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Target staff panic about store closures and job losses after cultural madness led to huge sales slump: 'We are cooked' Online message boards used by hundreds of in-store staff are lighting up with fears about job security, increased workloads, and potential store closures. 'We are cooked,' one employee said on Reddit. 'Less and less hours with little to no change with what the expectations are from us all.' Another wrote: 'All we can do is ride it out and hope for the best. If it comes down to it, prepare a resume just in case.' Several workers have also posted TikTok videos showing backrooms overwhelmed with merchandise that hasn’t made it to the sales floor — alleging that understaffing is leaving them buried. 'I hope these go viral so the corporate people might rethink how they unstaffed their stores and expect spotless departments,' one employee commented on a video showing mounds of backroom clothing. But two days ago, the company released its quarterly earnings, which badly missed Wall Street's expectations. The company reported $23.85 billion in sales during the last quarter, a 2.8 percent drop from the previous three-month period. Analysts predicted the store would make $24.23 billion. So far this year, Target's share price has shed over 31 percent.