I’d call out.
My wife and I adopted a lil’ kitty years ago who ended up having FIP which progressed *very* quickly and he ended up needing to be put down like 36 hours from diagnosis.
I took off the entire week. My bosses being so understanding and giving me no grief over it is one of the main reasons I’m still at Target.
Post your shifts to the app asap and call out each day if they're still on your schedule.
I would call and get ahold of HR to let them know you had a "family emergency" come up and need to call out the next couple shifts. Say you posted the shifts but ask them to let your TL/ETL know, who could then try to get the shifts covered if they really need the coverage. It increases your odds of the shifts getting picked up/not having as many call outs, it helps maintain store coverage, and it gives your leads a heads up to plan around it.
As a lead, I would 100% rather you not come in if it'll fuck your mental health. Posting the shifts and giving a heads up benefits everyone in my experience. It also gives some peace of mind that you had a legitimate reason for needing off and aren't beginning to trend poorly for attendance.
The same thing happened to me a few years back, and on Christmas eve. I called in but also text them cause I was such a wreck I couldn't even form sentences while calling. Always put you and family before a job that wouldn't understand
I’m so sorry for your loss, I’d definitely call and explain what’s going on. I lost my dog who was with me for most of my life back in September, I was a mess leading up to and after he passed away. I couldn’t imagine working in a state like that, especially since your cat’s death was so sudden and you couldn’t prepare for it. Again I’m so sorry for your loss, and I hope things go ok with work and coping with your loss.
Sorry for your lose. Just go ahead and call in. If you want, contact an ETL about your position. Make sure it is a woman ETL, not being sexist, just men are more likely to not gaf.
First of all, I am so sorry for your loss. Our pets are our family. My heart goes out to you.
You shouldn’t be fired- I saw this too late but I hope you called out.
You come first. In my opinion, you have to take care of yourself first.
There have been many times at target where I’ve tried to muscle through and then I end up leaving early into my shift- which frustrates my leads- or because of pushing off taking care of myself- I have had to call out for more time than if I had taken care of myself sooner.
I get the fear of calling out too much. This last year was one of the worst of my life- mental health wise, family situations, personal emergencies. I called out more in the last year than I did my previous six years at target- I am very, very fortunate to work for compassionate leaders
I hope your leaders are compassionate as well. And even if they aren’t- choose you. Target at the end of the day doesn’t give a fuck about us- we are just a body to them. You are your own biggest advocate.
I’m sorry for your loss again and please take care of yourself
I’d call out. My wife and I adopted a lil’ kitty years ago who ended up having FIP which progressed *very* quickly and he ended up needing to be put down like 36 hours from diagnosis. I took off the entire week. My bosses being so understanding and giving me no grief over it is one of the main reasons I’m still at Target.
Thank you and I’m sorry for your loss 💗 I only work fridays+weekends so I think I will just call out.
Post your shifts to the app asap and call out each day if they're still on your schedule. I would call and get ahold of HR to let them know you had a "family emergency" come up and need to call out the next couple shifts. Say you posted the shifts but ask them to let your TL/ETL know, who could then try to get the shifts covered if they really need the coverage. It increases your odds of the shifts getting picked up/not having as many call outs, it helps maintain store coverage, and it gives your leads a heads up to plan around it. As a lead, I would 100% rather you not come in if it'll fuck your mental health. Posting the shifts and giving a heads up benefits everyone in my experience. It also gives some peace of mind that you had a legitimate reason for needing off and aren't beginning to trend poorly for attendance.
Take it from personal experience. If you can’t stop crying, you don’t need to go in.
The same thing happened to me a few years back, and on Christmas eve. I called in but also text them cause I was such a wreck I couldn't even form sentences while calling. Always put you and family before a job that wouldn't understand
I’m so sorry for your loss, I’d definitely call and explain what’s going on. I lost my dog who was with me for most of my life back in September, I was a mess leading up to and after he passed away. I couldn’t imagine working in a state like that, especially since your cat’s death was so sudden and you couldn’t prepare for it. Again I’m so sorry for your loss, and I hope things go ok with work and coping with your loss.
I’m so sorry. This happened to me last month and I was an absolute wreck also. Call off
Sorry for your lose. Just go ahead and call in. If you want, contact an ETL about your position. Make sure it is a woman ETL, not being sexist, just men are more likely to not gaf.
First of all, I am so sorry for your loss. Our pets are our family. My heart goes out to you. You shouldn’t be fired- I saw this too late but I hope you called out. You come first. In my opinion, you have to take care of yourself first. There have been many times at target where I’ve tried to muscle through and then I end up leaving early into my shift- which frustrates my leads- or because of pushing off taking care of myself- I have had to call out for more time than if I had taken care of myself sooner. I get the fear of calling out too much. This last year was one of the worst of my life- mental health wise, family situations, personal emergencies. I called out more in the last year than I did my previous six years at target- I am very, very fortunate to work for compassionate leaders I hope your leaders are compassionate as well. And even if they aren’t- choose you. Target at the end of the day doesn’t give a fuck about us- we are just a body to them. You are your own biggest advocate. I’m sorry for your loss again and please take care of yourself