tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post1285777039149973000..comments2023-05-10T05:24:22.552-04:00Comments on Sears Portrait Studio Sucks: I thought it was bad when they bought the $9.99 plus compositeSPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12680508373273418565noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-26939297969976716442009-07-28T21:03:03.981-04:002009-07-28T21:03:03.981-04:00LOL Bunny Lady! I am the ONLY one who works in ou...LOL Bunny Lady! I am the ONLY one who works in our studio. YUP. No Assistant manager..and 2 other girls who are flex. ya.. I work a lot. I would love for them to fire me.. They would be so screwed. NO one wants to work her. Guess how much I make as a manager? Come on..guess. I am probably the lowest paid. 9 bux..YUP..9. Why? Cause TECHNICALLY..I am NOT THE MANAGER. Our manager quit.. the AM did too. I should have when they did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-85631910675600326492009-07-27T00:57:23.627-04:002009-07-27T00:57:23.627-04:00awww...thanx! glad to hear my advice is valued. yo...awww...thanx! glad to hear my advice is valued. you rock!<br /><br />the bunny ladyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-47734895781902508132009-07-26T20:38:01.322-04:002009-07-26T20:38:01.322-04:00I know DM's read this..I heard 2 of my past Dm...I know DM's read this..I heard 2 of my past Dm's talk about it..got curious..and then I found what to be the best information and advice ever.<br /><br />How are they gonna know it is us? Just shut your mouth..don't mention it, stay anonymous and as far as logging IP addresses..she's right.. they have to have a court order. <br /><br />I personally don't care.<br /><br />Fire me..I dare ya.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-31083375766461850232009-07-14T21:13:07.238-04:002009-07-14T21:13:07.238-04:00oh the parents silently take pics behind our backs...oh the parents silently take pics behind our backs with cell phones all the time. theres no way to watch the child check the details and make sure the parents are not doing this. i once caught a dad asked him not to. he said i wont tell if you wont. i said sir im sorry but it is not permitted. he said whos going to know. i said its a copyrighted image and i could be fired for continuing knowing you are shooting pics in here. he said what do i care? i ended the sitting and did not permit his family to see the photos. (i was told to end the sitting in such a case) they called cust svc got free sheets and i had to apologize to the man for comitting copyright infringment with a sign in plain sight. the company doesnt back us up for SH@$. even when the customer is in the wrong by breaking what i thought was the law.....and a big no no from CPI. lets face it people we are worthless. our opinions and efforts dont matter. we cant win no matter which side we choose. you can be pro company all the way on here ranting and raving at anti cpi people and still one wrong number or false step and your screwed. the company doesnt support us in the least. well i should say they lead by example and we shouldnt support THEM any longer. let them work in the field on our crappy wages and see how quick they are to run. im typing up a resume as we speakAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-26001581666952433352009-07-14T20:25:29.059-04:002009-07-14T20:25:29.059-04:00Oh well another trick is taking pics of the comp s...Oh well another trick is taking pics of the comp screen with their cell phones. I had one who was looking at her pics and I helped someone with a passport. She was holding her phone facing the comp screen with the picture up, that was her favorite but only bought two sheets. She only buys two sheets every time she comes in. They seriously need to make it so they cannot copy and paste their pics to facebook etc and then MAYBE they could make some money with online and reorders since that would be the only way family could see them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-80172733649080348192009-07-14T09:02:52.518-04:002009-07-14T09:02:52.518-04:00SPS DMs can access the cameras in the studios and ...SPS DMs can access the cameras in the studios and see the same thing. I didn't realize that was in PMPS too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-25079726025058188052009-07-14T06:44:41.912-04:002009-07-14T06:44:41.912-04:00I just love my camera sitting above my cash regist...I just love my camera sitting above my cash register to make sure I am staying busy all the time. The DM can pull it up at anytime work or at home. Then she documents it and brings it up at a review about something she seen 2 months ago. The Sears people are lucky they don't have one of those.<br /><br />We have always had single coverage almost from day one when we were PCA and now it is worse. We have had single coverage on Friday and Saturday's ever since CPI took over. <br /><br />I am glad my husband has the medical insurance because we don't have any to speak of and if I had to buy it I might as well quit.<br /><br />I am glad I found this place. This company must have been a lot better place to work years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-4829331678854036012009-07-14T01:51:46.881-04:002009-07-14T01:51:46.881-04:00lET ME GUESS.. WE GET TO PLUG THE TV'S BACK IN...lET ME GUESS.. WE GET TO PLUG THE TV'S BACK IN AND GET AN APPROVED VIDEO TO PLAY! OR IT WILL BE A NEW "FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY BONUS PLAN" AGAIN THAT WE HAVE TO BE MATH WIZARDS DAILY TO KNOW EACH WEEK HOW MUCH WE WILL BONUS IF QUARTER ENDED TODAY! (But figure both ways.. 8% and 12%.. not sure what formula company will use)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-68271762600605592472009-07-13T20:01:12.848-04:002009-07-13T20:01:12.848-04:00CPI loves to make MAJOR changes right before Chris...CPI loves to make MAJOR changes right before Christmas season. We got the wonderful SAS in Oct. one year. Digital came out in our district in August 2005. There are plenty more but I have blocked them out. I'm sure these changes will be just as wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-76733277990625090862009-07-13T18:06:26.489-04:002009-07-13T18:06:26.489-04:00Even at the PMPS we heard the rumor of some change...Even at the PMPS we heard the rumor of some changes at the end of the quarter. They make it sound like it is a great thing that is coming our way, I can hardly wait.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-8953917068870452862009-07-13T14:37:41.733-04:002009-07-13T14:37:41.733-04:00I understand that this is a business and we're...I understand that this is a business and we're all in hard times right now. I understand about performance and I'm willing to give a 100%, but it seems like we're constantly set up to fail. I think most of the SM, DM, TM care about their positions and their employees. We're all frustrated at the constant threats of being written up or terminated because of this or that. When I started with SPS it wasn't like this and in the past 2 years I've seen a huge change in the way this company does business. I try to be honest with my associates and customers about everything. That is one of the reasons that I'm respected in my position and by my customers. <br />I also can't understand why the expectations at SPS is set up so high with the economy being in its current situation. However, I've seen PMPS sales plans and compared between the sps and pmps in several areas and realized that our plans have basically a 50% (or more) difference than pmps. So whatever your plan is for the week, reduce it by 50% and that's what the pmps in your area is planned (and they only have to run an $80 prs). I'm not insulting pmps, but it's the same company however the playing field is not level. I personally look for SPS to begin the end of their run and the remaining will become Main St. Portraits or one of the other brands that they own. PMPS will survive and will most likely succeed because they will get the customers that SPS will lose.<br />FYI: I've heard there are some big changes coming after the end of this quarter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-89620343473684350202009-07-13T09:46:51.462-04:002009-07-13T09:46:51.462-04:00there are a few good RD's out there though. on...there are a few good RD's out there though. ones who know the business and ones who know that taking care of their people and treating their people with respect is how to get things done. and i bet not one of them is being asked opinions on what could be done to help turn business around. i think everyone has given up, and the leadership above the RD's know nothing about this business nor do they seem to care. word is that one has already given notice and i bet there are more are to come, not to mention the good DM's and SM's that we are continuing to lose. you can hear the frustration and unhappiness in everyones voices and we all know that we are not valued whatsoever by this company. they have taken everything from us they possibly can and continue to drain us of every benefit they can, all while expecting us to still care about them. this management calls last minute conference calls with no regard to what we may have scheduled or planned, and doesnt even take roll call to determine who made it on the call and who didnt. next time i think i will just not join. that way i can concentrate on all the bs busy work that they continue to lay at our feet. we can only do so much. fire us if it isnt enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-9603938768576006202009-07-09T16:35:27.410-04:002009-07-09T16:35:27.410-04:00Thanks for the info, Bunny Lady! :) lolThanks for the info, Bunny Lady! :) lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-83764878870113421102009-07-09T15:53:12.639-04:002009-07-09T15:53:12.639-04:00yes CPI can fire you for things said in blogs. oth...yes CPI can fire you for things said in blogs. other companies do it all the time. when you apply for jobs they look you up on myspace and facebook and other social networks to see what you are really like before they hire you. BUT...the only way CPI will know who you are on here is if you have a name, site specific instances that others would know about, tell co-workers about your blogging, or if CPI ran all the IP addresses of all participants, and that would require a court order. so blog away!! <br /> Bunny Lady (see, I'm not scared!) lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-79019542108885094052009-07-09T11:08:08.232-04:002009-07-09T11:08:08.232-04:00How would they know who is posting on here if you ...How would they know who is posting on here if you select anonymous to post? I was going to use my account but decided to go anonymous just in case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-15795894958347741922009-07-09T09:17:27.478-04:002009-07-09T09:17:27.478-04:00For me, its not an "If" my RM is reading...For me, its not an "If" my RM is reading these..... i KNOW my RM is reading these.<br /><br />I thought it was a safe place to vent the stress until i was called out for a post i had made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-91392106041485286252009-07-09T00:40:49.550-04:002009-07-09T00:40:49.550-04:00If RMs are reading these posts then they should re...If RMs are reading these posts then they should realize that we care about our jobs but are so frustrated by the pressure that is put on us. We're mostly single coverage and yet we're still expected to do EVERYTHING including the sittings, sales, manage our employees performances, and who can forget about outreach! It sure as hell doesn't help our morale when we're constantly wondering when we're going to be asked to step down or be terminated. God forbid we have a bad week, that is almost enough for termination right then and there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-47955008769690765722009-07-08T03:10:55.890-04:002009-07-08T03:10:55.890-04:00I'm glad RM's have so much time in their &...I'm glad RM's have so much time in their "busy" schedules to read what us underlings have to bitch about! Too bad they are all already too far gone in the CPI brainwashing program to actually get anything usefull from this site!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-69177233047931650792009-07-08T00:26:26.305-04:002009-07-08T00:26:26.305-04:00good, let them read. maybe they will realize we ar...good, let them read. maybe they will realize we are not a bunch of idiots working for them, but a group of caring, disheartened individuals hoping for someone to listen and something to be done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-15748254453302766952009-07-07T22:57:32.859-04:002009-07-07T22:57:32.859-04:00Just thought id let everyone know... RMs read thes...Just thought id let everyone know... RMs read these, im assuming they are all the posts telling us to "Shut-up and do our jobs and then everything will be OK."<br /><br />How Funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-67957021596413051072009-07-07T20:48:08.106-04:002009-07-07T20:48:08.106-04:00There was a regional newsletter put out that was t...There was a regional newsletter put out that was talking about it a couple months ago. Wal-Mart is remodeling a lot of the studios at this moment. <br /><br />They are only remodeling the ones that are doin well though. They don't see putting money into the ones that are not doing well. Wal-Mart is the one forking out the outlay to update them we just have to keep it clean and in order.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-27142025545411282542009-07-07T19:39:19.430-04:002009-07-07T19:39:19.430-04:00Has the walmart studio closing happened recently?Has the walmart studio closing happened recently?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-70130732514584260302009-07-06T21:41:44.831-04:002009-07-06T21:41:44.831-04:00Wal-Mart has closed some under performing studio a...Wal-Mart has closed some under performing studio and those that don't keep the Walmart standards upAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-40624101786327681472009-07-06T00:00:32.444-04:002009-07-06T00:00:32.444-04:00I recently quit and from what I hear from the AM.....I recently quit and from what I hear from the AM...a customer who is very knows about what goes on in our area.. told her that our area SEARS was closing down with-in the year. WHY? Because there are 4 other Sears stores 45 minutes away in each direction..and they are more profitable. 14 years ago I had to travel to either of those stores if I wanted to shop Sears. I guess they figure people in our area (Northern OHIO) can do it again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487903560605549635.post-86664514918275872012009-07-05T18:57:14.135-04:002009-07-05T18:57:14.135-04:00No...but I can't say I'd be too sad to see...No...but I can't say I'd be too sad to see my studio close...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com