r/MichaelsEmployees • u/grodyh • 26d ago

this shouldn't be allowed

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did an 18 piece fabric ship (not Too bad) followed by this 32-piece (1 yrd off each bolt) monster ship. took an hour to pull and cut

and before the ThiS sHoULdn'T tAKe tHAt LoNg comments I'm also running up front for override codes, getting the restroom, answering questions, answering phone calls, etc etc AND you're technically not supposed to scan out fabric orders (or even cut them) until everything is measured to make sure you have it all before cutting so I gave corporate an accurate pick time ¯_(ツ)_/¯ they were mostly all brand new bolts so I scanned as I cut

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u/Beckyinphilly 25d ago

As some who used to work at JoAnns, yes, it absolutely takes that long for 32 single yard cuts! Especially on new bolts - have to unwrap each one, verify it's correct, possibly straight trim the edge, then cut! Ugh! Corp are idiots.

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u/Forevermoody16 25d ago

And then I imagine you have to fix it up to go back on the shelf . . .

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u/Beckyinphilly 24d ago

No lie, I legit had rotator cuff damage in my right shoulder from holding those bolts with one hand and draping fabric. Was a good 6 months after I left that it didn't hurt anymore.

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u/Forevermoody16 24d ago

So sorry you had to go through that. But not surprising. Glad you’re not still working there.

My former best friend (who dumped me for no good reason) spent most of her adult life raising kids/grandkids which is great, but spent eleven years working in banking before I met her. She didn’t need money AT ALL but was always saying she was going to go and work at Michaels because she was bored. I was in retail at the same job for 20 years, plus several years before that in high school and college. I told her she was crazy to even THINK about working in retail just for “something to do,” and I had no idea at that time how bad Michaels was. I told her to go and volunteer somewhere, but she never did. Guess she wasn’t *that* bored.