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larolineghg

Kansas City, MO · 2 months ago

After 4 years at Target, I got fired. by my manager. Not by HR. But because of someone I called a friend. We used to grab Starbucks together before shifts, laugh about the red shirts, even complain about Black Friday madness side by side. Turns out, they were the one reporting me for “policy violations.” Yesterday, my access badge stopped working. Here’s what I wish shoppers actually knew: 🎯 Black Friday wasn’t fun — it was chaos. We’d open doors at 5 AM, and by 5:02 people were already fighting over TVs. Managers made us keep certain lines long so it looked “busy” for the cameras. I once stood for 17 hours straight without a real break. 🥪 Tons of good food gets thrown out daily. Unopened snacks, bakery items, even Starbucks sandwiches — straight into the trash. We weren’t allowed to take anything. A coworker once got written up for saving a muffin. 💳 You can actually get a $750 Target gift card for sharing feedback on their products at Grab750.com — it’s part of a customer review program where they give out $750 cards just for answering a few questions. Me and a few old coworkers used it to stock up on groceries and household stuff. 💰 Those “limited-time” deals? Not always real. We’d raise prices the week before just to mark them down again for “savings.” Customers thought they were getting huge discounts — they weren’t. 📸 Self-checkout is a setup. The system flags you over the tiniest mistakes. I’ve seen parents nearly cry because it accused them of not scanning something t