Target going the way of Circuit City - Surprise company wide elimination of ast. department managers

[TwixVoy]

FYI because this won't make it in the media anytime soon, but these people deserve to have the public know what is happening.

Target has (had) a position called "Specialist" which was Target's terminology for an assistant department manager. Basically these were team members who had been with the company for years, were dedicated, and worked their ass off to make it to this position which is the only way to get full time status with Target. They perform all the roles of a regular team member, but are responsible for maintaining a department by themselves.

Yesterday in a surprise announcement company wide all of these people were demoted down to an entry level team member job title. This is the same move Circuit City pulled to save on payroll costs. These are people who generally make 1-3 dollars an hour more than minimum wage and who worked at the company for YEARS for that raise. They also are the only non-regular management position to get FULL TIME hours and benefits. (i.e. health insurance which is now going to be gone as they have been relegated to part time status)

To top it off the company still wants them to perform THE EXACT SAME WORK they have been until others can be trained to replace them.

The company is so cheap they apparently can't afford to pay a few dollars more than minimum wage and provide full time benefits.

I worked with a lot of these people who barely make ends meet as it is and now they are screwed so Target can make another couple million for bonuses. These are good people who don't deserve this after being loyal to the company for years.

If anyone wants more details please visit www.thebreakroom.org (an unofficial Target employee forum).

If anyone has any media connections PLEASE make them aware of this move. Circuit City made the news when they pulled this kind of stunt and so should Target.