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I knew Jim Ables very well but have not known Dale personally and did not know his last name. I do know of him yes.
I have no idea who that is and I never said anything about him so I am not sure what you are talking about or why you said that to me?
There is NO CPI. So you all say why aren't they getting cameras or Mo but there is NOBODY to get the stuff. It is a ghost town. The Canadian company has a different HR, core leaders etc/ nobody is in the CPI offices. It is closed. They are not coming back, there is no vacation pay. And so you know, the Multi Plaintiff law suit (class action) will never happen and if it did it would be many years and very few dollars. I am not trying to be mean , I am just saying it how it is. Why would a judge give employees money for CPI closing? It happens all the time in the world. there is no law they had to abide by giving anyone notice. Could they sue you if you had quit? They have NOTHING to give you. You knew for months this was going to happen, why is anyone surprised? Stop worrying about unemployment, go look for a job and forget CPI. They surely forgot all of us. They didn't care when we worked for them and they do not care now, because there is NO CPI.
I agree. I had never been treated the way I was by SK and DL. DL was a fraud and acted like he was on our side but he really was on the side of their own people. I woke up daily feeling that it was an US vs THEM mentality. I think that had Jim had more approachable leaders in the company it would have been a better situation for Dms, SMs and associates. I did learn quickly how to treat people and it was not the way that SK told me to ask. Needless to say, I did not last long before she laid me off. Glad to be done with CPI just not glad to be done with the studios.
She was my nightmare. She made life horrible and I spent too much time trying to make her happy. I have never had an RD that was so horrible. I was her DM for far too long. I hope that I never end up in another job where I work with her again. People like her are what helped ruin CPI. She had no people skills.
If you are talking about Sam from Chicago I could not stand her. She made my life hell
I AGREE!!! I had many angry customers when KK did this years back. I will tell you that it is a legal matter and if anyone takes out pictures to give customers it is stealing. If cameras are watching you they can go after you for taking the pictures. I would love to read the questions/answers that was attached to the letter.
You just leave it as it is.
Customers are out their pictures. When this happens the doors close and the bank takes it all. You can not and should not involve yourself in delivering orders. It is considered stealing at this point. You no longer work for CPI.
let me make this simple, CPI is no longer a company. IF you go into a studio it is trespassing. You customers will not be getting their pictures. It is all part of the closing. we are all out of jobs and that is it. It is over.
VERY hard. I have applied to a minimum of 5 places a week and still have nothing. I have years of retail exp and still not a job to be seen
Here is the story with unemployment, it is based ( varies by State) off of your last quarter or 2 quarters paychecks. Also, you only get it for a certain amount of weeks. When it is over it is over, so this being said if you are using it now, you are using up what money will be available to you when CPI closes. It will not start over. Your best bet honestly, if you NEED the paycheck, is to find a new job. You will end up getting less and less as time goes by. Trust me, I am an out of work DM and this happened to me. GET OUT !! Waiting to get unemployment to sit home and do nothing is not going to last for you. Close this door and move on to a new job. I am not sure why any of you stay. CPI would crush you and not look back. Good luck.
I LOVE HOW YOU ALL THINK DMS DONT WORK ! They are not sitting at home watching Dr. Phill I promise you that.
It is a 7 day a week 15 hour day job. Are you people kidding me???Think about it... if you need something at closing you call/text your DM. If you need something on a Sunday they are there too. When you go home your day is done. A DM is non stop.It is the mentality of all of you that has helped sink CPI. You really have no idea what being a DM is. They don't tell you things because they don't know either. YOU PEOPLE are NOT victims. Either shut up or get a new job. You are all being ridiculous. Stop spending your time on here and get past this already.
All studio space must be left in the condition it was in when CPI placed a studio there. The "remodel" is another word for return to original state. Like when you rent a home and move out and you have to leave it in good shape. They are wanting to know what is in the studio to know what contractors need to do to remove the studio. They did this to me last year when my studio was closed. The studios on the list will be closed in the next 8 weeks. I literally got the same email last year. Sorry for the bad news..
who is TA? i am so lost lol
LIFETOUCH...1. they still have not mailed out the W2 forms. Because they too are furloughing and laying off AND closing studios in Targets all over the nation. 2. I worked for LT at one time and my old DM who worked for LT for 27 years was just laid off so to all of you thinking LT is saving CPI..they too are a sinking ship.
Because if they " furlough" they do not pay them unemployment. So being ladi off is a better motion for employees. Once they furlough you they HOPE you wont wait around, you will find a new job and then there is no unemployment claim against them.
DM's are telling everyone that things are fine To stop everyone from panicking. It has come from corporate to make sure studio managers think everything is going in an upwards direction to stop the hysteria that has been going on. If you want to know the state of the company look at the stock prices and look at your personal business. When you're not reaching plan as a district the company is not doing well. We were tanking last year and if we can't meet last years numbers how can you think that we are doing okay this year? We need to fix the loss for last year and this year so we're playing catch-up and it's just not happening. Again I hate to be the bad news but really truly look at what is going on and stop lying to yourself. If things were going well the doors of studios that are closed more than they are open with not be closed. CPI is scraping to stay open every single day. It's very sad but very true. When you get the call or the email that your studio is closed don't be shocked and post on here how surprised you are there telling you with gigantic signals day in and day out if you just look !
You actually can no longer borrow PTO time you can only use what you have accumulated. They're not letting anybody borrowed time my guess is because they don't think will be around long enough to earn back that borrowed time. I think for those of you who do not see what is happening you need to be realistic and see that things are not sunny and good. I hate to Samike a downer but do need to be realistic this company is going under. You don't close studios layoff DM's and pay outrageous amount of unemployment to people if you're going to stay open. The unemployment insurance rates must be astronomical for CPI because they have so many people pulling unemployment from their insurance.
As of now the KK purchase is rumor . There's no proof of it . I'm 99.999@% sure it has not been sold . Why would some random other company find out but we wouldn't ?
If you paid attention to what I posted you would see i WAS a Sm and I WAS a DM. I have been laid off. I am not on their side and do not have any contact with people who still work for CPI. I am currently on food assistance and not able to find a job to feed my family. I am just trying to say if you hate being there then quit and gt another job. I did not have that luxury. That choice was made for me so if anyone has the right to complain I do. either work or stop complaining.
I never had only 12 studios,in my dreams lol. I think all studios should have cameras actually. I never minded as a SM that people watched me. I had nothing to hide. I loved my DM and if she wanted to watch me I was ok with that.
My point is that you have a job. Many of us wish that the years we put in as sm or dms would have allowed us to keep a job. I understand your med insurance is expensive, but I dont have any now. I have no income, no severance and unemployment is hardly feeding my family so before YOU judge ME , take a minute to b thankful you have a job at all. I wish I did.
The cameras can be turned on by DMs, RDs, and anyone in home office. There is nobody just sitting all day manning cameras. I was a DM and I did watch them daily for a minute or 2 here and there. The DMs now are so busy I am sure they are not on them much at all. They are a great tool though for a DM when numbers or performance look weak.
Why is everyone worried about the minimum? shouldn't you all just be doing as much as possible? I don't get it. THIS IS WHY CPI is failing. Managers feeling like they should not have expectations and have to work. I was a SM and a DM. Should you not all work as hard as possible all day? I know that most SM text, stand and talk on the phone or walk around their host stores during the day. You could not do that at McDonalds. I am tired of this board being aa place to complain about how much work you have. It is a JOB not a favor. Be thankful you even have a job right now. Work hard and spend more time in the studio then on here. Seriously people, you WORK for CPI, so WORK. Yes CPI is not being honest, either go find a new job and let someone else have yours or stop spending time saying how it is so unfair to have to get VIPs and go get some customers. Really people...
Many RDS are now DMS and you just do not know. HR and LP are functioning on an emergency needed policy only. Things are winding down. New information coming this week. Hold on to your hats.
Furloughed employees were told they are out at least 4 more weeks. that is 100% fact. i do not understand why you people don't see that there is no buyer. why would anyone buy cpi? why????????????
As a former DM who watched cameras daily, there are only cameras in PM that I know if. They have no sound but DMs and RDs watch them from home.
As a former DM who was fired 3 weeks ago I just want to say that everyone needs to see the writing on the will and know that one day all studios will be closed, and it is coming fast. Trust me :)
Am I understanding this right??? They are hiring new Dms? After laying a lot of us off??? Why would they not ask the fired Dms back??? Have the furloughed RDs and DMs come back yet???
LIFETOUCH IS NOT BUYING CPI. End of story. I will say that DMs and RDs are NOT lying. The do not know much either. They can not tell what they do not know.
what did the DM say? please share
It just goes to show that they all think the employees ( us) are all idiots and think 250k is the same as the gazillions they owe the bank. We are so under paid and broke that anything more than $100 must be the same. insulting...
That is great !! On top of it, I was a DM and was making really good money so the cut back is killing us. I was paid travel and meals so I am out that income too. I guess Jim Abel is sitting pretty though. I am sure his checks are still the same.
That is very true. I would think they are going to close in larger chunks though. I just find it next to impossible to believe someone would take on the debt and the bad rep that CPI has now. WHY would anyone pay for that?
Plus taxes and port fees. Plus I would need to fly. I would walk if I had to haha
No idea where you live but unemployment where I live is about 1/8 of what I made as a DM. I would need more than 2 payments to take my kids to Disneyland. Not even joking. Unemployment pays so bad. But I would like to go with you on your cruise anyway :)
ARE YOU ALL CRAZY??
CPI is closing. The rent agreements were made "in case" things worked out with BofA. They have to continue business as usual in all aspects. They are closing studios, shutting off email, laying people off. Corp do not do this when they are thriving. The bank is not going to just ignore the debt. it is growing not shrinking. Nobody is buying us,no body is going to save us. CPI has had accounting issues for years and shareholders are mad. CPI is trying to cover their butts. The higher management is wanting to save their reputation so that it shows future employers that they did all they could to save the company. I am sorry to be the negative Nancy here but this is the way it is. There is no turning things around. Things are3 not magically going to be ok.As for unemployment, it is a FRACTION of what our pay is. It can take several weeks to get and it is not long term. Those of you holding out for unemployment should be looking for new jobs and putting this all behind you. When the final "closing" comes do not act shocked. The signs have been here for months to years. Stop putting your head in the sand and wake up peeps.
I actually called the labor board !! CPI does NOT have to pay PTO or vacation to employes except in the state if California . I am a laid off DM and had 64 hours of vacation time but was not given it . Got a final check and an empty box to ship back stuff in . I was never trained , never coached just yelled at . Good luck to everyone . I think CPI is going to be a memory soon .
The state doesn't pay medical leave . Short term disability does . There's nobody in HR to approve it anyway .