<VV> Auto Zone Alternators

[hank kaczmarek]

Kelly---the problem has only gotten worse since the economy crashed.  The 
philosophy is now----"People are so hard up for jobs, we can pay them as 
little as WE DARE TO."   AZ in my town is paying 9.00 for experienced 
counter, 10 for ass't managers.  That's not even a living wage.  And you 
only get the best for 8.00/hr with no experience.   There is a LOT of age 
discrimination in the workplace.  Older people who become jobless are in 
trouble.  I was lucky enough to have at the time a Dist. Mgr who was the 
same age I was.
OTOH, Bojangles Chicken in my town is offering 9.50 for workers with NO 
experience.

When I intervierwed for O'reilly and they told me what they wanted to pay 
me, I said "Thanks for the Insult" and got up to walk out.  If you want 
someone with 20 years experience, you don't offer 9.50/hr. I told him "I can 
get 50 cents more an hour to work at Bojangles---NOW---you want to talk or 
insult me again?"   I got what I wanted, or I would have just stayed home.

Hank


-----Original Message----- 
From: movair--- via VirtualVairs
Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2015 8:46 PM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re:  Auto Zone Alternators

  Personally, I find it very difficult to go into Auto Zone for ANYTHING I 
can't personally put my hands on and take to the counter and pay for. 
Especially, the one near me. I once went into the local A.Z. to purchase 
some replacement 1/4-20 Heli-Coil inserts as I had run low. I walked 
straight to the counter and was asked by the counterman if he could help me. 
I asked him if they carried Heli-Coils and he went right to his keyboard and 
monitor and asked, " What year and make of car? " Then he wanted to know if 
I wanted fronts, rears, or both!! I said again, "Heli-Coils." I still don't 
know which one of us had the biggest " deer in the headlights" look.
  Mind you, this was not some high school, auto shop flunky. This guy had 
some years on him. As it turned out, he was looking for " coil springs " 
under suspension parts. I decided to look for them on my own and did find 
them under the Cal-Van name, I believe. It's been years, but I still won't 
go to Auto Zone for parts, even if it's not a Corvair part. My two cents 
worth.


Kelly Parker
Corvair Atlanta
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