Overworked and Underpaid - Anonymous employee Michaels Employee Review

2.0
24 Apr 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some genuinely nice people with strong work ethics.

Cons

There is a seemingly intentional drive to provide as little support to store locations as possible, while constantly demanding more effort and more tasks be completed. Subpar compensation and wildly varying hours already make it difficult to retain existing team members, while a hiring process that arbitrarily discards potential new employees makes hiring new personnel difficult. There aren't enough people on staff to process the trucks or set planograms. There aren't enough people on staff to tend to customers. There aren't enough people of staff to deal with custom framing orders. And if there ARE enough people on staff, then their hours will be cut to an unsustainable degree.

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5.0
23 Apr 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
24 May 2026
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Pros

Relatively easy job, lots to keep you busy and moving if you hate a stationary job. Easy to keep moving up from this role. The right team will make this your favourite role! Perfect job if you enjoy being the solution for everyday problems (just get your pay's worth).

Cons

Far too many hats, as Michaels tends to understaff. Can be a real slog with lack of support for training and followup coachings for cashiers. Hard to recommend this job long-term due to typically low entry pay, and pay gaps in similar management roles caused by company decisions over the last half decade or so.

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