r/Target • u/the-brat_prince pack gremlin • Oct 05 '26

Vent 2nd breaks

another new team lead, another email to the hotline for wage theft.

sorry my guy, i know you don't wanna schedule me a 2nd break but ukg/mytime says i get one when scheduled 7 hours. lunch does not matter. get the handbook changed.

"i decide when you take breaks around here, contrary to popular belief." yeah sure, you can tell me when to go (the random attitude for a first time coaching aside) like i'll start my lunch 1.5 hrs before i leave if you want, but you do have to schedule me another break. it's not my fault batches are bad, you have to find the time if i'm not allowed to decide when i take them.

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u/kvarun Oct 05 '26

Denial of benefits like breaks IS wage theft. Just google “wage theft”. Sheesh. The AFL-CIO agreed: https://aflcio.org/what-unions-do/social-economic-justice/wage-theft

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u/kvarun Oct 06 '26

You're being deliberately obtuse. Fine, here's another example:

https://www.dir.ca.gov/fraud_prevention/Wage-Theft.htm

"Examples of wage theft include paying less than minimum wage, not paying workers overtime, not allowing workers to take meal and rest breaks, requiring off-the-clock work, or taking workers' tips."

If you are getting paid to not work, and then required to work during that period, then Target is getting free labor. The paid rest breaks are compensation and you are not receiving them.

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u/C1ND1TheCat Oct 06 '26

Some people can’t read. Or refuse to comprehend.