Post #304917 by TikiJosh on Tue, May 8, 2007 1:41 PM

I hear the Home Depot rant. That place is getting ridiculous. I think there's a few problems with that place--
First-- most of the employees that work there don't know anything about hardware. If you ask "will this anchor hold a shelf in my wall?" I'd bet that you'll get a blank stare in response.
Which now leads me to my second point--
Where did all the good people go? They quit! My brother (one of the handiest people I know*) used to work at Depot. They treated him and so many other good employees so badly that they just quit. I mean, my brother never got breaks on time, and sometimes didn't even get a lunch break at all. I mean, how illegal is that, and the management's response was to "suck it up"! Can you believe that? Then my brother got hurt on the job while working in the tool rental department. It took him like 4 years to get his workman's comp claim settled. Just ridiculous.

My brother did all the design work for the tiki bar that I have in my house. He drew up the plans, and we built a pair of these bad boys. One sold on Ebay, the other's in the Quiet Village Tiki Lounge. I'd have never gotten as far as I did if it wasn't for him. I learned a lot working on these things with him.