College Student Quit Their Seasonal Job At Target, But Her Former Manager Called Her And Still Expected Her To Show Up To Work
by Heide Lazaro

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Leaving a job should mean you’re officially done with it.
This college student worked at Target for the holidays, but she turned down an offer to work part-time all year.
Her last day was January 6th, but apparently her manager didn’t know she had quit.
Crazy, right? Read the story below for all the details.
I don’t work here [anymore] and NO, I will not come in to work
Last holiday season, I worked seasonally for Target.
It was a disaster from the start.
The managers had absolutely no organization whatsoever.
I should have known that I was screwed when they scheduled me for my second interview because the manager didn’t even show up.
This woman rejected the part-time position that was offered to her.
Towards the end of the holiday season, they offered me a non-seasonal part-time position.
This was after Christmas and before New Year’s.
I was going to accept, but they wanted me to work a ton for part-time, and being a college student, they were not willing to be flexible at all.
So I said, “Nope, I am done after my last day on January 6th.”
She was in school when she received a call from Target.
Everything was good after I was done with that train-wreck.
I was starting off my second semester.
It was January 20th at 5:00 PM.
I get a call from Target.
Her former manager asked if she was coming in.
Manager: “Hey, this is (insert name here). Are you running a little late? You were supposed to work at 4:30.”
Me: “Ummm… No. I quit over three weeks ago.”
Manager: “Uhhh, well, we are really short-staffed. Can you come in anyway?”
She stood firm that she doesn’t work there anymore.
Me: “No. I do not work there anymore. I told you that and I’m at school.”
Manager: “Are you sure you can’t come in anyway?”
Thank goodness I’m done with that disaster!
And since this holiday season is coming up, I got a job at a different place.
Thank goodness!
Why would they schedule an former employee to come in to work? Talk about poor management!
Let’s see what others have to say about this on Reddit.
This user thinks she made a smart move.
The same thing happened to this person.
They’re going to call you again, says this person.
How about a response like this?
Finally, this person says they would report the manager.
No, thank you. I don’t do free shifts, especially after I quit.
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