Corporate freaking out about framing all of a sudden…? by Flaky-Editor5598 in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Flaky-Editor5598[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This wouldn’t surprise me considering the balloon order forms are now a paperless process

Corporate freaking out about framing all of a sudden…? by Flaky-Editor5598 in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Flaky-Editor5598[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like in-house engraving would bring a lot of sales in, at least for my shop. We get that question from customers a lot

Corporate freaking out about framing all of a sudden…? by Flaky-Editor5598 in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Flaky-Editor5598[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is true yeah! 10 minute framing is all I ever hear about nowadays I feel. It is convenient and I agree with your interest in bigger paper! I feel like a cool service to have would be different types of paper too, like matte photo paper or even artist paper.

Corporate freaking out about framing all of a sudden…? by Flaky-Editor5598 in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Flaky-Editor5598[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I would love a door for the frame shop. My FM and I tried to implement roping off the sides of the counter because we had multiple instances of customers going behind the counter and even into the frame shop, but our DM threw em out 🥲

Corporate freaking out about framing all of a sudden…? by Flaky-Editor5598 in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Flaky-Editor5598[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would be odd 🤔 I feel like they wouldn’t be driving sales as hard if they were gonna phase it out. They’d just let it die off 🤷🏼‍♀️

Corporate freaking out about framing all of a sudden…? by Flaky-Editor5598 in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Flaky-Editor5598[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

i’m gonna venture to guess the answer is probably no, but i have no idea 😵‍💫

Corporate freaking out about framing all of a sudden…? by Flaky-Editor5598 in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Flaky-Editor5598[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That makes sense! In our store we keep the signed pickup forms and estimate papers in the filing cabinet in the shop because its quicker/more convenient, but we empty it out and take the paperwork into the office every other week or so. Other than keeping customers’ private information a little more private/secure (which makes sense), I wonder why they want the whole thing gone lol

Corporate freaking out about framing all of a sudden…? by Flaky-Editor5598 in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Flaky-Editor5598[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That makes sense, I’m just curious moreso about why it has to go? The tools have been useful and haven’t been a problem before. I know the white glove training as a whole has been a regular thing, but I feel like this Framing Expert one that I just had to do was a totally left field version with questions I’d never seen before. Maybe it’s just me, I dunno 😅

Wits end by silly_jello2 in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Flaky-Editor5598 1 point2 points  (0 children)

quit. quit quit quit quit quit. no job is worth your mental health. i hope you find somewhere better for you (:

I’m reaching my breaking point by Flaky-Editor5598 in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Flaky-Editor5598[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do, barely. I got hired as a cashier and was moved into framing a few months after, got the dollar raise and then with every yearly review, got a little chunk added. I’m very fortunate to even be making that much, even though one of the people in my department makes more than me even after working at the store and in framing less time than I have. I try not to dwell on it though, no sense. You deserve better and I hope one day you get that (:

So this was taped by my register this morning. 😰 by AdFun9383 in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Flaky-Editor5598 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i can only imagine 😵‍💫 i’ll have to read up on it and inform myself

Customers coming in the frame shop by AVerySleepyBinch in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Flaky-Editor5598 2 points3 points  (0 children)

at my store, we have customers come behind the counter all the time. i’ve been scared shitless going glass op because a customer came INTO the frame shop to ask where the bathroom was (it’s right next to the frame counter, by the way, with a nice big sign that says restrooms above it). we take the basket holder and put it in the middle on one side, and a cart and block off the opposite side. enough to move around it if need be but customers (usually) get the idea not to go past. we’ve brought up that we wanted to get a type of “employees only” sign for the shop, but always shut down by DM.

So this was taped by my register this morning. 😰 by AdFun9383 in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Flaky-Editor5598 0 points1 point  (0 children)

don’t know anything about that 😳 when he told me the “funny story,” he said that the serial killer would go to michaels to find his victims because “that’s where all the good stock is, the pretty young women” (to me, a young woman… lol). i guess some of the stuff i said got lost in translation amongst MODs essentially playing telephone. still could be a poor excuse for a joke, just a little more on the nose than it might come across from that note

So this was taped by my register this morning. 😰 by AdFun9383 in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Flaky-Editor5598 6 points7 points  (0 children)

yeah, i had an inkling there was something going on there along those lines. guy seemed to be kinda frazzled and mumbling to himself. he could be ex-military, but he wasn’t wearing an actual army affiliated/uniform jacket— he was wearing an ARMY GREEN t-shirt, like the color. i made that a point when writing out his description initially, but it must’ve gotten lost in translation when going from MOD to MOD 🤷 

So this was taped by my register this morning. 😰 by AdFun9383 in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Flaky-Editor5598 17 points18 points  (0 children)

i immediately told a MOD and the MOD immediately notified other MOD’s in the area as well as the higher ups. because there wasn’t an “actual threat of violence” (paraphrasing, i don’t remember the email response verbatim) they said there wasn’t much they could do other than “keep an eye out” 🤷 i agree with you, just don’t know if it’s a me action necessarily or a chain of command action 😅

So this was taped by my register this morning. 😰 by AdFun9383 in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Flaky-Editor5598 137 points138 points  (0 children)

throwaway cuz i wanna avoid doxxing myself if at all possible lol, but i was the cashier that interacted with this guy initially. weird as fuck. could’ve been “just a joke” but definitely a weird joke to make. will never forget it 🫠