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    I would take the Home Depot job and see what kind of part-time hours BB has.
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    I'd go with Best Buy. I think Home Depot is a lousy company amd doesn't treat their employees very well.
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    GO with the company that will ofeer you and (your family the most)
    Always look at benefits. and other goodies .

    Getting paid 1 dollar more at a place with lesser benefits isnt always the smartest move.

    Pay rate
    Benefits
    closest to home (with the current gas prices)
    hours (flexible hours if available)
    chance for advancement

    etc etc..

    Glad to see you working again!!


    NOW We need to have a celebritory herf.. GEORGE???you in?

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    Quote Originally Posted by alexgtp
    GO with the company that will ofeer you and (your family the most)
    Always look at benefits. and other goodies .

    Getting paid 1 dollar more at a place with lesser benefits isnt always the smartest move.

    Pay rate
    Benefits
    closest to home (with the current gas prices)
    hours (flexible hours if available)
    chance for advancement

    etc etc..

    Glad to see you working again!!
    well lets see,
    as far as benefits go, i don't really need them. my wife gets really good insurance through her work. one benefit that is looking really good for the HD job is that i can get discount on home improvement things. the mobile home we just bought is from 1966 so it needs some major TLC. other than that, i just need hours. the hours seem a little screwy though so far they don't have me working past 11pm. HD is closer to me. and i'm not looking for either of these to be a career for me so i'm not to worried about advancement.

    i'll know more tomorrow. i'll let you all know asap.


    Quote Originally Posted by alexgtp
    NOW We need to have a celebritory herf.. GEORGE???you in?
    i could be up for another one as long as its after i get paid so i can bring some smokes in to share.
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    Quote Originally Posted by alexgtp
    NOW We need to have a celebritory herf.. GEORGE???you in?
    f'in A right!!!

    Chris - which Home Depot/Best Buy - Gurnee???

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    Waukegan Home Depot
    Gurnee Best Buy
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    ok, i went to the interview yesterday and they said they would call last night if i got the job. well they didn't call. so i don't have to chose. its probably best anyways. BB has to many unnessisary things i want. so there it is, i'll take the Home Depot job.
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    Although it’s resolved now, I sure can relate to that predicament. I’d worked a couple of years as a contract employee for a natural gas pipeline feasibility study. Nice job but they finally decided to put everything on the back burner and I went on the job hunt. Early on, I interviewed for a job with the FAA. A couple of months go by and I hear nothing. Meanwhile, I put my resume on Monster.com and bang, I get a call from AT&T to interview for the Office Manager position at their new wireless Internet project in town.

    So, I got the job and the first couple of weeks are good. Nice place. Nice people. Low key. Then out of the blue, I get a call from the FAA with an offer for that job I’d completely forgotten about. The fed job was a slight pay cut but there’s a retirement plan and other benefits. What to do, what to do. I slept on it, then took the position in the morning.

    I could only give the AT&T boss a week’s notice. He wasn’t pleased but he understood. One more week passes and on my last day, providence smiles down upon me. The project had a lot of dissatisfied customers and the word came down to pull the plug. To think, I came >>>this<<< close to being on the job hunt again after turning down a good offer. Instead, I was off to my new job, where I am almost four years later. Sometimes, things just work out.
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    well i am going to the interview tomorrow for Best Buy. i'm not sure how much they pay. Home Depot pays 8.75 an hour plus a .50 raise after 90 days. there is a cigar shop near both of them so that's not really a problem. another thing, the home depot job is part time (about 30 hrs) and i'm not sure how many hours i would get with best buy. i'll let you tomorrow.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mithril
    well i am going to the interview tomorrow for Best Buy. i'm not sure how much they pay. Home Depot pays 8.75 an hour plus a .50 raise after 90 days. there is a cigar shop near both of them so that's not really a problem. another thing, the home depot job is part time (about 30 hrs) and i'm not sure how many hours i would get with best buy. i'll let you tomorrow.
    maybe you can take both if they are flexible enough

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