I just sent you a facebook request :)

I left the company in 2010, so we would DEFINATELY been at meetings in st. louis together. first name is vickey, what is yours? do you have facebook? I managed Kansas and Missouri around and surrounding Kansas City.

I just sent you a request to join your group. I was a DM for several years and then a market manager, then market director, then when cpi did away with markets, went back to a district manager. lots of bitterness there. I have been following the conversations here for quite some time, and commented some too. would love to join your group.

My heart is so sad for all of you. Even tho I havent been with the company on nearly 3 years, I, too, am saddened by this. I gave my heart and soul to this commpany that I loved. You have all became acquainted through this site, and I dont know how many of you have became friends, several I am sure. I urge you to continue to come here and support each other. What happened to the company, you cannot change or do anything about. It is time to get your lives together and move on. But do NOT leave each other. You are all going to need "someone who understands" as you each continue on your grieving process. In time you will begin to feel better. Love to you all, and keep your chins up. It is amazing how well you all did. Impressive.

I havent been here for awhile, is there a buyer yet?

still thinking of you all. hope this all works out for all you great people.

CPI Corp. CEO Renato Cataldo earned $921,068 in 2010, up 71 percent over fiscal 2009, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
and everyone wonders what went wrong....

good luck to you all. I started back in the PCA days and became a studio mgr after 6 months, a district mgr after 2 years, a market manager 2 years later, a market director 1 year after that, then back to a district mgr when they did away with markets. In all I worked for the company for about 9 years. CPI bought PCA I believe in 2008 when PCA went under. I absolutely LOVED working for both companies and went through 3 regionals. The experience was deplorable with all 3 regionals, but the last one was the worst, and I can tell you this is part of the reason CPI is going under now. The regionals ruled with an "iron fist" (and the last one was the worst like I said) and we were often threatened with our jobs if studios did not perform. When I left the company "to pursue other interests" I was long since ready to go. My first regional met with me for training and said "You have me for 2 hours, then you are on your own". I taught myself from then on and I took my district from the bottom 10 in the company to the top 15 in less then 4 months. I did mass hiring and training. Alcohol was a factor with all 3 regionals. After she left the company my first regional and I became friends and she admitted to me that she was so wrong in her treatment of me and apologized profusely, and told me I was her best district manager. She was young and too inexperienced for the regional director position. I someone DOES buy this company, I would love to come back. However, I fear the industry is dying, because everyone owns their own digital cameras and printing is dirt cheap for them, why do they need us when we will charge them a few hundred and they can do it for a fraction of that? Year over year I have seen the customer volume decline in every region in the country. Studio closings did not help, the volume kept on declining and when acquisitioning customers I was frequently told "we have a great camera and do our own now". The corporate fat cats will need to reduce their income if this is to work. Look up their incomes online. http://swz.salary.com/ExecComp/LayoutScripts/Excl_CompanyReport.aspx?companyid=7505
Again, best of luck you each and everyone one of you great people. You are the core of the company, without you, there would be no company.