On Sat, 3 Apr 2004 21:30:20 -0800, "Bruce" wrote:

I don't think you know what HD employees make. At least
down here in Northern California they do ok. A buddy of
mine went to work doing exactly what the OP was asking
about and he started out somewhere between $10 and $11
per hour.

That's the impression I got from someone a few years ago.

This was about 2 years ago and since then he
mentioned a raise at least a couple of times. He has a lot
of forklift experience but had never worked in a place like
that before. He likes it and most of the other employees
at the store seem to like their jobs ok.

That's another thing...every HD or Lowe's employee I've
talked to has liked their job, which means a lot to me. The
only real complaint I've heard was from a guy in a paint
dept. who said they are understaffed in his oppinion, so he
can't get things accomplished the way he feels they should
be. He was considering transferring to another store, but
wanted to stay with the company.

Minimum wage here
is $6.75/hr, (I think) so he may be coming close to doubling
that by now. Not going to get rich doing that but he has good
benefits and room for advancement.

Thanks for all that...those are all things that are very
important to me.

I doubt that any HD
anywhere would actually pay minimum wage.

So do I, and wonder why someone would present such
an ignorant bit of "information" to anyone else, especially
in a public forum.

Around here
if you run a forklift you will definitely get above minimum
wage.
And in response to the rest of your rant...Damn The Man!
The Man is always trying to get me down! Workers unite!
Damn The Man!

Bruce
Redding, Ca.

Damn the SOB I'm currently working for...a greedy,
dishonest asshole who lies to and about his employees
for no apparent reason other than to hurt them, who
never realizes his own mistakes meaning that he makes
a lot of them (since he can't try to get over making them
if he won't even acknowledge them), at the expense of
those who are trying to work for him (as well as himself).
Not damn him to Hell, but damn him to what he deserves!!!