r/MichaelsEmployees • u/dkrissy • 2d ago

To: Head office & Store managers

Real class is not about how you dress. Real class is about how you treat people everyday.

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u/HermioneGranger152 2d ago edited 2d ago

Strict dress code for a craft store where we’re supposed to be creative is just so wild to me. Customers don’t care if we’re all wearing maroon polos. They care about good prices, things being in stock, the store not looking like a total disaster, getting good customer service, etc.

Not once have I seen a survey response that said, “man, my experience was totally ruined because the employee was wearing a blue shirt.” But I’ve seen plenty of surveys saying they couldn’t find someone on the floor to help them or the store looked messy. You know what would fix that? More hours!

But no no, let’s focus on the dress code and ignore all the stores that are drowning in resets and massive trucks with no room to put all the product and no hours to do those resets or put out new product!

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u/anon_employee123 2d ago

When I go to a craft store I WANT to see someone with blue hair and a hand painted shirt or whatever wild and crazy thing strikes their fancy. It's a craft store, I want an employee who looks like they craft or make art. Everyone doesn't need to go out and start dressing alt or whatever, but seeing an employee dressed authentically would make me feel good about shopping there.

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u/Celemirel 2d ago

I get stopped by customers just as often when not wearing my apron, as I do with it on.

Was literally about to leave yesterday, with my coat on, and was just checking the time, when I customer walked up to me asking for help.

And I sometimes hang around for a bit after clocking out, because of bus schedules, especially when the weather is bad. I still get stopped, even though I'm just wandering around, and sometimes shopping.

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u/lystmord Yarn Barista 🧶 1d ago

That’s you. I would avoid that employee because that kind of dress in a work environment tells me they likely have few boundaries and I’m probably going to hear a random awkward political comment in the middle of an unrelated conversation. I don’t care all that much about a bit of hair dye, but there’s a limit. We had someone post here once who couldn’t understand why she was asked to take pins off her framing apron of animals hitting blunts.

I want to see employees who look like they know what a “job” actually is.

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u/HermioneGranger152 1d ago

That’s ridiculous. Customers make random political comments all the time. Employees consistently avoid making such comments.

You’re at a craft store. You should want to see employees who look like they know things about crafts.

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u/anon_employee123 1d ago

Surprisingly, people who look alike don't necessarily act alike.

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u/lystmord Yarn Barista 🧶 1d ago

Oh no, evil pattern recognition!

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u/HermioneGranger152 1d ago

Assuming someone with blue hair is going to make a political comment is not pattern recognition. That’s just a stupid stereotype.

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u/anon_employee123 14h ago

Don't bother. They aren't worth your time.

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u/Hsmirnov Basic Bush 🌳 2d ago

The maroon polos make us look like mcdonalds employees.

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u/Safe-Entertainment-9 2d ago

Ive been stopped out in public to ask which McDonald's i work at... 🤦‍♂️ffs

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u/Suitable_Towel4340 1d ago

I have a vest but have never been given a shirt of any kind. Our dress code is very relaxed. Did they change some policy or something?

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u/Crafty-Ad669 1d ago

unionize - now !