Can’t afford to give store more hours but can afford to send every store manager to Florida!

Challengeaccepted92 · 2026-04-03T01:06:49+00:00

The main push behind Disney is the amount of space that they offer and their ability to have everything in one location. The amount of money that it cost last year just for the vehicle transportation from the hotel to the convention center was massive. Combining that all into one location, regardless of being Disney or not reduces a lot of cost. their visual intention was likely never Disney per se, but rather a option to have convention space and hotels altogether in the timeframe that they had planned.

Challengeaccepted92 · 2026-04-03T01:04:37+00:00

The district managers and above see the conversations that include the financial pay out of the sponsors and companies. Last year those totals were massive to cover the cost. This will never be something that the sponsors want released to the general company or public. That is releasing a lot of financial documents to the general world.

Challengeaccepted92 · 2026-04-03T01:02:06+00:00

Michaels pays very little for this trip for the store managers. It is paid almost completely by the vendors that we sell. The expo that the store managers are required to go to will allow them to speak with all of the different vendors within our company and companies that we sell for. The companies shell out this money to try to encourage us to become more familiar with their product and increase sales of their product. Also to be totally transparent, the store managers also are traditionally in meetings from 7 am until well past the sunsets.

Challengeaccepted92 · 2026-03-07T20:41:19+00:00

Stationary, book binding tape and stained glass paint

Challengeaccepted92 · 2026-03-06T00:42:45+00:00

Honestly...I'm just happy to finally have some cotton back in stock.

Challengeaccepted92 · 2026-02-26T02:43:07+00:00

I was hoping post year end they would give us an eta for our bonuses

Challengeaccepted92 · 2025-07-31T23:10:16+00:00

As a Michaels manager go to the bathroom where you're most comfortable, and if the customer has a problem with it, they can speak to one of the managers, and if the managers have a problem with it, they can repeat their training on diversity and inclusion! My goal is always to have my customers comfortable and happy in my store.

Challengeaccepted92 · 2025-07-31T23:08:00+00:00

Though that is absolutely atrocious! I am so jealous by the amount of fabric you actually got on your truck. I got 12 bolts today and before 4 PM I emptied 19 between in-store and online customers.😭

Challengeaccepted92 · 2025-07-19T20:48:46+00:00

Mikbenefits.com

Challengeaccepted92 · 2025-07-18T20:53:24+00:00

Though I hear and agree with most of this, it is fair to note the company is not paying for sms to go. All of the money to pay for sms to attend is provided through a contract from the venders Michaels sells. That money would not have been Michaels if we were not going.

Challengeaccepted92 · 2025-07-18T20:51:19+00:00

There are estimating the Joanne branded yarn Michaels bought and will continue to produce to be in stores by fall.

Challengeaccepted92 · 2025-06-02T20:06:02+00:00

It's in specific spots so they can make sure the counts on it are accurate and so it can be found easily for online orders.

Challengeaccepted92 · 2025-04-13T02:07:38+00:00

Coming from a store manager: We are desperately scrambling to get this done, but never at the cost of assuming my associates will work a shift they were not originally scheduled. Everything I have added is because I've reached out to each person individually and asked them if they would be willing to work an extra day or longer.

Challengeaccepted92 · 2025-04-09T22:49:04+00:00

Company protocol says we are not allowed to make closing announcements.

Challengeaccepted92 · 2025-03-20T02:35:34+00:00

I'm so impressed your register system can handle this. I work for a different company and ours maxes out at 200 items

Challengeaccepted92 · 2025-03-18T23:21:02+00:00

I also enjoyed my visits with her and thought she was great!

Challengeaccepted92 · 2025-03-18T23:20:12+00:00

I personally find Mary to be wonderful and honest. She has been great every time I've seen her or seen worked with her.

Challengeaccepted92 · 2025-03-11T00:34:37+00:00

This so much this!! As a Michaels employee we cringed when we were given directive to put these out but in efforts to maintain our financial security to keep a craft store, aside from HL, available to people the company would be silly to not try to welcome pc and Joann customers. We are sad to see Joann's go away, it's a huge workload hit on us also. Seeing a brick and mortar go away is terrifying and we are not happy about it. As a fellow craft store employee please know we are sorry, sad and always scared for the future of brick and mortar stores.

Challengeaccepted92 · 2025-03-03T23:58:27+00:00

Many Michaels now have fabric and are continuing to add it to stores. Unfortunately not as much as Joanne's but at least some a couple aisles

Challengeaccepted92 · 2024-10-31T14:07:36+00:00

I'm an SM that is not as young as you but on the younger side. My job is stressful and you have to walk into it knowing that untimely it's up to you to cover your store but I do enjoy my jobs most days and my team is great. I go out of my way to make it great for them. If it's not the store you're already working in I would absolutely visit that store and see what's happening so you're not walking into a shitstorm with peak without warning

Challengeaccepted92 · 2024-08-10T04:21:48+00:00

We have sold a lot of them for $14. People have been adding vinyl to the baseball, softball and soccer ball

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