I have a Joann's superstore near my work that I go to and a small one near my home. The superstore is pretty good, never had a problem. The smaller one seems to have SOME better staff but also a lot of very young people who don't know what you're talking about.
The last time I was in the small one there was a new lady and she didn't know a thing about sewing. She said that it was her "hobby job" just for something to do. She also said that she applied and 15 minutes later while driving home she got a call offering her the job.
Wow... like there wasn't one other person in this economy that applied for the job that had sewing experience?