Title: 11 Secrets of Target Employees | Mental Floss
Headings: 11 Secrets of Target Employees
11 Secrets of Target Employees
1. Target team members have 15 seconds to respond to a customer’s call for help.
2. Target employees are trained in biohazard clean-up.
3. Target Starbucks isn’t really a Starbucks.
4. Target employees hate when customers act like “Karen.”
5. Team members want to connect with you.
6. They sometimes dread seeing Funko collectors walk in.
7. No, Target employees are not hiding stuff from you.
8. Target has its own forensic labs.
9. They have a low-key uniform—but it can sometimes be uncomfortable.
10. Target employees have their own lingo—and they dread the clopen.
11. Target employees appreciate the perks.
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Content: They throw a fit all the time and accuse us [of] hiding it or some other crazy accusation.” 8. Target has its own forensic labs. Chris Hondros, Getty Images
Like most retail stores, Target tries to limit losses as a result of shoplifting. The company even has two forensic laboratories, based in Las Vegas and Minneapolis, to analyze security footage and gather evidence of criminal activities. Employees are not expected to intervene on the sales floor, however, due to the potential for physical confrontation or liability. Instead, they usually just have to contact the asset protection teams and watch. “ One lady last summer stole a bunch of clothes," Katherine says. " They got her to the police station, and she had stuffed a shirt up her butt. They asked if we wanted it back and ugh, no.”