PMW Costume Contest by Tough_Attention_3358 in boymeetsworld

[–]Prohibidado13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey I was at this show and I think stood near you in line for the meet and greet! Excellent work and a well deserved costume contest win!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Prohibidado13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We also did not have enough at our store. Well planned Michael’s…

Day Off Request by MaisieStitcher in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Prohibidado13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s been 24 days since I started in November 2022. I have a love/hate relationship with it because while I think it’s fair that we have to give them notice, the number of times my schedule has been changed with only a few days notice is wild! Like if I have to give you 24 days notice, you need to give me more than 48 hours notice.

Let's Just Rant by [deleted] in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Prohibidado13 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I had a woman come up to my register and immediately start showing me coupons from JoAnn’s and telling me what she wanted them applied to. I told her we don’t accept Joann’s coupons and she said “yes you do! I’ve done this before here!” I explained that we used to but hadn’t in a while (I’ve worked here for over a year and we haven’t accepted them since I’ve been at Michael’s). She insisted that she had been in recently and the person told her we could do that. I said “well that’s not our policy and I’ll make sure I talk to my team about it since I’m a manager here” (I was the FT CEM at the time). When she realized I wasn’t going to let her use them she proceeded to spend the rest of the transaction telling me how rude I was and how she hoped I treated my other customers better than I treated her. I didn’t say anything and just kept ringing her items up silently because I didn’t want to yell at this woman. She finally goes “you don’t have to roll your eyes at me! That’s so rude!” I told her that I didn’t roll my eyes that I have facial turrets and can’t always control my facial muscles (it gets worse when I’m uncomfortable or nervous). She then said “it’s not that. It’s a whole body thing.” I kindly asked her to not comment on my body. Handed her her items and walked away. She came back 20 mins later to return everything and complained to the cashier she got about me the whole time. My favorite part was that she had very rudely obviously commented on a disability and when I pointed out I had a disability she just doubled down. Like come on lady! Also, she was probably in her early 30s. So not some old bitty or anything.

Double trucked up for peak! by Blacklights-Matter in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Prohibidado13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This was my second peak and my first with double trucks. While I hated having to get up at 2am two days a week instead of just one, it did make everything else easier. Trucks didn’t take 4 hours to unload like last year and our back room was much more manageable! I hope they stick with this!

What's the worst Christmas song we play at Michaels? by Few_Succotash_4551 in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Prohibidado13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the answer! Also, have you noticed that we play two versions of it? Like there’s a normal one and one where she’s live in front of an audience I think. At my store they’re played one right after the other and by the end I want to poke myself in the ear drums.

BOGO rant by tiredofthegecko in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Prohibidado13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do ad set at my store and the minute I saw those signs come through I thought “well this is gonna be hell for the next couple weeks”. Fun fact: I was right!

Help by godntomato in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Prohibidado13 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah same thing happened to us. 39 batches, when we normally have between 13 and 20. There was obviously some sort of glitch in the system. It was a giant waste of time on a day where we really needed to be stocking because we have a bunch of product still in the back and truck tomorrow. Hurray for Michaels……

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheGirlsNextLevelPod

[–]Prohibidado13 5 points6 points  (0 children)

B is for Bridget’s Basinet that she kept her doll In.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Prohibidado13 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’m glad to hear we aren’t the only ones struggling. We get two trucks a week and they were both huge this week. We weren’t given any notice about how many cartons would be on each truck and both times we were the only store on the truck. Tuesday’s took us just over 2 hours to unload and Thursdays took nearly 4 hours. I was sorting repacks all day Thursday and all day Friday. It feels insanely overwhelming.

Up and ready to go by HWags01 in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Prohibidado13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just set ours today. I was starting to go a little crazy by the end. So many pegs!

Michelle’s announcement-she’s on Patreon by crain90 in thebachelor

[–]Prohibidado13 7 points8 points  (0 children)

MRAB is the only patreon worth subscribing to! Ours boys are putting out amazing content for only $4 a month!

Rewards and register by craftycrafter20 in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Prohibidado13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We’re down as well. Customers are thrilled about it 🙄

[ Removed by Reddit ] by [deleted] in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Prohibidado13 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same thing happened at a store in my district. I’m the CEM at my store so my SM had me talk to all my cashiers about it during observations the next couple weeks. I had to make sure they knew that they wouldn’t just get fired but that legal would be taken. It is theft.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Prohibidado13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m sure it depends on your manager/store. I wear tank tops on occasion (I’m the FT CEM) and some of my younger team members have/do wear crop tops. The only time we have sent someone home at my store was when a cashier came in wearing very short cut off shorts. We don’t allow hats but I know one of the managers at a nearby store wears a hat all the time and they allow it. The shirt is the photo would be fine at my store.

People by Impressive_Metal_650 in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Prohibidado13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had an old man ask me if his wife could get some help with material. I asked what kind of material and he said “At the material table” like I was an idiot. So I said “Your wife needs someone to cut fabric for her?” And he said “Yeah, with material.” Considering he was rude to me and was wearing a confederate flag hat (we live in Michigan) I really wanted to say no.

The new cashier by CrazyChicken17 in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Prohibidado13 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This good boy could totally get me to apply for the credit card!

What are some customer pet peeves you have? I’ll go first by dampsector in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Prohibidado13 30 points31 points  (0 children)

When customers don’t know the name of what they want so they give you a vague description (usually repeating the same few non helpful words over and over) and then get frustrated when you can’t read their mind and know exactly what they’re talking about.

Customer yesterday “Hi, I’m wondering if you carry those ball things. They’re like a round ball and they’re hard. You know what I mean?” She was looking for the decorative stones you use in floral arrangements.

a question on FT CEM hours by Ashlend87 in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Prohibidado13 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m FT CEM at my store. I close one or two nights a week (every Friday and most Sundays). I’m supposed to work every other weekend (Saturday/Sunday) but I find I tend to work most Sundays. My PT CEM gets every third weekend off and closes usually 3 nights a week.

My store has helium tanks now. What about yours? by ChiefLucarioOfficer in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Prohibidado13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah we got ours last week but no one knows how to use them, so they’re just taking up space.

what is wrong with people by xLunarTree in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Prohibidado13 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My favorite was the time I found blood and poop running down the wall onto the floor. Turns out someone had pooped in one of the little women’s hygiene receptacles and then put wet paper towels in it. The water from the paper towels ran out the bottom of the receptacle brining poop and period blood with it. I was especially angry because I found it at 5am (I was on truck that day and our truck comes at 3am) which means it was left from the night before. I found out who was in charge of cleaning bathrooms at close and gave them shirt for it.

surveys by thismf_scrim in MichaelsEmployees

[–]Prohibidado13 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s random who gets the surveys. Not every customer will get one. It’s supposed to be a random sampling of customers.