So I Called
the lady from Target again this morning, and this time she picked up.
I told her who I was and that I was returning her message. She asked me a few questions to verify what was on my online app, and then came the kicker. She asked if I knew what position I was applying for. In all actuality, I wasn't sure and there hadn't been a space to write anything about that anyway. Before I could even answer though, she said "Based on your application, we're going to consider you an Executive Team Leader candidate. Are you familiar with what that entails?"
My first, silent reaction was "executive?!" because that word immediately conjures up the type of cube monkey office job that I DON'T want. So I told her that I wasn't familiar with what the job would entail, so she said she'd email me a description of the qualifications and responsibilities. And finally we set up my first phone interview, for 10am on Jan 20th. Not this Friday, the next one. Eek?
As promised, she sent the email over about one minute after we hung up. On the one hand, it eased my mind a little bit because it's *not* an office job, rather you are actually out in the stores doing this and that. At the same time, it's a fairly high ranking position! From what I recall reading (I'm too lazy to go open the email again :p) I would basically be supervising an entire aspect of the store, like food (including the instore restaurant), guest services (is it a hotel? haha) etc.; not just the other employees working in those departments, but the products and all that too. I think that I am capable of it, but it would be quite different from what I'm doing now. A lot more responsibility.
Now just because I have an interview doesn't mean I have this job, so hold off on your congratulations. I was reading on a message board for Target employees that this isn't an easy job to get, in fact, even being considered for it is big deal. There are like 2 or three interviews and a leadership test. If you pass those, you do basically have it, but you need to complete over a month of intensive training first. You have to attend 2 or 3 weeks of Target's "business school" (um, I know) and then you shadow a current ETL in the department they plan on giving you for 5 weeks. So yeah, it's hardcore.
Well, I'm definitely going through with the interview process and we'll see what happens. Is this my dream job? No, but if it lets me earn enough $$ to have an apartment and I have enough time to pursue my research and whatever else a few times a week, then I might as well try. If I get the job and decide it's not for me, I don't have to stay. Hell, I don't have to complete the whole long interview process if I don't like it. I'm going to continue to look for jobs in the meantime, in case this doesn't work out for any reason.
But even if I do get this high-ranking position, it's not going to change me. I'm not going to suddenly turn into a capitalism-loving, anti-labor drone. Sure, I'm not going to bring up my interests and affiliations while I'm being interviewed or during my first few months there, but that doesn't mean I'm going to forget about them. I've been pretty lucky at every job I've had, in that I usually get on everyone's good side, so if I can acheive that again, then I can start letting myself shine through, hehe.
In other news. . .nothing really. I got up, called the lady, called Rich, called my Mom, and then played World of Warcraft all day! Literally! I stopped for lunch, a snack, dinner, and another snack, but other than that, I was too busy levelling up my new character! I created an Undead Warrior to replace my hopeless Orc Shaman, and we're already Level 8 and kicking ass. I just hope the game works on my computer, cuz if I have to stop playing once Rich moves, I'm going to cry. No WoW AND no Katamari? ::pain:: hehe
I told her who I was and that I was returning her message. She asked me a few questions to verify what was on my online app, and then came the kicker. She asked if I knew what position I was applying for. In all actuality, I wasn't sure and there hadn't been a space to write anything about that anyway. Before I could even answer though, she said "Based on your application, we're going to consider you an Executive Team Leader candidate. Are you familiar with what that entails?"
My first, silent reaction was "executive?!" because that word immediately conjures up the type of cube monkey office job that I DON'T want. So I told her that I wasn't familiar with what the job would entail, so she said she'd email me a description of the qualifications and responsibilities. And finally we set up my first phone interview, for 10am on Jan 20th. Not this Friday, the next one. Eek?
As promised, she sent the email over about one minute after we hung up. On the one hand, it eased my mind a little bit because it's *not* an office job, rather you are actually out in the stores doing this and that. At the same time, it's a fairly high ranking position! From what I recall reading (I'm too lazy to go open the email again :p) I would basically be supervising an entire aspect of the store, like food (including the instore restaurant), guest services (is it a hotel? haha) etc.; not just the other employees working in those departments, but the products and all that too. I think that I am capable of it, but it would be quite different from what I'm doing now. A lot more responsibility.
Now just because I have an interview doesn't mean I have this job, so hold off on your congratulations. I was reading on a message board for Target employees that this isn't an easy job to get, in fact, even being considered for it is big deal. There are like 2 or three interviews and a leadership test. If you pass those, you do basically have it, but you need to complete over a month of intensive training first. You have to attend 2 or 3 weeks of Target's "business school" (um, I know) and then you shadow a current ETL in the department they plan on giving you for 5 weeks. So yeah, it's hardcore.
Well, I'm definitely going through with the interview process and we'll see what happens. Is this my dream job? No, but if it lets me earn enough $$ to have an apartment and I have enough time to pursue my research and whatever else a few times a week, then I might as well try. If I get the job and decide it's not for me, I don't have to stay. Hell, I don't have to complete the whole long interview process if I don't like it. I'm going to continue to look for jobs in the meantime, in case this doesn't work out for any reason.
But even if I do get this high-ranking position, it's not going to change me. I'm not going to suddenly turn into a capitalism-loving, anti-labor drone. Sure, I'm not going to bring up my interests and affiliations while I'm being interviewed or during my first few months there, but that doesn't mean I'm going to forget about them. I've been pretty lucky at every job I've had, in that I usually get on everyone's good side, so if I can acheive that again, then I can start letting myself shine through, hehe.
In other news. . .nothing really. I got up, called the lady, called Rich, called my Mom, and then played World of Warcraft all day! Literally! I stopped for lunch, a snack, dinner, and another snack, but other than that, I was too busy levelling up my new character! I created an Undead Warrior to replace my hopeless Orc Shaman, and we're already Level 8 and kicking ass. I just hope the game works on my computer, cuz if I have to stop playing once Rich moves, I'm going to cry. No WoW AND no Katamari? ::pain:: hehe
posted by Erica at 6:48 PM
1 Comments:
Wow, that's amazing that they are considering you for such a high level position! Now, I've given you my whole perspective on working in the capitalist society before I think but if not, here it is in brief lol.
I don't like the system, and I know you don't, but this is what we have to live in as no other system yet exists. So we have to live and work within its framework while we work to change it. The important thing is to not get lost in the system and become a money loving capitalist, who cares for nothing else! I know you want fall into that, and neither will I. But as I've said before, if there were a way for me to become a millionaire without hurting or exploiting people I would do it. Because I would then use that money to influece the change we want, and I'd in fact be using the systems own money against itself!
If this job means you can get an apartment, pay your bills ok, and pursue your other interests without worrying about where your next meal will come from, then I hope you get it. As you said, you can always quit if you don't like it, and if its ok, you could just work at it for like a year or 2 so you can save some money, get the apartment or whatever before going on to do something more your speed.
So good luck, and remember, as long as you truly know that the ultimate goal is social and economic change, you will never get lost in the capitalist world forever.
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