is it a bad thing to get shifts covered? i’ve been working at tjmaxx for a few months now and ive had to get a couple shifts covered, ive never called out, and i only get someone to cover it when its an emergency. i constantly see the same few people in our group chat asking for people to cover their shifts, especially last minute.

i called and told them someone would be covering my shift on sunday. this would be the third or fourth time i’ve had someone cover for me, other than that i am working almost 20 hours a week.

the manager took forever to acknowledge me on the phone because she was laughing and joking with another employee and when i tell her that i’m getting my shifts covered she goes “okay that’s fine, also i noticed you’re getting shifts covered a lot, do you still want to work here?” the way she said it wasn’t in a way of concern it definitely felt like if i needed a shift covered again that i would be fired despite older employees calling out of an eight hour shift almost always in the gc.

it really rubbed me the wrong way and i’m not sure how to feel. they should know i want to work there as i’ve been very vocal about loving it and ive called managers when i got those shifts covered and let them know it was because i was having an emergency. one time i was stuck in a different state due to car troubles and got my shift covered and i said that in the group chat which three of the managers are in!!! but they still questioned my reasoning for getting that shift covered.

it kind of sucks because ive loved tjmaxx so far and ive covered peoples shifts quite often but when i dont work they treat me weirdly.

another thing that rubbed me the wrong was was when i was working in my department w another employee and she tells me “hey word of advice be careful of everyone here and watch what you say because even though you don’t think it, someone else is always listening” and hearing that literally sent a shiver down my spine.

I’m not able to shop online, anyone else having issues

I'm a coordinator in California and the dress code is exceptionally lax. Currently rocking 5 facial piercings (both nostrils, septum, snakebites). Thinking about moving back home to North Carolina to be closer to family or with a friend in Georgia and wanted to see if that would be a potential problem regarding a transfer.

Typically I don't dress up for Halloween, but I figured this year I'll have some fun with it.

I'm at a HomeGoods...if that makes any difference.

Do we need to wear the aprons? I feel like it may clash with my "costume"

I’m planning on going to a bunch of locations I applied to and submitting my resume, any tips, good times to go, what to ask? Anything will help!!!

Is there even any point in going or will my resume be thrown out?

Should I call beforehand?

Lady comes up with a sweater. We scan it. Computer says to pull it off the floor because of a product safety recall. Okay, cool, so we let the customer know we can't sell it.

This lady lost her marbles.

"I shop at Marshalls all the time this has never happened to me it was on the floor why didn't you just take it off that's lazy this doesn't make any sense is there anyone else I can speak to let me take a picture of the sweater hand it to me I'm not gonna steal it!"

Ma'am, you're going apeshit trying to buy a recalled item. You've already demonstrated that you're not right in the head, so no, there's absolutely no way in letting you hold the sweater to take a picture when you can do that perfectly fine over the counter.

Acting like a damn child over an ugly, ugly sweater. Stick a fork in me because I am so fucking done.

Hey all! I live in Toronto, Canada where we have HomeSense stores instead of HomeGoods. From what I understand, they are both TJ Maxx companies? Does anyone know if the inventory is shared? Will Canadian stores get similar shipments? Or are they different suppliers/buyers, etc for the Canadian market? Thanks!

Tell me why I just got greeted at the entrance when I came in to shop. I rarely go to homegoods mostly bc they’re too far away so I lowkey got jumpscared.

I’ve been working part time for about two months and recently a manager told me about a full time position that just opened up. I thought I had to apply to it but I couldn’t find it on the app so I brought it up a few days later and apparently I’m already on the schedule to be interviewed. the problem is I’m terrible at interviews and they told me they’d just pull me aside one day so I won’t know in advance.

one Of my managers told me they would ask simple questions like why do you want the job, what are your plans for the future, and what zone do you like working in.

i really just want the job because I need full time work and I can’t find anywhere else. I like all my co workers and I like reorganizing things on the shelf’s, it’s like a puzzle to me. For the future one I plan on going to school next year in a different city. I’m worried they won’t want to hire me if I tell them I plan on leaving though..and the zone, I don’t really care.

if I’m not able to get full time I’ll have to leave as soon as I can find another job, I don’t want to deal with two part time jobs. And I don’t want to leave. I’d like to actually stay and build something of myself, get better at things and such.

I hope this reads okay, I’m anxious and scatterbrained at the moment. I know a lot of us come here to complain about the job, but the only real thing I have an issue with is the lack of consistent hours.

at least one of my coworkers said management seems to lack me because they keep calling me in or asking me to stay late. that’s a good sign I guess.

edit: I got pulled in to do the interview today And I think it went pretty bad. They didn’t ask me any of the questions they said they would—granted it was a different manager doing the interview. It was a lot of the broad questions that I can never think of answers for. I didn’t really get to talk about anything. so that sucks.

thank you all for the advice though!

Hey yall, really random request here. There’s this song that the radio plays in store, it drive me crazy and I was telling my fiance about it tonight. At the end of the song it’s like a rant about a rat race and being a rat, a rat-volution etc. I can’t for the life of me figure out what song it actually is and need help! My fiance is thinking I’m crazy😂

I was recently offered the cash office admin position. Can anyone give me some insight of what it’s like ? Please and thank you

Im a cashier and submitted a schedule request in early October to take about a week off in December so I could care for a family member, but my request was denied. Is there anyway I can talk to the store manager into letting my time get approved or should I just accept my fate?

I'm transferring from Marshalls to Tj Maxx, both cashier positions. Are there any big differences that I need to know about or is it pretty similar?

Okay, I know this is a long shot but I placed an order online and it supposedly never shipped. I’ve gone back and forth with FedEx and customer support. CS is saying they shipped almost 2 weeks ago but FedEx is saying they never received a package. Is there any hope that I’ll get this thing? There were a few items in there that I was really looking forward to that are no longer available so I can’t repurchase ☹️

Has this happened to anyone else and if so, did you ever get your lost package? Many thanks in advance!

Yeah, so I put in an application for HomeGoods 12 days ago, and I didn’t get any response back, so I decided to call today at 10 am to speak to the hiring manager. So, when I called a girl answered, and I asked to speak to the store hiring manager. They said sure and put me on hold until some guy answered. I asked for a follow-up on my job application and they just asked me if I had open availability. I said yes, and they also asked if I had retail experience. I said no, and then he just asked for my name and told me to call back at 3 pm today.

So, time skip to 3 pm I call HomeGoods again and they tell me that the hiring manager isn’t here today. I was confused because I thought I spoke to them earlier today and I said, “Well, this morning, some guy picked up my call that was on hold for the hiring manager.”
To be honest, I made a mistake by not asking the person I was talking to this morning for their name. I was just so nervous to call for a follow up and I wasn’t really thinking. But anyways, we were both confused trying to figure out who the hell I was talking to because they said the hiring managers are all women, and they usually don’t have applicants call back because the hiring process is online. So, they found that odd.

Then, they asked for my name and just said there’s no guarantee I’m gonna get called back because they just pick people with open availability and the most retail experience.
Now, I’m just feeling sorta weird and confused about this whole situation and feeling regretful for not asking that guy’s name. 😭

Title. I was just terminated from TJMaxx for associate theft. Stupid mistake and I have to pay restitution (no law enforcement involved, they said nothing leaves the room).

I am now more concerned about my ability to apply to jobs/colleges. Can I list TJ on my resume as past experiences (obviously not as a reference just a small point?), similarly can I list it as an extracurricular when applying to colleges?

Will TJ provide details about me being fired/tell them I was fired, or just confirm the dates of employment and position.

Signed up for this card specifically to get 10% off online. They sent me an email with a code, but it says it's invalid when I enter it.

Reached out to TJmaxx, they told me they don't have anything to do with it, call the cc company.

Call them, they tell me they have nothing to do with the coupon codes, and I have to call Tjmaxx. I'm like, you can't just issue me a new one? Nope. You have to call Tjmaxx. I said, this makes no sense.. I signed up for this just for the code. Why can't you send me a new one? She hung up on me.

Call Tjmaxx again, and they tell me I can only use it in store. It's not valid online. I said.. then why does it say in the email I can use it online and it has a code? She hung up on me.

Call the credit card a second time and they tell me they can only snail mail me a new one in 10 days.

So I tried to confirm I could use the new code online, and she got very upset with me and was like, NO! I can only send you one in the mail that will arrive in 7-10 days. I'm like.. I understand.. but can I use the code online?

30.49% interest on this card is absolute insanity when they treat you like garbage when you sign up for it.

Is there anyone in this group who can give me any suggestions? So I’m 38. I was diagnosed with bilateral hearing loss and it’s du to nonstop tinnitus in both of my ears. So back in February after I had another hearing test my ENT suggested I get hearing aids. I was wondering if there’s any kind of earpiece f the walkies that our store uses that is compatible with the type of hearing aids that I wear. And if there is one how do I go about getting one? Do I talk to a manager? Do I talk to the district manager or HR?

I’ve just started working at TJ Maxx. This is not my first retail job. I’ve worked at Burlington and JCPenney previously. I’ve picked up this job as a side gig on the weekends, with a full time job M-F.

It’s been entertaining to observe and over hear other associates selling the cards like their life depends on it (hopefully) knowing they’ll get nothing in return for it. I do the bare minimum and ask at the beginning of the transaction, but don’t bother pushing because the pay is not worth it and I’m not getting anything in return for it.

This is just my fun little twist into surviving being up front cashiering.

I’m a HomeGoods employee and I’m still somewhat new, I was wondering if we did Black Friday cause that’s my birthday so I’m not sure if it would be appropriate to request it off or ask to work earlier in the day, I just want to know in advance so I could talk to my managers. If anyone could let me know that would be great! :)

I've been trying so hard to get these card applications but everybody says no or already has it.

I've tried explaining the benefits to every customer even after they say no, bringing up holiday shopping, telling them how much they would save if they applied, etc.

They sent me to train with a guy that was super good at getting the cards and I tried all of his tactics and still didn't get any applications.

Does anyone have any advice or know what works? Is it just luck?

Our backroom is packed with processed clothes ready for the floor. Unfortunately there is no room to put anything. We are dealing with men’s clothing but it’s everything, women’s, active, kids, juniors

We’re to the point where we have no racks to hang in the backroom. They’re filled with processed clothes. We’ve used up every rounder and H-rack we have. We’re getting broken hangers back from the floor because everything is packed so tight.

It’s not even the holidays yet!!! Anyone else dealing with this??