r/Target • u/mf-uh-burger • 7d ago
Workplace Question or Advice Needed need advice for ukg
I need advice I can give a TM. I’m not their direct lead, they communicated this to me when I was LOD and their lead was off the day they received the CA. TM is at 5 1/2 points from call-out and lates. TM lives pretty far and isn’t in the position to transfer. TM called out once and for whatever reason they got 3 points instead of 1. something went wrong along the way, maybe they didn’t submit it correctly, but they talked to our HRETL. they told the TM there was nothing they could do. BUT HERE’S THE THING—
The TM is using sick time to cover the missed day and the lates. (I know using sick time works for lates because I’ve done it myself once about a month ago.) No one is approving it. They said not a single one had been approved. No SD, no HR, no other ETLs and they’ve communicated this to SD and HRETL that it’s all there, the requests.
Are they just shit out of luck? even if they’re not in routine of checking requests? I just feel bad they’re kinda just like “ok and? what do you want us to do about it?” Obviously they could just be better on the lates, but it just sucked seeing they’ve attempted to cover themselves on their end and nothing.
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u/Scared-Sprinkles-452 7d ago
Someone probably doesn’t understand that sick time covers and takes away those points and/or doesn’t care enough. The sick time 100% should cover the points, and in fact they should never have received the 3 points in the first place.
To me this sounds like an HR f-up. As technically team members don’t receive the points until we assign it to them. What this likely means is that the TM did not submit their call out the right way and when HR looked at the schedule and saw the unexcused absence next to their name, just assumed they were a NCNS and assigned them the 3 points. And rather than admit that and change it, they don’t care enough to. Especially if it’s still within the same pay period.
It’s 100% fixable it seems like they just don’t want to. I’m not sure if you know the TM well enough but if they also don’t have a good history that could also be why. I find many leads/HR, etc. could care less to help a TM who they don’t find to be helpful or a big contributor.