Thread regarding Target Corp. layoffs

When I worked at Target, a director once told me, “Don’t ever think Target will keep you warm at night.” It was a good reminder, as I poured countless hours into getting ahead — which I did, promotion after promotion — that at any time, it could all be over.

@a8 yeah the days of working for one company most of your career are long gone. That was a staple for baby boomers and even Gen X and younger people now work somewhere for a few years and move on so this probably isn’t a big deal for them.

It’s just a job… tons more out there. I guess that’s how the company feels too.

My heart is with all of those impacted.

I want to echo the OP.

After my layoff, I felt a lot of emotions. In doing so, I also realized that I didn’t know myself outside of the company. I lived to work.

Shortly after I dusted myself off, my career took a parallel step and went up from there. Would I have believed it in the moments after being laid off? Nope. Sometimes, I still can’t believe it today.

Three things that I did:

1) Took time to reflect on where I wanted to go. My career had been shaped through re-orgs and changes for more than a decade. I was along for the ride. Where I began and where I ended up were far apart. Not necessarily bad, but that layoff was my chance to pull my career back to where I wanted it.

2) Used the severance benefits for job/career support. I had a wonderful coach and a fresh new resume within 2 weeks. This included a LinkedIn makeover. I’m unsure if this is offered but highly recommend taking advantage if it is.

3) I invested in the mindset of a fresh start. There was no going back, no matter how much I hoped for it. Letting go quickly allowed me to embrace commitment to a fresh start.

You can and will be someone else’s work bestie, coffee chat go-to or favor fulfiller. They are just waiting to meet you.

@a7 the irony of that is that the (publicly mentioned) reasons for the layoffs is the same for both 2015 and 2025.

Won’t take long for them to be posting jobs with responsibilities that match some of those laid off tomorrow

@a7 As someone formerly with TGT BUT had a history before TGT, I sometimes wonder about the lifers and how they manage to market themselves when all they have is TGT right out of college?

I truly feel for those laid off in 2015 that went back to work at Target again because their resume only had one employer. Couldn’t imagine being laid off twice.

@a4 same… we may know each other… we may have worked together.

Good advice. Thank you. I was laid off from a job 15 years ago. Living within my means was never more apparent. Unemployment doesn’t cover mortgage, utilities a car payment and credit cards. I’ve never had a credit card balance since. I pay it off every month.