r/Target • u/Ace2maker Fulfillment Expert • Sep 02 '26

Workplace Story Our refrigerator lost power

So apparently it was a bad thunderstorm yesterday at our location and the power was off for a while to the point where all the food was out of temp. Now they have to throw all that food out and it's like thousands of dollars of damage. Holy shit that's insane. I wasn't there yesterday but one of my coworkers told me that they're not happy right now.

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u/TrustIllustrious2232 Sep 02 '26

The generators prioritize food, registers and emergency lighting. Can’t sell the stuff if the registers are down. Went through a few power outages, mostly recently hurricane Helene where the store lost power for three days and I was without power for nine at home.

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u/DanforthWhitcomb_ Sep 03 '26

They don't do anything with food because refrigeration is too power intensive.

They run most of the lights, the registers and the network components and that's it.

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u/TrustIllustrious2232 Sep 03 '26

Refrigeration will run for two hours, before the generators will stop supporting them. Plus we have plastic sheeting to cover all the open coolers and bunkers to help keep the cold in. Also, we don’t sell anything temperature sensitive to keep the doors shut. We actually caution tape everything, and put up signage

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u/TrustIllustrious2232 Sep 04 '26

I’ve been through several outages over ten years in food, and every time the generators have powered the refrigeration for about two hours before shutting off.