TTS is engulfed by vendor charging exorbitantly while target managers are just approving these. TCS is big fish eating TTS money Fixed bid SOW/scope obligations are not adhered/met and excess charges are agreed with no checks Excess contractors are... — read more 

I just do not get the 'hate' aspect...

Record and track vendor commitments Vendor rotation in EAM / support areas to prevent monopoly stricter Estimation / SOW review Prevent undue favor to Vendor by Target Managers Stop the illegal dollar "Vendor Nexus" "Vendor Mafia" in TTS We can... — read more 

Target Can save lot of money by making each and every role as Individual Contributor till Director Level. People should be able to design the solution for business, code the solution for business and finally implement the solution.This would reduce... — read more 

What ever re org happens, specially in Target India unless the top KMG layer is removed/ changed it will remain the same Old wine in new bottle.

You could try. http://www.thebreakroom.org/forum.php , but I think that's more for stores. Don't think there is any other forum for general target discussion. Some funny stuff there.

why cannot we address any topic here? why would we be focused on layoffs only? i know that the site says thelayoff, but any topic is good to me... if it's stupid, nobody will respond and it'll just die... somebody asked if we fired anyone because the... — read more 

I care dude, I care... the heads rolled here...

Eom

A Closer Look at the Target Malware, Part II Yesterday’s story about the point-of-sale malware used in the Target attack has prompted a flood of analysis and reporting from antivirus and security vendors about related malware. Buried within those... — read more 

what does tnc mean North carolina

Me: "Hi Bob(my Friendly Hr Rep) I just wanted to know if you are going to let me go any time soon. " Bob: "Well we weren't going to tell you this yet, but we are cutting you next week" Me:"Thank you Bob for your honesty" ......... Because that could... — read more 

Please contact your Manager or HR representative for information about your respective area's

Please contact your Manager or HR representative for information about your respective area's

To get rid of people like you, who do not know what the hell they are talking about..

Yes they are packing their boxes. That is for them to move to the TNC office.. you dumb moron... you defininetly deserve to get fired..idiot

You IT guys are complaining too much, nothing is good for you, I say, let's pack everything, close MN, close India, and move everything to the Philippines...

Cost optimization ? Even removing duplicate role also in a way is cost optimization.If cost is objective then still I see in Target India so many promotion in KMG layer without any significant performance /achievement ??, in fact failed project/... — read more 

You forgot the November rumors on this site that never came to pass either. People were all wound up about November just like we're wound up about January.

Yes, a bunch of people have been packed up since last week in anticipation of the 15th. Several in BTT and in other areas in Operations. They were not packing for the TNC move as that was, at the time, more than a month away. They didn't know if they... — read more 

1/22 1/29 2/12....List is endless.

When is the actual layoff happening ? 15th JAn gone. WHat is the next date ? 1/22 ?

The first wave of TTS is moving to TNC in less than a month. There has been and will be people cleaning out desks and packing boxes for the next few weeks in preparation for that. No need to panic.

We at Target India are hearing that some Minneapolis Team members have already started packing boxes !! in anticipation ..Is this True ??

Was only your team affected? Good luck with your job search. Hope you find a job soon!

The rumor mill or someone in the know. And can you tell us how "all areas" are being affected? If it is all areas, how are they deciding who goes?

Your GM is absolutely right.. he has just changed the date to fire you.. so enjoy while it lasts!

These rumors never end...i heard 2 dates earlier from a very credible source(GM level) and both turned to be false....he says me another date now...and i know i am not going to believe it...but, just wait for the day until it comes...Atleast now i... — read more 

I am hearing all areas, definetely other areas specially in analytics and reporting

Is this limited to TTS/Target India or are they talking other areas too? PD, Finance, Store Ops, HR?

Here is what I'm hearing: Cuts across multiple areas Around 500-something impacted in TTS A few teams will be eliminated in Infrastructure, with an outsourcing model introduced (and offered to eliminated team members) Timing is anyone's guess at this... — read more 

Jokes are fine and all but I do think people would appreciate less sarcasm here. If your comments are light and funny, share. Making snide comments is rude and not helpful. The rumors have been buzzing for a long time, I have heard at least four... — read more 

The new Org Structure is expected by end of this month

Some directors have said "moving to Target.com kind of model was one of the option" . We know what happened there.

Some Directors have openly said that move to Target.com model in Target India was one of the Optimize model option..while there were other options being discussed .So we know what happened to Target.com