Thread regarding Target Corp. layoffs

I just want to throw it out there that not all HQ team members were out to make the stores lives awful. I worked at HQ but had nothing to do with the policies that were put in place that have made your lives a living hell. In fact, I often felt awful for you that so much responsibility was heaped on you, and you didn't have the time or resources to adequately execute, and that you weren't getting paid enough to do some of the stuff that you are expected to do. I was working on other things upstream in the procurement process to ultimately save you guys from having to yank crap off the shelves and move it from the back room, and then back to the shelves.

I totally respect and validate your experience, and I'm not invalidating anything. But not all HQ team members are evil. Many of us are just busting our a$$es just like you.

No we kept the Easterphile just for you. Be prepared for 20 times the Easter merchandise this year. And if you don't sell it your fired..... See how the game is changed it doesn't get better just worse. Plus we are stepping up Boxer day in the US and expect it to be as big a Christmas so good luck.

Hey. I would love to chat with you. mtownsend9@bloomberg.net

If this is like other corporate cost cutting measures at other large local retailers. 2billion is wave 1, then it will be a wave every year for the next 4 unless rev increases drastically

So Brian has saved about 600 million tos out of corporate and 500 million will be from supliers. I wonder where the other 900 million is comming from? S#%^ flows down hilll I wonder who could be next?

Goodness me I'm so concerned about all the HQ talent leaving because of the layoffs. I hope against hope one of them is the idiot who sent us 10 times more easter product than my store could have ever sold.

A team member I know at the store I shop was asking and I explained that HQ was experiencing cuts to make us leaner like the stores.

I respect the gleam in his eye that said "about damn time".

The folks whining and kvetching the most are the ones who should be worried. The rest of us would like you to shut up so we can do our freaking job.

There is a measure of uncertainty as to how decisions are getting made on who to cut. If, though, you're kick butt and have in demand skills you will get another job.

It is hard for store or DC employees to feel any sympathy for people at HQ when many of them made decisions that have made life hard on us.when dcs want to cut they just ride people and nit pic.we are all tired of it and this has went on for years while HQ was bloated.my DC will get the worst opinion survey ever for the best company ever.....yeah right.

Amen OP!

this is life in the stores. Now life in the HQ.

The new reality that's been our reality

I hear you and I empathize that Target has balanced costs at a store level in the past. I would summarize that many people I am assuming also yourself joined Target HQ for it's stability. Those people are now comming to grips with the fact that stability is gone and are deciding if they will stay through the next waves of cuts. I agree it is the same decision store based employees make if they will take the risk and stay. It is a personal decision, people have families to support. The problem for Target is this will result in loss of talent as it has in the past and a change in culture, maybee less so for the stores.