Scheduling is a nightmare. I didn't mind getting extra hours for being part time during the holiday but the hours given where crazy, demanding, and gave me no life. I was scheduled to work late one day till 11:00 pm then told to come in at 5am the next day. I understand the need for more people needed around the holidays but there were other part timers who were getting less hours than I did (like 6hrs per week). So, I went from almost 35 hrs a week to just 4 hrs a week, because of the holidays, and possibly the store manager disliking certain people. I had only asked for 3 days off for christmas and ended up with working one day a week. There were times where I was asked to stay an extra 30 minutes because they had no employee working. A lot of micro managing happens at the store. The attendance policy is ridiculous. I recently received half a point because apparently I had clocked in early and stayed for a 12 hour shift, which I never did. I confronted a manager and all I got was "sorry, sorry, sorry" repeatedly. Basically I got punished for a managers mistake and none of the manager informed me about it or bothered to fix it. So this led to my pay getting messed up and they decided to not pay for a day I worked. I tried to confront someone politely about it but all I get is repeated information and them not understanding or not wanting to understand the issue. (avoiding me) Being at work is very stressful when it shouldn't be, sometimes its hard to get someone to help out when you need it. I've only been working there for a few months, and I dislike it. There were also times where no one was informed about current sales and coupons until last minute or during sales. I was also called in on day offs and was told all I had to do was help with certain things and I wouldn't have to deal with other issues, but upon arrival I was pretty much dealing with every issue. So management will lure employees in with lies, and empty promises. There is no work/life balance at Michaels.
