[redical]

Home depot announced today that every single hourly (i.e. lower paid) employee worldwide at ALL it's companies (like Expo Design Center, etc.) will be cut back to a maximum of 37 hours a week. And that is for their dedicated fulltime employees! MEANWHILE, BOB NARDELLI, Home Depot's new CEO was recently granted a $20 million bonus just for signing on! Come on, Bob, sell that yacht and throw down some schwagg to your workers who deserve it. Make Home Depot the Hope Depot.

Now, while 3 hours a week may not sound like much, think of the $20/hour employee, who probably had to devote his/her life to getting to that salary level in their Home Depot career route, who now comes home $240 short a month. That hurts. Many of H.D.'s other employees are living hand to mouth as it is. This cut-back will seriously impact a lot of families.

And what are these poor suckers to do? As it is many are forced to work "unpaid" overtime just to keep up with their workloads & not get fired.

Be human, Bob, and cut your folks some slack.

In the meantime, don't buy the wood for your next North Shore project from the bright orange box. Boycott the Depot and Boycott their propaganda shows like Trading Spaces and Makeover.

 

[Silver]

What's the significance of the 37 hour number? Is that a magical benefits number, or something?

edit: Source? I can't find anything on that in the news.

 

[-dustin]

Wal-Mart considers 35hrs/week to be full time = unpaid lunch during the business week.

 

[Changleen]

Please stop using that horrid orange font colour...

 

[Damn True]

What's the significance of the 37 hour number? Is that a magical benefits number, or something?

edit: Source? I can't find anything on that in the news.

I think so, though it may vary from state to state.

 

[dv8cam]

3 Hour cutback was what they needed to do to meet their predicted profits - gotta keep stockholders happy.

 

[BuddhaRoadkill]

Double edge sword on this one. Yeah, Bobs a dickhead and doesn't deserve a $20 million bonus ... no one does, ever. BUT, cutting everyone by a few hours is far better than hacking away at the work force - wouldn't you agree? Or would you rather spin the wheel ... do I get 40 hours, or do I get walking papers ... c'mon lucky Four-Zero.

 

[ALEXIS_DH]

are there hourly employees making 20 bucks an hour in home depot??

i thought they all got paid around minimum..

 

[reflux]

Exceptions will be made for those who are required to be there more than 37 hours. If they can't get their job done in that time, there's no way in hell Home Depot could allow an employee to not get paid. Doing so would be invited the employee to sue.


If an employee really needs the extra money, there's always a second job to be had.

 

[I Are Baboon]

that orange font is balls.

What should I do with the unused $50 gift card I have sitting on my desk?

 

[narlus]

if home depot needed to cut hours, trim the poor performers. don't cut everyone's hours across the board.

hello, Lowes!

 

[dv8cam]

Exceptions will be made for those who are required to be there more than 37 hours. If they can't get their job done in that time, there's no way in hell Home Depot could allow an employee to not get paid. Doing so would be invited the employee to sue.


If an employee really needs the extra money, there's always a second job to be had.

Ya get terminated if you do work overtime for free, yet if you don';t you don't get your job done & ya get fired.

 

[dv8cam]

are there hourly employees making 20 bucks an hour in home depot??

i thought they all got paid around minimum..

No, they get paid okay, but have to work hard for it.

 

[dv8cam]

if home depot needed to cut hours, trim the poor performers. don't cut everyone's hours across the board.

hello, Lowes!

Yep.

Although the bottom line here was that neither was trully necessary. Bob was trying to up his $20 million + in stock options.

 

[dv8cam]

Bob has recinded the 3 hour cut. Management said that it had something to do with the thousands of phone compaints as well as all the internet protest postings on forums like this. :evil:

Looks like it worked. Thanks for listening & responding everyone!

 

[I Are Baboon]

if home depot needed to cut hours, trim the poor performers. don't cut everyone's hours across the board.

hello, Lowes!

Have you ever asked a Lowe's employee for help on how to fix something? In my expereince, Lowe's employees SUCK. They don't know dick and are not very helpful in the stores. Home Depot people are (generally speaking) a pleasure to deal with.

 

[narlus]

i just go there to buy batteries and light bulbs. i'm the antithesis of bob vila.