. My new thing is to treat people the way they treat me.

And for the people that treat me like shit, all I can say is WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND.

Karma is indeed a bitch.

Yuck!

Things aren't going good.

Today was just a BLAH kind of day. Nothing too fun. I really just wanted to leave. I was pretty much ignored by Pam and Tony the whole day. I worked while they talked each other's ears off. And then, they were talking about me when I was right behind them. I didn't hear exactly what they said, but all I heard was, "He's a nice guy." from Tony. Which makes me think that Pam was talking negatively about me. Oh well, she never really has liked me, just put up with me.

Tony got 2 cards today, and so every head cashier was so god damn proud, and rubbing it in my face. I've only gotten 2 this month so far, and Maggie said, "Oh it looks like you cooling down." Yeah, thanks. REAL helpful.

I just don't feel respected there. It seems like everything I have to say is brushed over or ignored. I don't have any real friends up there much less the rest of the store. I'm just me, and I work there. Never get invited anywhere or anything. It also seems like I'm a doormat for others. Other people don't want to do it, they make me do it. They scheduled me closing the day after Thanksgiving for Godsakes, only to open the next day. That is brutal. Sharon said I have to leave by midnight. There has to be at least 8 hours in between your shifts. Well, the thing is if I leave at midnight, I wouldn't get home and in bed until 12:15, and then I'd have to wake up at 6:30 to get ready. I need a half hour just to wake up. So, the most sleep I'll get that night is 6 hours and 15 minutes. Yuck. I need my sleep, and I need a lot of it.

Work is so stressful nowadays. With overworking myself in school and work, something's gotta give. School is way more important, but I like the people at work too. But, usually I'm not liked back. At least that's the way it feels now. All I ask is to be respected, but I'm not. The head cashiers, Lucy, and other TMs don't respect me. I want to be a part of the team, but I've done everything possible. I don't want to wait for the day when they are ready to let me be a part of the team, I've been there 2 years now. I should've been a 'team member' a long time ago.

I'm always the last picked too, for good things anyways. When Krista called the service desk, and I answered, I heard her hesitating whether or not to let me give her a break. She knew I would have gone apeshit if she didn't pick me. That's why it doesn't feel like she picked me because she didn't want to.

I turned in my time off for Christmas Eve and a few days prior. I hope to at least get Xmas Eve off. I really don't want to be there during the holidays. Everyone's so happy and I'm so miserable. I'm expecting them to deny it, so I'll have yet another sad Christmas. Things aren't the same, and it sucks because the never will be.

Well, I suppose I better go. See y'all later.
I know it's a departure from my usual posts, but things will get better...I hope.

I don't work until Thursday, so hopefully things will settle down.

I had a SHITTY day! (Literally)

Holy Shit! Today sucked!

I openend in Guest Service, and it wasn't bad until Sharon made me go clean the bathroom. Usually they mean to push the button in there, so that our automated system will shut off. Nope. Some fucker complained about there being piss all over the floor, so Sharon sent me back in. yes, indeed there was piss all over the fucking floor, and to match that, it was from an overflowing toilet with shit in it. There was even some small chunks on the floor. So, after damn near barfing 10 billion times, I begin to mop it up. Jesus fucking Christ, there was the 8th sea. After I got most of the piss off the floor, I got a plunger. Gross. There is something wrong with the toilet because it wasn't working very well. So after plunger the thing for 5 minutes straight, I put the plunger away, and I thought the toilet would work. WRONG! When I put away the plunger, someone went in that stall and shit again. And again it got clogged. As I was waiting for the guy to get out of that stall, this old man came in and yelled, "Mop up this water! Do you want me to fall and break my hip!?" I didn't reply because I would've got myself fired. The thing is there was no puddle, it was still semi-wet because of the mop. And I can't use the mop to dry it when the mop is wet. I was about to say, "I'm doing the best I can." or "I'll break your fuckin' hip if you keep that attitude up." So anyways, I pretended to 'get all the water' and it looked exactly like it did before I mopped again, and this time it was OK. What a fuckface. Anyway, back to the once again clogged toilet. I again got the plunger and plunged for another 5 minutes until it looked presentable. Then I got the CLOSED sign and put it in that stall. And then I left. I'm not a fuckin cart attendant, why should I hae to do it? And then I told Sharon that I was NOT going to be doing that again. I don't care if I get fired, I am not doing that again. So then I finally took my lunch, and I really didn't feel like eating after I saw all that shit. But, I knew I had too or else my stomach would kill me. So, when I'm walking to the breakroom, someone else was in there mopping because someone IGNORED the sign that was sitting RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE TOILET, and clogged the fucker AGAIN. So, they finally put an out of order sign on the toilet, and I didn't hear about any other occurances...yet. Now, it seems like I smell like the bathroom, but it's just haunting me.

Guess what kids? If you've been reading my posts you would know that I would go apeshit if they scheduled me for closing on the day after Thanksgiving. And guess what? THEY DID! 2:30-11 CASHIERING! I am about to blow my brains out. Everyone else in GS is going to be up there except for me, Heidi, Kari, and the head cashiers. ...Great! And I open the next day, so I have to leave by midnight. So, even less sleep for me. The nextday I get to sleep in is Thanksgiving.

There is going to be a new girl getting shifts up at Guest Service, and apparently she transferred from another store. Jesse said she didn't know what she was doing, so that's good news. Yet, another person to take my GS shifts.

It was SO FUCKING BUSY, and that's an understatement! our parking lot was full, and it took me 5 minutes to get out of there. Damn Canadians! Stay in your own god-damn country!

I need some liquor and I need it quick.

See ya, and watch out for bitter employees like myself. We're dangerous!

Black Thursday

FUCK! Let me just say that up front.

Yesterday was SO FUCKIN busy because of all of the dumb as shit Canadians and their worthless money. It honestly looked like the day after Thanksgiving, and that's not cool. I was at the service desk and was asked literally a billion times if we exchanged money there. We never have, and hopefully never will. But, that didn't stop them from asking. I had a few people ask me in a bitchy tone and when I said no they said, "When did that start?" I said, "We never have." Christ, if you're going to ask 'when did that start' maybe you should at least familiarize yourself with the fuckin store instead of assuming shit.

Then we had a bum-rush at the service desk with fuckers (Canadians) that didn't have their receipt. So I explain the no receipt return policy, and the first thing that always came out of their mouths was, "But I'm from Canada, and don't get down here often." HOW IS THAT TARGET'S FAULT!? If you want to exchange/return it, get your ass down here within the time frame like all the other people with brains. I could talk forever about the stupid 'but I'm from Canada' bit, but that would just ruin the rest of my day. And we even had Canadians that said before we did anything that their receipt was expired, yet STILL got mad at us because we couldn't do anything.

Then there was this asshole who wanted to return a defective portable DVD player. He had a 'no receipt return receipt' which souunds confusing, but isn't. He had already returned one before that without a receipt, and was using that receipt to retrun this one. Fine. So, I am doing his return, and he says he just wants his money back. Well, technically we are supposed to make him go back, and exchange it for something in the same department that is equal or greater value. So I call a manager and Kelsey came up and said just to give it back to him on the giftcard (aka the only option available.) But, he wanted cash AND what he orginally paid for it. He said he bought it for 219.99, and without a receipt it gives the lowest price in the last 90 days which was 199.99. I told him that we could NOT change the price, and that he agreed to the lower price when he completed the no receipt return. He just started spouting off, and demeaning Kelsey saying basically that she had no power in the store, and didn't know what she was doing. He kept asking for the store manager, and she said she was the manager on duty. He kept asking if there was anyone above her at the store, to which she replied no. She eventually got fed up with him, gave him the giftcard, and told him to leave.

So, it was quite the day. I pushed back-up, and no one came, so I pushed it again. No one came. So, I got on the walkie and yelled, "I NEED HELP AT THE SERVICE DESK!!!" Then someone finally came up. Damn people, I'm not pushing the button for my health!

I don't work today, but I open GS tomorrow. Oh joy! I'm going to get my schedule for today, and it'll be for the day after Thanksgiving. God help everyone near me if I close. I will go absolutely apeshit. Let that be a warning. Haha! No, but seriously.

Oh Yeah!

Got my schedule today...no cashier shifts next week! WOO HOO! But I close Thursday and Friday. Oh well, at least I'm not alone. Yep, they are starting to have multiple closers on Thursday and Friday night believe it or not.

Today, there was this old hag that came up to GS and she wanted to pay on her MARSHALL FIELD'S card! We haven't done that since July 31, '04. Well, she had to be a bitch about it and said, "Well, where AM I supposed to pay it!?" and I said, "Marshall Field's." and she said, "That's stupid and inconvenient." Oh well, ya dumb bitch, it's been like that for over 4 months now!

I actually had a really nice person today that wanted to sign up for a Target Visa. I explained everything to her, and told her all about the benefits of the card. She asked for my name, so I hope she tells someone I was being friendly. Then Lucy could suck my fat one.

I also helped this Amish-like person with the kiosk. She wanted me to do it because she has never done anything with a computer before. Yeah, it was weird. It was almost like she would not touch the thing if her life depended on it.

Days are getting better! Hopefully it stays like this for a while. I could get used to this.

Peace Out!

A Good Day? Where'd That Come From?

Wow! Sunday was actually a good day.

Highlights:
-Got to give Krista a break! (2 yrs in the making)
-Got to leave early (scheduled outside of my availability)
-Everyone was being so fun

Bad things:
-Guy came back, but with no cops

Oh wow, that guy. Well, Scott OKed it and he got his way, but he just had to insult us before he left. What a douche! He wanted to return a radar detector that WASN'T on his receipt. He said that was his 4th time trying it. Oh god! He was just a complete asshole.

Damn, I dunno what else to say. Well, our schedules should be posted today, although they should have been there on Thursday. Laura must've spilled her mega potpie on the keyboard.

Alright

Today went surprisingly well. I didn't have any rude guests, and I was next to some fun people. the only bad part was when I was standing by the pop machine and Karen yelled at me to step out even more, 'they can't see you' and SMILE! I rolled my eyes at her and didn't answer her. What a cunt. Heidi said something funny yet true. 'Life sucks, then it gets worse, and then you wear red and khaki.' How very true!

Well, 230-close tomorrow cashiering. Maybe it will be like today, but probably not.

GRR!

God damn, yet another shit-filled day at work.

There was this older couple that came in and wanted to return a griddle thing. The receipt was expired, and the item was not on file, so I told them there was nothing we could do at the store level. They pissed and moaned saying that the girl they purchased thru said they could return it with a receipt. I told them within the 90 days you can. Anywho, who the fuck buys something that they don't use and return it more than 3 months down the line!? That's right no one, at least not on my watch. ;-)

It was another shitty day full of JOY TO THE WORLD and Sharon. Of course Melissa got picked to give her a break because I'm 'not ready.' That pisses me off to the max because everyone else that is in GS gives hc's a break, but not me. And I'm not even the newest person up there. Both Tony and Melissa were trained up there AFTER me! I was so close to quitting. And then, the team trainers were there and Vernice is one. WTF!!? That makes NO sense. So essentially, they passed over me and a whole hell of a lot of other people for some retard that hasn't even been there 90 days. Hopefully, I'll get to buddy train today, but I won't get my hopes up. I'm beginning to feel underappreciated. No one values my contribution to the team. I've been there for 2 torture-filled years there, and they need to show me respect. Fuck'em all!

Day 3 of 6, here I come! Oh joy!

Someone shoot me.

Ah Shit!

Well, today I'll be working my second day in a 6 day streak. Augh! I think I'm going to die! i was in GS yesterday, and it was OK. Time went by fast for it being so slow, which was good.

As soon as I got there, Sharon calls GS and Kari answers. Kari told me that Sharon said I have to give lane 30 a break. Ok... So I go to the candy closet to cross it off, and I look at the breakers and Jerianne is one and she's doing fuckin abandoned! Why can't she do it!? So, I was pissed of course and just concentrated on getting done with the break. So I get back to GS, and Sharon comes over and says, "Oh, thanks for showing a good attitude and smiling while giving that break." I say, "Obviously you weren't watching me." And she said in a bitchy tone, "I was being sarcastic. I thought someone talked to you recently about needing to smile while you are cashiering." I say, "Nope." And she said, "So you're saying I was lied to?" I say, "I guess so." Sharon is becoming a bitch again. Yeah, Maggie mentioned it when I had my review, but what business is that of hers. Why did I have to do lane 30? There was another break on lane 6 at the same god damn time! Fuck her! If she is gonna bring out the 'tude, guess what? So am I, tenfold. my attitude is gonna be what gets me fired, but they don't show me respect, so why should I show them any? Fuck them all, I really don't give a rat's ass! If they fire me, there are PLENTY of places who will take me because of my experience with the hellhole. Day fuckin 2 in a string of 6, and I already want to quit. Now I have nothing to look forward to because I already got my review.

Also, they put up new SINGING signing up by the doors. Oh my fucking god! It's SO annoying! I hope to god the batteries ran out because I can't take that day in and day out. All I hear every so often (too often) is JOY TO THE WORLD, ALL AROUND THE WORLD... My fuckin god, I am going to go crazy.

Well, I work today. I hope to god Krista isn't working.

And more great news, Kerry lost. I was being sarcastic. I don't think I can handle W for 4 more years. Let's see if he can fuck over the country even more.

Turn for the Better?...for now

I got my raise yesterday. I'm up to $7.95 an hour. Woo Hoo! My review was really positive, but I think that's because Maggie did it. She just said I was coming out of my shell a lot more, and she thinks Guest Service was helping me do that. I agree and I just like the fact that every situation is different. Cashiering just isn't doing it for me. The only semi-negative part was that I need to have a positive and up-beat attitude when I'm cashiering. I guess that's partly true.

When I was in Guest Service yesterday, there was this nasty bitch that came in. I was doing a return and $80+ dollars was going to go back on her card. But no, she wanted half in cash, and the other half on the card. I told her we can't do that, and she said, "Yes, you can." I was about to say 'uh no, you fuckin hag, I think I know what I can and cannot do.' So we argued back and forth, when she finally asked for 'my supervisor.' I said "FINE!" like a smartass, and called Sharon up. The lady was just freaking out saying she put $40 cash on her card and she wanted it back. She did it on the 15th of October. Sharon told her she couldn't do that and looked at her receipt for the payment and it said she paid with a check. But the lady said she paid in cash. Sharon quickly got sick of her, and just put the whole amount back onto the card. Then the bitch said, "I better be getting a check from the company then for the difference." Sharon said, "You'll have to go through them for that." And the demon left. I hate people like that, 'you can do that' when I already told them I couldn't. Or the question you like, 'are you sure about that?' 100% positve asswipe!

Well, starting Tuesday I work 6 days in a row. :( That'll be fun.

Happy Halloween! And remember to vote on Tuesday!

Well...

Ok, I'll try to go in a chronological order. First of all, on Thursday I got my schedule for the 3rd week. I have 32 fuckin' hours! Are they trying to kill me!? Maybe that's the reason I'm not doing as good in school, I'm overworked. I work 5 out of 7 days. Ick! Only one is cashiering, and I think I'll be buddy training because of the hours. But, I open on Saturday in Guest Service! I'll have to get up at around 6:30 am! Oh wow! That will be quite the week, even next week will be tough.

So on Thursday I was in Guest Service, and I don't really remember any rude guests, but I know there was some. The only thing I remember that made me laugh is when Sara came up to back-up. Sharon also came up. Anyway, Sara was standing right next to Sharon, and she said, "I'm being forced to ask for Visas, and of course no one wants one. The Target Card police is harassing everyone to get them." And Sara walked behind Sharon and pointed to her. We both started laughing and Sharon probably heard everything. HAHA!

On Friday, I didn't work, but I went in to buy some Halloween shit. Anyways, it was fun up until leaving. We were walking by the head cashier office and I saw Krista and Karen talking. The moment Krista saw us, she stop talking and gave us the dirtiest look ever. I said, "Oh great, my 2 favorite people." They probably heard me, but I really don't care. Then Sara came out of the candy closet, and we said, "Your 2 favorite people are in the head cashier office." She walked over there, popped her head in and said back to us, "Oh yeah." It was funny. I hope Krista heard me, she's a bitch. And that's an understatement!

Today I am in Guest Service again. No cashiering at all this week! WooHoo! It should be fun. I close, but I wanna get outta there early so I can attend a Halloween party. One of my male co-workers is going as Lucy! It's so funny!

Just Waiting

I work at 2, so I'm just killing time. It'll be yet another great day at work. I'm really not looking forward to it. I'm in Guest Service again, so at least I'm not cashiering. We get our schedules today, so I'm sure I'll be bitching about that. I'll try to post after I get back from work, and tell y'all how things went.

OH MY FUCKING GOD!

Today HAD to be the worst day I had in a while. I felt so god damn depressed because of the way everyone was treating me. I had SO many rude guests, and Krista and her usual bitchy self didn't make things better. First of all, I'm not a team trainer. I didn't apply to be one, but they constantly RUB IT IN MY FACE. Just today Sharon said oh they are having a pizza party for team trainers today. OK great, but you needed to tell me why? So, there are people that have been hired AFTER me that are going to be team trainers. So basically it'll look like I'm less intelligent than everyone else. Fuck them, and you too Krista! No one likes your bitchy attitude! So anyways, Krista picked Melissa Ro to be the head cashier for her break. Why can't I do it? That REALLY hurts my feelings that Krista said I wasn't 'ready' to do it, and that I have a bad attitude that she doesn't want to 'rub off onto the cashiers.' And she told me to smile more. I'm not the fucking kind of person that smiles for no god damn reason! And especially after you treat me like shit? I really just want to quit. Why can't I give the head cashier a break? That pisses me off the most. I really need to talk with someone about that, but no one will care. Maybe it's just time I leave for somewhere where I'm treated like a fucking human. Why should I have to ask to be treated nicely!? I thought it was common sense. But working for Target, you learn VERY quickly that they lack compassion for anything except money.

I got reamed out over the phone because this dumb bitch forgot her bag there. She wanted ME to have her shit ready when she came in. It was 2 fuckin pieces of meat! We logged it right away and sent it back to that department so it wouldn't spoil. So she freaked out on me because of that, and I told her she could bring in her receipt and we'll just give her the cash back for the items. She just said, "Oh thanks for the special treatment!" and hung up. FUCK HER!

Then there was these 2 canucks that came in. They wanted to return a george foreman grill without a receipt. They didn't have the box or anything. So I told them they would have to go back and see if we still carried THE EXACT SAME THING so I could have some numbers for it. Of course when they get back, they bring up a TOTALLY different one. I tell them that without a receipt and no numbers, I couldn't do anything for them. The old man FREAKED and started yelling that "target should be responsible for the items it sells!" and "you have a poor customer service policy" and other bullshit. I just gave them the manufacturer's number and sent them away.

Great! I get to do this tomorrow too! Please oh please make my life even more of a living hell. All I know is that on the reason for leaving line, I will write "I'm sick of being treated like shit, and also because of Lucy and Krista." Why can't I just quit already!? I swear there is some strange thing that is keeping me form leaving. I have some good friends there, but now most of them have left, and tons of newbies are filling their slots.

I wonder if it's too late to apply for a team trainer. Probably, since they did the training today. Even if I did apply, they probably wouldn't have let me do it anyway just because Lucy doesn't like me. She'd put some bullshit reason. I really want to see my review, if it's really bad, I'm going to quit on the spot. It's just hard to go into work each day when you know you aren't valued as a team member. I've been stabbed SO many times in the back by that place, and all I want is to be respected and to be able to do things my peers are doing. I've been there for 2 years now, and I'm still not allowed to do things that people that are new are doing. I'm talikng about giving head cashiers breaks, learning how to do operator, and training in someone. I've buddy trained a total of 3 people in my whole 2 years there. Most people can't even keep track of how many times they've done it. I don't see what I'm doing wrong here, and no one will tell me what's going on. Maybe they are trying to get rid of me because I stand up for myself. I'm not a personal carpet for those in higher positions. I don't know what to do, I guess I'll wait til my review and go from there.

Peace Out!

I Really Don't Care!

I was just thinking about if anyone from my store reading this. Oh well! I guess I don't care! If they wanna fire me for things I say here, they can bring it on. But, then they would know that Karen G. takes other cashiers' credit for getting Target Visas. Yep, she puts in HER number instead of the cashier's and then brags that SHE got those cards. Um yeah, Pam can back me up on that one.

I worked Guest Service today, and oh fuck, it was not fun. And the return policy changed ONCE AGAIN! God fucking damnit, they change it every single day! We have been saying no receipt, no return lately, but now thats not the case. I was told today by Sharon that we are doing the same thing we always have been doing before we got the software update. Every GSTM is pissed because we don't know what the fuck we're doing because each person has their own idea of the return policy. What a fuckin headache!

So, there was this guy who came in with some sort of furniture. He didn't have a receipt, so I tried looking it up on his card. That was a no-go. So I told him he had to exchange it for one item in the same department for equal or greater value. It had to be 34.98 or more. Well he paid 44.98 for it, and I told him that without a receipt it gives you the lowest price in the last 90 days. Well, then he wanted to talk to the manager. So I get one up there, and he argues the fact that it's 34.98. After talking to the manager, he finally decides he will just go with 34.98, BUT he wanted it on a giftcard. I told him we couldn't do that, and RE-informed him that he had to exchange it for one item in the same department for equal or greater value. Then he asked, "Are you 100% sure on that one?" That fuckin PISSED me off! I answered yes rudely, but he still wanted me to ask someone. I was thinking 'Fuck off! I know what I'm doing!' So he came back and asked if I asked someone, I told him no and that I knew what I was doing, but NO he still wanted me to ask. So I asked Sharon and of course her answer matched up perfectly with mine! he ended up just taking the thing and left. But, he just kept saying that another Target store was able to give him a giftcard for an item over $70 without a receipt. BULLSHIT! I'm not falling for it!

AUGH! My store had a MASS hire today! It was awful! They told everyone to go up to Guest Service, but they didn't tell anyone in guest service what to do. I ended up calling the operator 3 times, so that I would know what to say to these people. All the people looked fuckin nasty! Yet another sign to show that the holiday season is approaching.

Well, I gotta go, if I think of anything else, I'll be back.

Leave Me Alone!

God damn! I've been contacted twice now about working today. What don't they understand about NO? If I wanted to work, I would find a way, but I don't so they should just leave me alone!

I had to go get my paycheck today, and Ugh! I just hate being in that store. It's such a shitty day out, and I'm obviously sitting on my ass doing nothing.

Ok, I'm going to start keeping track of what happens at work, so I can remember this stuff when I look back at it. I have 2 funny stories about yesterday:

1) Sharon comes up to GS, and Sara needs a code to get into mainframe. Well, Sharon used Lucy's code and her password had to do with her kid, Corbin. Sara laughed at that name right in front of Sharon, and so did I because Sara was making fun of it. Then Sharon said, "Her other one is named Quinn." Sara burst out laughing, and said, "Someone is trying to be Irish." i just started laughing. So, Sharon gave the bitch look to Sara, and she just said, "Sharon, you know I don't care for her." That made me laugh even more!

2) Oh my, this one is a doosie! Ok, so before I got there, this guy came in with a 12.99 coffee mug, and NO receipt. So Donna decided to be nice and let him exchange it, when we could've just turned him away because he didn't have a receipt. So Donna told him he could exchange it for 1 item in the automotive department for 12.99 or more. Well, now I get there. So, Donna is busy with a guest so I help this guy. He brought up another coffee mug that was 9.99. So I tell him we can't do that, and he says he will just buy something else to make up for it. We can't do that either, so he just stood there. I thought he wasn't going to leave. Donna said that was our policy, and asked if he wanted to go look again. He left to look for something else. A LONG time passed, and he came up with a 12.99 TOOTHBRUSH! Since toothbrushes AREN'T in the automotive department, we couldn't do that. The guy grabs his stuff and yells, "FINE, I'M LEAVING!" Donna said, "Sorry." And then the guy yelled back, "NO YOU'RE NOT!" Maggie was on the phone at GS, and her face was priceless. Then after he left, we shit-talked him. That's what I like about the Service Desk, you can rip on guests after they leave.

Augh!

Christ! Work just sucks! Now I am mostly at the Service Desk, so it's not that bad. But, because of Lucy and her moustache, I wasn't chosen to be a 'team trainer' which pisses me off because there are people that have been there for a shorter amount of time that are team trainers. What a crock of shit! Must go back to my whole 'attitude problem.' What a fucking joke. Yeah, they will see a MAJOR fucking attitude problem when I decide to quit. Getting Krista to cry is my ultimate goal.

Well, here we are heading into the dreaded Christmas season. GRRRREEAT! Lots of fuckin newbies that need training. Yeah, Krista never picks me because she thinks I will shit-talk the company. No need to, they will find out soon enough. The turnover rate is high, but Lucy is staying put. (DAMNIT!)

Working at the Service Desk is the most fun when working with Sara. Damn, she is SO fuckin funny! She doesn't take shit from anyone! We constantly make fun of people, especially Canadians. Don't even get me started on that subject.

My 2 year review is coming up! Woo Hoo! I think it's depressing that I've been there THAT long, but I really want to see how much of a raise I get. I peeked at it when it was in the head cashier's office, but the only thing I saw that it said was "Your quiet personality sets a good example for other team members." Yeah, I don't know how that works out, I guess I'll just have to wait... Shit. I really want to quit, but it'll be hard to leave SO MANY good friends. Most of them have already come and gone, but a few are still stickin in there. I would say that about 20 out of the ~75 cashiers there are people that aren't new. It sucks because most of the newbies don't talk to anyone but themselves.

So, as I foresee for this holiday season, I work the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday), day after Christmas (AUGH! at the service desk!), but I have the New Year holiday off to enjoy getting plastered with my friends in Canada. I'm so excited! It should be a blast!

Well, I'll try to update this more often, but I can't promise anything. Well, I don't know if anyone reads this, so leave some comments with your opinions. I'd appreciate it. THANKS FOR READING THIS BLOG!

Work Sucks!

So it's back to school at Target. ...Great. It is so mother fucking busy at all times of the day. I'm bracing myself for yet another fantastic day. I've never been so close to quitting in my life. And I start school on Tuesday, and I'm NOT looking forward to it. We had the shittiest summer. It was nice for about a total of 20 days out of 100 or so. All I'm saying is that our winter better be fuckin nice as hell. Well, I suppose I better get ready for work.

I haven't updated in a while as you can tell, I've been traveling, working, and partying. So sue me! HAHA jk

OK...I'm here.

So the LOD comes up to me and basically quizzes me on what to do in Guest Service. But the tone she does it in, makes it sound as though she doesn't think I know what I'm doing. And she said, my other boss just wanted to make sure I know. Yeah OK Bitch! I know! Well, she kept going on about how I shouldn't be surprised if I get a cut in my hours at GS because they are gonna train other people up there. WHAT THE FUCK! Don't! I barely get enough hours up there as it is! Anyway, Fuck the whole store, they can suck a fart out of my ass!

Oops!

Yeah, things aren't going good at work. I haven't had time to come and update this if you couldn't tell. That and trying to recover from an illness. I'll have to tell you a story about my bitch-ass boss some other time.

Hassled...AGAIN!

Ok, so I go and get my hours today for the 3rd week (it's hard to explain) and as soon as I walk in the door the operator asks me, "Do you work today!?" I say no and so she yells, "Can you work ASAP til about 7?" It was about 1pm when I went in there. I'm not even in my Target get-up. I say no and leave, but as soon as I get home there is a messege left on my answering machine. I'm about a 5 minute drive away from work. It says, "Hi this is SuperTarget and would you like to come in and work Guest Service from 5 to close? i just don't wanna work today! I got up at 6:30am to take my last exam, so the last thing I need on my crabby day is a rude ass guest! UGH!

I work tomorrow from 4-close. I hope to god that goes well!

Sorry!

I have nothing really to comment about until Friday because i like to write after I'm all wound up. So after Friday, expect to see somthing cuz I'm sure things will not go well. I might have something to talk about Thursday too, cuz that's when we get our hours. We'll just have to see!

Welcome!

I hope to use this often to describe how my day went at work. Lately, it hasn't been so great! I will tell all my funny stories about working in retail, and i hope you like my blog. Enjoy!