Good Luck! you will need to average $206.89 each of those 29 hours. to make your plan, so you will need to shoot 58 (or 2 per hour) and run a solid $104 PRS.

oaps222 I had to laugh at your remark ..."That is not the issue at all. My concern is why a few people on this board are so negative and destructive to CPI, while thousands of other employees are quietly and faithfully working to save CPI. "

THOUSANDS????? NOPE!! They Terminated the employment of some of the very best leaders (RD's/DM's) There are not THOUSANDS working hard to save CPI, There are HUNDREDS of hard working Studio Manager's and Studio Associates working hard to get through the day with little to no clue as to what the next day holds, trying to put on a game face while customers vent all over them for a studio down the street that is dark because the entire staff quit and the DM that is trying to manage 80 other studios didn't notice.Their portraits have not come in yet, They can view their sessions online and nobody will answer the 800 number, ect.. all matters that they can not control and with no support from DM's. They have no idea if they will be able to pay their bills next month. They have good reason to be worried. So they come here to vent because almost everyone on here understands how they feel. This is a very difficult time for them, this is a job they loved and they are afraid it won't be there next week.

Please don't give the impression that because they are scared or complain about the lack of info that they do not work HARD! You talk about "RESPECT" in some of your other posts, How about practicing what you preach, The employees in the studios dealing with the day to day deserve RESPECT and have a right to vent. Its the only way they can go back and do it again tomorrow.

No .... have to check individual studios email.

This is the email studios that are selected to close received...

You are receiving this email because your studio has been selected for closing. The milestones below have key dates that must be followed by internal and external parties. Please read this notification in its entirety before beginning the closing process.

For questions regarding this message, please contact your district manager.

Note: For all studio related tasks outlined below, follow your normal Labor Schedule. There will be no additional hours needed to complete this project.

Wednesday, January 16th

* Note - Communicate closing instructions to field

* Studio Action - Begin rescheduling appointments that are booked beyond Saturday January 19th to earlier in the week or to an alternative PictureMe Portrait Studio location.

Saturday, January 19th

* Studio Action - Studio last shoot date, final portraits will arrive Wednesday January 23rd.

* Studio Action - Print & review open orders and burn all non-delivered customer CD's where applicable

* Studio Action - Record a new answering machine message. Script can be found on page 2

* Note - Appointment scheduling has been shut down past this date

* Note - Direct customers to view or make additional purchases of their images on MyOnlinePortraits

Sunday, January 20th through Tuesday, January 22nd

* Studio is closed for business and at no time is to be staffed

Wednesday, January 23rd - Studio Hours 10am to 5pm
* Studio Action - Portraits and Large Format orders will arrive from the lab
* Studio Action - Close (Deliver) all Open orders in SAS by the end of the day
* Studio Action - Include all cash in your end of day deposit and run the money order through the FD200. This final money order is to be added to the camera box for shipment back to the home office.

* Note - Pre-labeled UPS boxes and packing materials will arrive at the studio on this date. Please notify the Wal-Mart dock that this shipment is expected.

* Studio Action - Print the "Customer Closing Notification sign" and hold onto it until end of day Friday. This will be taped to the front of the POS counter at that time.

* Studio Action - Begin to pack ALL studio equipment for pickup on Friday, January 25th.
o Wait to shut down all SAS and networking equipment until Thursday January 24th

o Review the Packing Checklist (see page 3) for additional directions on what equipment to pack

o Store packed boxes away from the studio entrance for safety and security purposes
o Power packs must be fully discharged: Refer to Properly Uninstalling Lighting Equipment below
o Use the bubble wrap provided to package any materials
o Work with the Wal-Mart store manager where a ladder is needed

Thursday, January 24th - Studio Hours 10am to 5pm
* Studio Action - Shut down and pack all SAS equipment
* Studio Action - Keep track of all clock-in and clock-out times and call your hours into your DM at the end of the day so that you can be paid accurately
* Studio Action - Finalize all packing and place all boxes at the front of the studio for UPS pickup that is scheduled on Friday, January 25th

Friday, January 25th

* Note - UPS will pick up all UPS boxes containing studio equipment. This pickup has already been scheduled

* Studio Action - Take all un-delivered customer portraits to the sister studio. Also include a copy of the Open Orders Report with the undelivered portraits.

* Studio Action - Dispose of all trash and debris properly and broom sweep the entire studio space. All furniture and wall displays are to remain in place.

* Studio Action - Studio associates will call district manager and provide all remaining clock-in/out times

* Studio Action - Tape the "Customer Closing Notification Sign" to the front of the POS counter.


Note: The studio needs to be left in a clean state and all CPI equipment outlined in this document needs to be returned as defined. An audit will be done to make sure this has been completed properly and that all equipment was safely returned to home office. Studio Managers are responsible for this entire process.

Closing Studio Answering Machine Script:

"Thank you for calling PictureMe Portrait Studio in (insert town). As of Saturday, January 19th, this location will no longer be accepting appointments but there are many other locations available to take care of your portrait needs. Please visit our website at ----------- and click the locations button to find another studio near you.

If you're calling to pick-up portraits, associates will be available in the studio until Friday, January 25th to deliver portraits from current sessions. After that date, all remaining portraits can be picked up from the (insert sister studio information) at your earliest convenience. Thank you for your patronage and please don't forget to visit (The website)!"


PROPERLY UNINSTALLING PORTRAIT STUDIOS LIGHTING EQUIPMENT

1. Turn OFF power switch on all Power Packs
2. Wait at least 60 Seconds to allow all capacitor voltage to drain.
3. Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.
4. Press TEST BUTTON to discharge any remaining voltage.
5. Disconnect all cables from Power Pack.

Packing Checklist

UPS Shipment - Friday, January 25th
Begin packing as soon as boxes and bubble wrap arrive

ITEMS TO BE PACKED STARTING Wednesday
 Digital Camera w / Lens in camera box
 Put all PC's in separate boxes
 Place Server PC in a separate box
 Put all PC monitors, mice, and keyboards in a box
 All lighting equipment and power packs
 All muslin cloth backgrounds: fold into boxes
 All small props in new or like new condition
 Camera rotator / camera grip (where applicable)
 All remaining cables that can be accessed and removed without tools
 All studio paperwork, reports, and audits
 Spare Cable kits
 Office supplies, unopened cleaning supplies
SAS ITEMS TO BE PACKED ON THURSDAY
 SAS Computer w/ keyboard and mouse
 US Robotics dial up modem and power cable
 Netgear 16 port networking switch(s) and power cable(s)
 Juniper VPN and two-piece power cable
 DSL modem and power cable
 19" SAS LCD Monitor
 Report Printer and power cable
 Receipt printer and power cable
 Phone and power cable
 Wilife Security Camera and power injector
 Keep each device with its corresponding power cable

Items that will not be packed for shipment by the Studio

 Marketing Sign Holders
 Background Rollers
 Background Structure
 Chairs / Posing stools
 Furniture (SAS station, sales table, storage closets)
 Large props that won't fit into the boxes
 These items will be left in the studio in an organized and presentable state.

CPI under reported my earnings to where ever it is that unemployment gets their numbers to calculate your benefits. They under reported by over $35,000. This would make my unemployment pay to be $54.00 a week. My W-2's were correct so I am not sure how this happened but I have heard I am not the only one this has happened to. The unemployement office is unable to reach anyone at CPI to verify what my wages actually were because nobody is answering the phone at the home office. Be prepared. I had to send unemployment all my pay check stubs for the last 6 months of 2011 and the first 6 months of 2012. Just a heads up to any of you that may need to file unemployment in the near future. You can print your old pay stubs from the ADP Ipay site.
Best of luck to all of you left!