Got new job offer.
So I have been working for the home depot for 6-7 months now.
They just changed my schedule from 3rd shift to a more flexible day shift.
A few hours ago my former boss offered me my old job back doing A/V installations.
Home depot is a low paying job with decent benefits. I enjoy the work.
My old job is almost twice the pay with no benefits. I enjoy the work.
I am torn between both options.
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But I will be working in the plumbing department. How will I be able to do my job if I have to, ” stay off the pipe? ” 😆
Thanks
Gary
Just stay off the pipe and you will be fine 🙂 :11:
Smart move. :8: :8: :8:
I just called my former boss (A/V job) and respectfully declined his offer. I did tell him, I would happily work for him on my days off.
I want to thank all of you, who took the time to help me out. I will just have to be patient and the rewards will come.
Thank you all again.
Gary
Tips for you to move up in Home Depot (works great for Target too, and most of the other big chains I am sure..)
Volunteer for nearly EVERYTHING you get a chance to do!!!
Ask about extra training… they love that.
Wear low-cut tops… ahh.. wait… scratch that last one… 😆 😆 😆
Just be you and impress them with your brains, etc. You must have already done this to some extent, as your manager would not have gone to the lengths that he did to get you on a much coveted 1st shift job.
Get as many of those “Homer Awards” as you can. (The Home Depot “Homer” ones that is… not the Homer Simpson ones that I am sure everyone else is thinking of right now…)
I don’t work FOR Home Depot, but I work WITH them quite a bit.
My company, CompuCom, does all of their computer repairs and upgrades of equipment, etc. You will likely run into one of our techs soon.
Ask if they know me if you get a chance, (“Bruce from MN”, or “Bruce Aurand”) they probably do as I worked with many of them on projects, including providing technical support for the Target new store installs. (I wrote most of the 300+ page installation manual for that.. and they know it.)
Anyhow… Home Depot offers advancement through their training programs. I know of quite a few employees who are now either department or even store managers that started out just as you are now.
The rest of the TAG is right in that the benefits are worthy of consideration, especially if you have any family to consider. All of those benefits are quite costly to the employers, probably about 30% of your salary. The retirement is one to really consider. Would you get that on your own? Probably not…. Life Insurance? Same thing.
Maybe you could do a few A/V jobs on the side?
Revwarnut
First off, good luck with whatever you choose.
I also agree with Hoot and everyone after that too. You’re currently working for a LARGE corporation. While this may make you feel a little less loved and more like an employee number, you’ve got a good company and you’re at the base level. In other words, there’s a long ladder to climb and lots of things that can get better.
Benefits are huge IMO. Go out and price a standard healthcare plan for you and your family (or future family). Not having benefits is an option but I really wouldn’t recommend it.
The “Shiny Thing” theory. I’ve been watching shows like Gunsmoke and this guy does the same trick for all his purchases. He talks them way down and then pulls out a “shiny thing.” Be it a silver bar, big knife, gun, or even just seeing the offer in neatly stacked $100 bills, they bite and he get’s a great deal. In your case, is the raise in pay nothing more than your “shiny penny?”
When I worked in the construction union in NJ, I took a job that paid 60% of what everyone else was making. The catch was, it was steady work. I worked this one job for three years and watched all the guys that said “no” go from job to job spending days and weeks laid off and not knowing when the next job would come up. Who made out in the end? Steady work.
Good luck to you! 😎
Think in terms of a 5 year plan. You’re young and doing good where you are and the sky is your only limit.
Support your boss. Do the best you can to help your boss get ahead.
Don’t complain about fellow employees, bad eventually fronts itself out.
Keep it in the back of your mind that in 5 years you would like to have helped your boss move up and you will be the best candidate for his job
My 5 year plan keeps you from seemingly wanting to replace your boss.
You will be be delightfully rewarded in that it won’t take 5 years. It worked for me until I got to smart and tried to start my own business.
The bigger the company, the more opportunity there is for advancement and the pay checks can be counted on.You can raise a family on a steady paycheck.
Good luck either way. We’re pulling for you.
Tough call!
Going back to the old job can be tricky if you have “history” with that employer. He will not see your growing up in the same way you do.
Meaning you will have to impress him twice as much as you might think until he sees you for who you are now.
And your previous actions at the old company will always be fair game to be used against you even if you have truly changed.
Considering benefits are going up 20% a year and raises are going up 5%, included benefits are huge (if you need the benefits).
for once, i agree with HOOT 100%. WOW 😯 , did i just say that?
seriously, stick with the job that’s going to last as well as the bennies.
not only that, but, bouncing from job to job doesn’t look good to future prospective employers. just my 2 cents.
Home Depot is solid and what it sells is vital to DIY homeowners everywhere.
Stay with what you’ve got. Keep your eye peeled for something better down the road.
H 😯 😯 T
While I agree with your entire post, it seems people in the CT. NY. Metro area.
Still want entertainment.
I would however feel bad about leaving the Home Depot after my manager went to bat for me, to get the better shift.
A/V installation jobs are always going to be a product of the state of the economy. If the economy tanks…A/V is a luxury and sales plummet. Those times are not past us.
Home Depot is solid and what it sells is vital to DIY homeowners everywhere.
Stay with what you’ve got. Keep your eye peeled for something better down the road.
H 😯 😯 T
Why aren’t you working installing A/V now? Will history repeat itself?
I was fired for insubordination/carelessness. I have grown up a lot since then.
I know the choice is mine in the end but it is nice to get other peoples advice in the process.
I would go fo the one that will keep you working
and the one you enjoy the most
ask your old boss haw long he can kerp you busy,
maybe he scored a big job, then thats it
SAW
That is good advise saw. He basically said I would be replacing another employee, that is soon to leave.
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Good choice. There’s much to be said for a steady job (with benefits) that you enjoy. Now, where can I find a spool of pipe thread . . . ?