Outraged after having his sick leave and vacation time “stolen,” the Alabaster, Alabama, resident loudly announced his departure from the company on Saturday , letting everyone know what drove his decision.Gene-Austyn documented his"Grande exit" from a Target Starbucks store, citing"stolen" sick and vacation time.People expressed their support for the life coach and shared their experiences working in retail.
A separate TikTok user named Emily requested Gene-Austyn’s services, saying, “Ima need you to write a script for me bc I gotta quit too, n I gotta do it like this.”“I worked at Target and Starbucks. I wish I left like this. This is inspirational. So proud of you,” a third person commented. “Turnover rate” refers to the percentage of employees that leave an organization during a given time period.
In the second position, frontline retail workers cited “career development” as a reason to quit, while “health and well-being” ranked third.shared on TikTok on February 28, which marked Gene-Austyn’s one-year anniversary at Target, he revealed he had received “zero” vacation time.“Yeah, your first 90 days. Like, when you’re hired on, and they barely give you hours because you’re just learning. Thanks, Target!” he said.The video’s caption read, “Safe to say I’ll be quitting soon.