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Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on March 10, 2007, 11:18 am
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>>> Around here, HD has the best prices on pretty much all
>>> electrical/plumbing stuff.
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>> Glad I don't live "around here" where you are. I guess you didn't see my
>> post from last Saturday about big box store pricing. My Taco circulator
>> would have been $86 from HD, but was $61.48 from the plumbing supply
>> house. A light fixture that was $10.99 at HD was $8.99 at a local
>> hardware/lumber/home store.
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> You shouldn't expect much from big box store employees. Those stores get
> the quality of employees they pay for, and then treat them poorly.
>
> I worked at Lowe's part-time for awhile. Scary thing is they have trouble
> hiring because about 60% of people who apply can't pass the employment
> test! But with what they pay and the insane way they schedule shifts, I'd
> say the fact that they can attract any employees who can walk and talk is
> amazing. Getting people who actually care would be a miracle. But,
> unbelieveably, they do have ongoing required training - it's just that
> many of the employees don't give a damn.
>
> I also worked at HD full-time for a VERY short period. Their employment
> practices make Lowe's look great! I was on the floor for two weeks with
> NO training, and it took over a week to meet my department manager.
> They're so nuts about overtime that they have employees lined up at the
> time card machine 10 minutes before their shifts are over so that they
> don't go 5 minutes over their regular time.
The idiots who manage those stores are too cheap to do something free and
simple: Tell new hires to NOT put on their little vests for the first 15-20
minutes of their shifts, so they won't be distracted by anyone who needs
help. Now, pick an aisle and browse slowly. Some of these employees don't
know which END of the store has certain things, much less which aisle.
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