Theres hope after all - The Firearms Forum

Therealmccoy · 06-29-2009, 04:54 PM

Got a new job today working at home depot on the sales floor for 10 bucks an hour. its not the greatest job in the world but i think its a good sign for the future. maybe the economy will be easing up soon.

woolleyworm · 06-29-2009, 05:04 PM

Congrats, it's a job and HD is a decent company to be working for. So many people being laid off lately, it's very nice to hear about someone being HIRED !

jacksonco · 06-29-2009, 05:08 PM

Fantastic to be hearing of some ones good fortune these days. Seems like we hear a lot of people losing jobs and not being able to find another. I hope this job works out well for you.

pickenup · 06-29-2009, 09:18 PM

Congrats on the new job.

sakeneko · 06-29-2009, 09:23 PM

Great news, therealmccoy! :-)

Tom Militano · 06-29-2009, 09:50 PM

Glad to hear you got a job. As someone said there are a lot of people getting laid off and it makes me feel good when someone gets a job.

glocknut · 06-29-2009, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Therealmccoy

Got a new job today working at home depot on the sales floor for 10 bucks an hour. its not the greatest job in the world but i think its a good sign for the future. maybe the economy will be easing up soon.

Home Depot pays $10 an hour for sales?!!!

You must know a particular trade like flooring or something...?

I had allways assumed that jobs like that were barely minimal wage. I might ought to give HD a looksie.

Congrats on the job. That $10 an hour ain't to darn bad right about now with this economy. Are they going to offer any health insurance plans with that wage by chance?

mike
gn

artabr · 06-29-2009, 11:41 PM

Congrats on the job.

Art

Therealmccoy · 06-30-2009, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by glocknut

Home Depot pays $10 an hour for sales?!!!

You must know a particular trade like flooring or something...?

I had allways assumed that jobs like that were barely minimal wage. I might ought to give HD a looksie.

Congrats on the job. That $10 an hour ain't to darn bad right about now with this economy. Are they going to offer any health insurance plans with that wage by chance?

mike
gn

i know a bit about concrete work and around the house jobs that im sure we all do but thats about it. they put me in hardware. they also hired like 6 or 7 other people for other positions. im not sure exactly on me getting any benefits at the moment but i do know if you work there FULL time you get all that good stuff.

yeah when i found out i got the job i was barely expecting to get maybe 7 or 8 an hour but when he said 10 and working in hardware i thought i hit the jackpot. i mean not only do most people already know what they're getting when they go to home depot but im probably just going to be showing people where things are located most of the time. so should be a very laid back relaxing job. plenty of time to learn as much as i can.

And thanks everyone, i was really getting sick about this whole trying to find another job thing. im just happy i actually found one. ive probably tried applying everywhere ever since i got laid off at my last job.

i think things will be getting better sometime soon as long as our "GREAT" president doesn't put much more of his "Change" in our lives.

Vladimir · 06-30-2009, 12:38 AM

Congrats man! HD is a big company so it can really pan out. Hope it works out well and turns into a great long-term option!

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Originally Posted by glocknut

Home Depot pays $10 an hour for sales?!!!

You must know a particular trade like flooring or something...?

I had allways assumed that jobs like that were barely minimal wage. I might ought to give HD a looksie.

That all depends so highly on local minimum wages I think. People find out I make $11.50 an hour and half of them think thats awesome. The other half realize I am (basically) graduated from college with two degrees, worked for the same company for about 5 years (same rate) and make roughly a few dollars over our minimum wage

. Can live at home for now so can't complain, but even then its only temporary work. I was making this before I went to college... why bother

.

Therealmccoy · 06-30-2009, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Vladimir

Congrats man! HD is a big company so it can really pan out. Hope it works out well and turns into a great long-term option!

That all depends so highly on local minimum wages I think. People find out I make $11.50 an hour and half of them think thats awesome. The other half realize I am (basically) graduated from college with two degrees, worked for the same company for about 5 years (same rate) and make roughly a few dollars over our minimum wage

. Can live at home for now so can't complain, but even then its only temporary work. I was making this before I went to college... why bother

.

Thanks man, you say thats barley over minimum wage?! whats your guys minimum wage there? ours here is like 6.50 or something its going up a little bit i heard so thats good.

Suicide*Ride · 06-30-2009, 04:53 AM

Nice to hear you've found a decent job in these trying times!

I don't think I could work in a place like H. Depot or Lowes..... too much like a kid in a candy store!!

I managed a couple of gun stores after my stint in the Navy & I always seemed to be "gun poor" when payday rolled around!

It's nice to have a job where you can buy store items @ a discount!!

SR

mrkirker · 06-30-2009, 07:02 AM

Congrats! Indoor work, helping folk, and bringing home some bacon.
Way to Go!

40CalJoe · 06-30-2009, 01:47 PM

Congrats, really happy for you.

Vladimir · 07-01-2009, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Therealmccoy

Thanks man, you say thats barley over minimum wage?! whats your guys minimum wage there? ours here is like 6.50 or something its going up a little bit i heard so thats good.

$8.55, high cost of living here in Washington. The curious thing is the drastic difference in sides of the state. Could get a house over in Spokane for just over $100,000 pretty easily. This area that I live in... I wouldn't hold out for anything under $350,000 these days. Houses advertise as "Starting in the low $500,000's!" as if that were a selling point

. The curious part... same minimum wage on both sides

. Granted that is partly just this area, but the whole Issaquah/Redmond/Bellevue triangle is freaking ridiculous these days! Single bedroom apartment in my neighborhood would run you $700 a month, and that was six years ago!

I got friends paying over $700 PER PERSON for a 3-bedroom in Redmond, that's what... $2,100 per month? Freaking ridiculous. And I have hopes of moving out sometime soon, yea right

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johnlives4christ · 07-01-2009, 12:47 AM

might get you a great deal on a scratch and dent gunsafe

swanshot · 07-01-2009, 04:58 AM

Well done Mc Coy. hang in there.

06-29-2009, 04:54 PM	#1
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jacksonco Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jackson County West Virginia Posts: 2,237	Re: Theres hope after all Fantastic to be hearing of some ones good fortune these days. Seems like we hear a lot of people losing jobs and not being able to find another. I hope this job works out well for you.

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pickenup Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains Posts: 6,838	Re: Theres hope after all Congrats on the new job. __________________ The gene pool needs chlorine

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sakeneko V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Nevada Posts: 83	Re: Theres hope after all Great news, therealmccoy! :-)

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Tom Militano Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Jacksonville, AL Posts: 1,255	Re: Theres hope after all Glad to hear you got a job. As someone said there are a lot of people getting laid off and it makes me feel good when someone gets a job.

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artabr Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Iberia, Louisiana Contributor Posts: 7,859	Re: Theres hope after all Congrats on the job. Art __________________ God and the soldier we like adore, In times of trouble, not before. When troubles ended and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier is slighted. Francis Quarles 1592 - 1644 __________________ When asked for my race, I answer CauCajun. Hope is not a plan, and not all change is good. The resistance is here; the resistance is now. RESIST! These hands are neither cold nor are they dead!!

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Suicide*Ride Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Golden, Colorado Posts: 1,340	Re: Theres hope after all Nice to hear you've found a decent job in these trying times! I don't think I could work in a place like H. Depot or Lowes..... too much like a kid in a candy store!! I managed a couple of gun stores after my stint in the Navy & I always seemed to be "gun poor" when payday rolled around! It's nice to have a job where you can buy store items @ a discount!! SR __________________ "The price of FREEDOM can be seen here" ******(the sign outside every VA hospital)****** In an emergency, people don't rise to the occasion, but are reduced to their level of training. When something is trying to eat you, it is hard to get off a good shot! "If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man." - Twain

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mrkirker Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,067	Re: Theres hope after all Congrats! Indoor work, helping folk, and bringing home some bacon. Way to Go! __________________ *I don't know if dogs have a heaven, but there will be dogs in mine.*

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swanshot Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Perth western australia Posts: 1,436	Re: Theres hope after all Well done Mc Coy. hang in there. __________________ If you don't bleed you haven't bin trying