u/Puncake_DoubleG09

At the new store i am working at, I realized they scheduled 3-4 Garden associates during a shift even closing shift, while other departments may count with 1-2 associates, at my old store they would mainly have 2-3 but one of them would usually leave before closing leaving just two to close, not to mention the new store is much smaller than the old store i worked at, does anyone else's still do that?

I also learned at my new store, they let go literally all of the seasonal Garden associates, before they approved me for a transfer at their Garden center, I also met the ASM who said she had made the decision to approve my transfer, honestly not complaining!

Just had a customer last Thursday come in and wanted help loading five bags of black mulch onto a flat cart so we help her, then I walk her to the cash register and she asks if I can help her load it into the cart, I agree with a smile! The garden cashier scans them and they come out to $3.97 each, she says it's $2.50 according to the sign where the mulch is, both i and the garden Cashier tell her, no ma'am it's $3.97, the brown mulch is $2.50, she then becomes adamant it's $2.50 so I go to the mulch and take a picture of it and show it to the garden cashier and the customer, showing the big sign that says $2.50 for the brown mulch while a $3.97 tag hangs above the black mulch, the customer then asks for the manager because she wants it for $2.50 and it's all the same mulch so it shouldn't matter, up to this point she was a sweet customer before she asked for the manager so we call him over, the manager isn't having it so he tells the customer that she either pays $3.97 or leave it, after a little back and forth she agrees to leave without buying the black mulch. I tell the story to a coworker who says the reason Red and Brown Mulch is cheaper is because we have so much of it and we need to get rid of it.

So, I've been sharing updates about how my old location basically decided not to keep me past the peak garden season and how the ASDS told me I should look into another location literally down the street to see if they would take me, they did and I'm being kept in Garden at this new location as a regular associate with hours still showing 28-30 hours for now, I will be looking into cross training in other departments, and hopefully next season i will transfer back to my old location since it's closer to my home but if anything happens I will post again, until then I will try to cross train and learn how to use the reach and and forklift. Question though, if I were to go back next garden season would my permanent status be removed or would I stay permanently?

My last day is Saturday before I am transfered to another store and my locker isn't too full just two aprons like my old one, the current one I use, a hat that was marked down for me to use in the sun while watering plants, my pocket knife, gloves, a pen, and a Milwaukee marker I marked down to use. Should I just throw out my aprons on my last shift and can I keep the hat, marker, and HD gloves? Also am I supposed to return the knife? What's the dealio here? Lol

Hey y'all, so I wanted to update you guys on a post i did the other day about a "store visit" to recap, the store i am currently at decided not to keep me and my last day is August 15th but my ASDS said I should visit another Home Depot Store in the same district and some of y'all recommended i call before going so I did. I spoke to one of their managers who then asked for my associate ID, my full name and what department I worked at, then she told me she would call me back after speaking with the ASDS. 10 minutes later, the ASDS at that location called me back, had me confirm all my information and said that they reached out to my asds and confirmed I wanted to transfer to their store, I said yes and she asked if I could come in yesterday, or Monday early to speak with the store manager, I said unfortunately no because I am still working so we settled on Tuesday morning on my day off, I am pretty excited honestly, If I am able to move stores I could at least keep working and not struggle finding employment, and maybe next year I can transfer back since the store I am at is closer to home but I dont mind commuting to the second store since both are easily accessible by public transportation.

The ASM called me into his office after my shift and was told I would no longer be needed come late-august, I am a garden associate so I knew a decision would just not this and now I need to look for a new job but before I do I was wondering, what are the odds I could get another position at this same location or at least another nearby location? The ASM did say i can apply to other positions and/or reapply to the garden associate next season since I am rehireable. He did say the issue isn't my work ethic since they like how I work, and how i am always at work but they cannot keep all part-timers and hours will basically drop to zero come winter, so honestly I am planning on applying to other positions at home depot at this same location and other nearby locations since theres at least four Home Depots close to me, my second option would be to file for unemployment which should hopefully hold me until February/March when I can reapply, while still applying to other jobs. Because of this i am planning on going full-time because I need the income and that would mean abandoning my education but I have no option right now.

I can't tell you how many times a customer has asked me if we could check in the back for them. I work for a company that doesn't store much in the back (receiving) this area is where we get product from when it arrives but then we place it in the overheads, its obvious when you walk in since there's shelves high up with boxes which would be our overstock, customers should know this like what do they think we have in those boxes? Some stuff isn't even boxed! They can check it themselves if its a tool yet they have the nerve to ask us if we can check in the back if we don't have an item on the shelf, we then add we don't have anything in the back but we can check the overhead for you or its out of stock (If we absolutely dont have it) then customers have the nerve to walk to our receiving looking for an employee when they're not allowed to, usually when operating a reach or forklift, a spotter must escort them through the store during operating hours, this is the only time we're allowed to be rude to customers if they decide to do something reckless that puts anyone in danger when machinery is moving, but a spotter in not needed in receiving since customers arent allowed back there, so when a customer comes to receiving its dangerous for them and we force to walk back to the floor before helping them out. I've also needed to yell at a customer after they stepped into a zone that was blocked off, when a lift or reach needs to bring up or down a pallet, we usually close down two aisles so customers and coworkers dont step in, there's always a risk a pallet can fall and seriously hurt or kill someone below, so we stand outside a closed aisle while the other driver is putting up or down the pallet, one night I am working and I hear a gate move, I then see a customer opening a gate, I then yell at my coworker to stop and yell at the customer to stop right there, he tells me he needed to get to the cash registers, I then said you can go around the back aisle to the main aisle and go the cash registers, so he closes the gate, apologizes and goes around.

I'm honestly in a pickle, back in April I was accepted into college and one of the requirements of attending this college is I must present to orientation which includes an overnight stay on August 3rd-4th and two days of orientation on August 12th and 13th from 9am-5pm. Its true that we were told orientation would be August 3rd-6th and August 12th and 13th so we could prepare for those days, the issue is I didn't want to let my ASDS know about not scheduling me August 3rd-6th and the 12th-13th since I felt those were too much days off as someone who is still on 90 days and seasonal. Now I know that my overnight stay would be August 3rd to the 4th, unfortunately I am scheduled to close the 3rd, 12th and 13th and I am not sure what to do.

My college expects me to talk to my employer about getting those days off so I can attend orientation but honestly I don't want to take the points for those days if my only option is to call out and it also doesnt seem fair to my coworkers that my college took long to let us know when orientation would be taking place, since starting in April ive not called off once, ive picked up shifts on the xchange, and only been late twice within the 7 minutes grace period and up to this point I seem to have a good relationship with management, getting praise from the store manager for my work so I honestly don't know what to do, should I take the hit or talk to my ASDS to see what other options are available if any?

I'm not a crazy person I swear 😭😭😭 but sometimes ive caught myself talking to the plants/flowers whether its while watering them or when doing returns, I will make comments like, "Drink up fellas!" Or "y'all seem too dry.", "You go here." Or "here ya go, back home!" Am I going crazy or does it become a habit?

Hey y'all! So I am a part-time Garden associate in the midwest/Great Lakes region (Chicago area) and I am averaging 32 hours a week, well into August as well, my 90 days are up July 28th and with my 32 hours continuing well into August I feel like its safe to assume they will keep me beyond July 28th.

I was talking to my store manager on Wednesday who pulled me into his office for a safety quiz and he asked me if I was planning on staying with Home Depot long-term. Honestly, I have no complaints about management and I do love the job so I told him yea, although, I am going to school in the fall i would like to work part-time in home depot, he then asked me if I see myself here in 5 years and I said its possible, then he said because if thats the case I should looking into opening a 401k so when if I decide to leave Home Depot, I have some money saved up in the 401k and that honestly peaked my interest.

Can y'all provide me more information since this is my first time even considering a 401k and want to make sure I make the right decision. Should I talk to my ASDS right away about it or should I wait until after my 90 days about getting my 401k set up?

So I have a coworker in my department (Garden) who ive only see two times in the 2 months ive been working at Home Depot, cool dude but truth is he is rarely at work if at all!

Another coworker told me management wont fire him because he is a very good driver, they have an agreement where he only needs to work at least two shifts usually Sunday and another random day but honestly even he calls off Sundays, he is a full-time mechanic and makes way more in that job that he did at home depot which is why he wanted to leave but management somehow persuaded him to stay. The one shift I closed with him i didn't see him most of it, he was around maybe an hour helping install new gates, and then I didn't see him again until closing when he walked by the main aisle with empty boxes and that was it but again he's somehow one of the best forklift drivers in the store who knows how to do his job very well so management don't get rid of him even with his constant call outs.