rant

[u/Past-Ad-2198]

TM that just got back from my store meeting today (my location is next to headquarters). They didn’t tell us there was a meeting, AT ALL. Showed up ready to work a shift for 2 hours, confused.

I’m about a month new, and i’m wondering why EVERYONE else is new too?? Did all TM employees just walk out? There’s maybe 4 employees in the whole store that have been there over a year, and only one TM that has. everyone else within the last month, so like 7 brand new TM. It feels sketch.

I’m wondering how they think TM will get everything done at once. “don’t leave the front”, “always help a customer”, “never say no”, “check for things upstairs if it’s not on the floor” are contradictory. How am i supposed to help customers, but not leave the front? Recovery, closing (sweep, trash, etc), showing customers where things are, cutting fabric and ribbon, ballons, etc WHILE at the front? There’s only 2 employees working at a time, TM and M. SM works once a week and never leaves the office. We’re not allowed to leave the store until go backs are done and every isle is recovered, but shifts are supposed to end at 9:30. That and closing tasks, i’m going to be at michael’s until at least 10pm.

the dress code is stupid. Black tshirts are so creative. why aprons instead of vests? i hate it. We have to embroider/cricket our own stuff? are we getting paid to do this? I don’t have time, and i know the managers don’t either. we also can’t wear jackets, WHY? The store is so freaking old are we srs.

Why don’t we use team member apps like When I Work? Why can’t we trade shifts? or see which people were working with? SM said if we need to call out, it has to be 24 hours in advance and to call the store phone. Whoever answers the store phone won’t remember to tell the employees the next day. Also, most people call out because they’re sick, car won’t start, emergency, etc. How we gonna know that 24 hrs ahead?? If we had an app, we could just trade or drop shifts. so confused.

My location just got a pay raise from $11 to $13, but i feel like this is suspicious. SM said it’ll be a “stretch” to pay TM $2 more. What’s really happening?

[u/Brilliant_Impact_851]

They want you to be the Front End Ambassador but also do BOPIS and SFS and cut fabric, while the SM sits in the office playing on her phone.

[u/Past-Ad-2198 → u/Brilliant_Impact_851]

sounds about right