Not trying to be glib but Target is ALWAYS hiring and this time of year they are doing more hiring than ever.
The pay sucks (only starting at $7 per hour) but it's pay all the same. I started working there after I was laid off for the 3rd time in 9 years from an office job. I decided then and there that maybe retail was where it was at.
Now, I'm being asked to promote to a Team Lead position. It pays better (between $10 and $15 per hour) but it's still retail and hours, especially going into Christmas, are awful. But the Team Leads have slightly better choices in hours.
After 6 months of employment, as long as he's full time, he can chose which of Target's five benefits plans he wants to be a part of. If your Dad has a college degree he can even apply for a store Executive Team Lead (ETL)position. One must have a degree to become an ETL, and since I don't, a Team Lead position is the best I can hope for if I stay.
Try to fend off those guilt feelings, love. You're in school for a reason. Just as I tell my 13 year old as he got mouthy about school and wanting to get a job himself to make money, I told him, "You're in school now and are going to college so that SOME DAY when you're looking for a REAL job, you won't be 42 years old and making $7 per hour." *points at myself*
Yup, I was encouraging him to be better than what I've been left with. I think every parent wants better for their kids, yours too. Mine too!
Fortunately for me, my husband makes a pretty good wage in his job.. still, it's tight.
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The pay sucks (only starting at $7 per hour) but it's pay all the same. I started working there after I was laid off for the 3rd time in 9 years from an office job. I decided then and there that maybe retail was where it was at.
Now, I'm being asked to promote to a Team Lead position. It pays better (between $10 and $15 per hour) but it's still retail and hours, especially going into Christmas, are awful. But the Team Leads have slightly better choices in hours.
After 6 months of employment, as long as he's full time, he can chose which of Target's five benefits plans he wants to be a part of. If your Dad has a college degree he can even apply for a store Executive Team Lead (ETL)position. One must have a degree to become an ETL, and since I don't, a Team Lead position is the best I can hope for if I stay.
Try to fend off those guilt feelings, love. You're in school for a reason. Just as I tell my 13 year old as he got mouthy about school and wanting to get a job himself to make money, I told him, "You're in school now and are going to college so that SOME DAY when you're looking for a REAL job, you won't be 42 years old and making $7 per hour." *points at myself*
Yup, I was encouraging him to be better than what I've been left with. I think every parent wants better for their kids, yours too. Mine too!
Fortunately for me, my husband makes a pretty good wage in his job.. still, it's tight.
Hang in there kiddo!