Michaels Employer Reviews

I would not recommend a salaried position to any applicants. The company does not support the stores and the pay is too low to justify the stress that it causes. The time I spent as a salried manager my wife threatened to divorce me more times than I can count because I never left on time due to the unrealistic workload. Upper management is clueless – more...  and would be best described as "yes men" meaning that they never challenge new programs from corporate and place the ineffectiveness of the programs squarely on the stores. THIS COMPANY DOES NOT SUPPORT ITS PEOPLE. – less

I loved my job at Michaels! I loved my coworkers, the customers, and what the store is all about. One problem... I loathe the manager there. I would force myself out of bed to go to work the days that she was there. Her mood swings were ridiculous and you didn’t know who you were going to have to work with each day... Cinderella or the wicked step-mother. – more...  The assistant manager was awesome!!! I bet they wouldn’t have such a high retention rate if he was the manager. Even though I’ve moved on to bigger and better things, I would consider working there part time under different management. – less

It was fun, very time consuming for little pay. I was in charge of inventorying the store. The managers were very strict.

Not a very organized store, too many people working, but overall okay place to work.

Not to bad of a first part time job to work at. Truck Hours sucked 4-5am

Overall cleaniness of store, working with co-workers to succeed with this requirement. Learning about different products very helpful to myself as an individual.

While working for Michaels I was able to prove to myself that I can adapt to any situation. A typical work day is tedious and long. As a cashier you have to learn to attach any coupons to the appropriate items, which can be difficult given their computer system is touch-sensitive. Their is very little room for advancement and even if you prove that – more...  you know your job well it rarely shows up in your hours. The holidays roll around and then they'll demand the world of you. Don't ever get sick while working for this company! They hate when you take time off even if you're ill. In my time here, I saw more co-workers leave than say that they enjoyed the job. – less

Typical day at wok consists of unloading new merchandise off the truck, dividing them for their appropriate locations, dropping them off in their areas so the store can be replenished. The employees there are very helpful and great to talk to. I enjoy the the work flow and the pace in which time passes quickly when you are busy.

It was university internship course. Although it was short , i learned so much.

A typical day at that job was helping customers, stocking shelves and sometimes unloading trucks.

I learned that Black Friday is hectic!

Management was nice.

My co-workers were all half my age but we got along.

The hardest part of the job was unloading the trucks.

The most enjoyable part of the job was when they laid me off and I had to move on. – more...  Otherwise I might not have. – less

These stores always have a long line (not because we're slow, because it's so popular!) i was head cashier so i ran a register, turned keys for manager approvals on the rest, and scheduled the other cashier's lunches and breaks. I basically keep the registers running smoothly because if a register was down the line would grow! I learned how to be the – more...  most efficient under pressure in a fast paced retail environment. Management, wasn't the best in some areas with a few gems. But that was just one store, i cannot speak for all. The hardest part of the job was when someone called in sick unexpectedly and it couldn't be covered. The best was the fact that it was busy, they day flew by and i loved the products, i actually did more work on the side simply by being inspired! – less

Michaels was a fun place to work, it was hard though because of the size of the store, and all the responsibilities thrown on to one person in a short amount of time. It was a great experience and I learned how to multi task very well!

I enjoy working at Michaels, I like to interact with the customers as I am ringing up their items and asking about their projects. Working at Michael's I have learned how to manage the front end of the store, which is very important since I am the first to see new customers coming in and others leaving the store. My co-workers are great! The hardest – more...  part of my job would have to be if I get an unhappy customer I have to quickly think of a way to resolve the problem and make them happy. It is always about our customers at Michael's we want to assure them that they have a happy expierence shopping with us. – less

Great part time job good discount as well, very flexible sched.

Employees are driven to work work work yet pay is barely above min. wage. Bathrooms and breakroom are dirty. No supplies at all in breakroom - no napkins, tissues, paper cups, etc.... Michaels expects you to do for them but they don't provide for their employees. Managers are more concerned with getting all paperwork done rather than being concerned – more...  with basic needs of employees. – less

I really enjoyed working I hear you learn lots things the people really friendly

helps develops great communicating and customer service skills also give good skills in retail and helps in develpoing good math skiils etc.

I have been with Michael's for over 12 years, and the main reason I stayed so long was because of the terrific people I have met there.

i love working at michaels its a fun safe clean place to work. i enjoy helping people find there products they need for there projects.

Its a fast work pass with fun and interesting people. But being a cashier I was stuck in one place and couldn't really go help customers on the floor. Each employee is to wear a headsets to use when looking for a co-worker, asking and answering questions, and price checks.