A video by Kelsey Venkov sparked a huge debate on TikTok after she filmed herself sprucing up a corner of Target for style inspiration for shoppers.
The TikTok, which now has 2.4 million views, sparked a very divisive debate in the comments. Some commenters (including a few Target employees) thought Kelsey was creating more work for employees to clean up:
Other commenters (which also included former Target employees) thought what Kelsey was doing was harmless:
![Another example of the comments: 'i've worked retail and y'all are being way to soft [rolling eyes emoji] this cute and would brighten my day to see in my store. it's really not that big of a deal'](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-10/30/18/asset/587cfdea687a/sub-buzz-2458-1604082892-25.png)
Kelsey left a comment on her video saying she was joking about the job:
![Ok I just wanna say that I was just joking about the job [emoji laughing and crying]...I know they already have visual merchandising people but my store is never set up!](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-10/30/18/asset/8e307051ec92/sub-buzz-2504-1604082938-8.png)
When BuzzFeed reached out for comment, Kelsey said, "In my mind, it was completely harmless, considering all of the items I used were in the same area that I was decorating. I didn’t feel like I was creating any extra work for employees. I would understand if I was grabbing things from different departments and making a mess, but I didn’t."
"I’ve been getting DMs saying how horrible of a person I am and tearing my character down, which I don’t think is fair. I think now more than ever we need to be more conscious of how we speak to one another and to give people the benefit of the doubt."
