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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / May 2005Home Depot cat
I work part time at Home Depot and for a month we have had a cat in the store. I don't know if anyone has gotten close to her but she now has a name. It was going to be Victor, after the company tht makes mouse traps but I pointed out the cat is a girl. She is a tordi, so her name is going to be Vicki. She is doing a good job of keeping the store free from mice and the birds left the greenhouse. We had a flock of birds in the store all winter. Ann  Signatureread Sam's blog at http://kittens-3.blogspot.com/ see pictures of Sam at http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ann791/my_photos > I work part time at Home Depot and for a month we have had a cat in > the store. I don't know if anyone has gotten close to her but she now [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > store free from mice and the birds left the greenhouse. We had a > flock of birds in the store all winter. Ann I won't condone her hunting birds (of course that is her natural instinct) because I'm a bird lover. However, Vicki may have her fill of mice and rats :) Cute that you have a Home Depot Cat :) I hope she's getting fed and watered and not simply left to depend on the critters running around there? And has she been neutered? Jill I don't know if someone is feeding her or not. With all the people that work there I would think someone is leaving food out for her. Ann Signatureread Sam's blog at http://kittens-3.blogspot.com/ see pictures of Sam at http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ann791/my_photos >> I work part time at Home Depot and for a month we have had a cat in >> the store. I don't know if anyone has gotten close to her but she now [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Jill > I don't know if someone is feeding her or not. With all the people that work > there I would think someone is leaving food out for her. > Ann I worked for HD for over a year, and 'still a regular customer. There are more than a flock of birds in the stores too. And the company hates it. While it may sound nice to have a cat in there, anyone caught feeding animals in the store were terminated. This comes from the home office in Georgia. (So I would walk over to the bird seed and rip open a bag when no one was looking). Someone should try and catch the cat if they care. If not, said cat will be caught with a trap and sent to the pound. :( Signature·.·´¨ ¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) Laurie ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- ((¸¸ ·.· *~*LiveLoveLaugh*~* Aloha!!!!! "Well behaved women rarely make history!!" > >> I work part time at Home Depot and for a month we have had a cat in > >> the store. I don't know if anyone has gotten close to her but she now [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > > > Jill >>I don't know if someone is feeding her or not. With all the people that > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Someone should try and catch the cat if they care. If not, said cat will be > caught with a trap and sent to the pound. :( That may depend upon how far from the home office the store in question is! (Also, how the store managers feel about cats.) That sort of "rule" is rather hard to enforce at long-distance, if your local employees disagree with "company policy". > >>I don't know if someone is feeding her or not. With all the people that > > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > long-distance, if your local employees disagree with > "company policy". Not so. I live in upstate NY. You'd have to understand Home Depot's politics. It's a one shot deal if you do something against policy. Feeding a cat in the building would be a big no-no. Signature·.·´¨ ¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) Laurie ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- ((¸¸ ·.· *~*LiveLoveLaugh*~* Aloha!!!!! "Well behaved women rarely make history!!" >>>> I don't know if someone is feeding her or not. With all the people >>>> that [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > politics. It's a one shot deal if you do something against policy. > Feeding a cat in the building would be a big no-no. HD is one of the clients of my former employer. Politics indeed! The company I worked for provides the Workers Comp and Liability claims management for HD. Not only did our sales team have to go through a complete week long orientation at HD in Atlanta, when one of them joked about when would they get their orange apron they were stiffly informed only EMPLOYEES get those. Oh dear god, it's an apron fer cryin out loud! You just have to laugh. Jill > >>>> I don't know if someone is feeding her or not. With all the people > >>>> that [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > EMPLOYEES get those. Oh dear god, it's an apron fer cryin out loud! You > just have to laugh. If you ever, ever left the store after you clocked out with your apron, you were fired. They think that the apron is gonna land on a non-employee who will walk into the store with said orange apron, and walk out with a kitchen sink. I understand the possibility, but we had several employees who made innocent mistakes and were sh.t-canned. Signature·.·´¨ ¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) Laurie ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- ((¸¸ ·.· *~*LiveLoveLaugh*~* Aloha!!!!! "Well behaved women rarely make history!!" >>>>>> I don't know if someone is feeding her or not. With all the >>>>>> people that [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > walk out with a kitchen sink. I understand the possibility, but we > had several employees who made innocent mistakes and were sh.t-canned. That just bites. When I worked for the aforementioned former employer I did phone tech support for the claims software... can't tell you how many times I got to my car only to realize I was still wearing my [telephone] headset. It was sort of a part of me. I would imagine the apron thing is similar; you forget you have it on. Jill > If you ever, ever left the store after you clocked out with your apron, you > were fired. They think that the apron is gonna land on a non-employee who > will walk into the store with said orange apron, and walk out with a kitchen > sink. I understand the possibility, but we had several employees who made > innocent mistakes and were sh.t-canned. There are many reasons I shop at Lowes. With this thread I've been given even more. Pam S. > If you ever, ever left the store after you clocked out with your apron, you > were fired. They think that the apron is gonna land on a non-employee who > will walk into the store with said orange apron, and walk out with a kitchen > sink. I understand the possibility, but we had several employees who made > innocent mistakes and were sh.t-canned. Why would you want to work there? (Sounds worse than Walmart.) >> If you ever, ever left the store after you clocked out with your apron, you >> were fired. They think that the apron is gonna land on a non-employee who [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Why would you want to work there? (Sounds worse than Walmart.) I hate to break the news but Corporate America is Corporate America they are all the same. Brad LIFE'S JOURNEY IS NOT TO ARRIVE AT THE GRAVE SAFELY IN A WELL-PRESERVED BODY, BUT RATHER TO SKID IN SIDEWAYS, TOTALLY WORN OUT, SHOUTING... " HOLY @#$%... WHAT A RIDE!" . >>Why would you want to work there? (Sounds worse than Walmart.) > > I hate to break the news but Corporate America is Corporate America > they are all the same. > > Brad You are both right and you are both wrong. Wal-Mart is not necessarily a horrible place to work. Each store has its own "personality". We have one shirt-tail relative who is doing very well as a store manager, and he really did work his way up from loser of the year to entry level job at Wal-Mart to store manager, Took about eight years. My sister also works at Wal-Mart by choice. Just something to get out of the house for about 25 hours a week. She works in one of the Garden Centers/Christmas Centers and loves it. Her deal with them is if she is scheduled to work, she will be there and on time. If she wants time off, a week or a month or a couple of months, she tells them. They have always wanted her back when she wanted to go back. And she is a well trained highly qualified legal secretary who happens to prefer watering plants. Home Depot. I find it hard to believe the two stores closest to us are even part of the same chain. The closest one, you cannot get anyone to help you with anything to save your life. I swear there are times there are no registers open. There are days it seems there are three people working the floor and two are on break and the third one is hiding. The one thirty miles away? You trip over the employees, they all but compete to help you out. They are constantly busy. So the employees are working hard. And you know what? They look a whole lot happier with their jobs than the ones at the first Home Depot. Jo > >>Why would you want to work there? (Sounds worse than Walmart.) > > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > wanted her back when she wanted to go back. And she is a well trained > highly qualified legal secretary who happens to prefer watering plants. Same here, as far as being in the administrative field. I just wanted something totally different to do, and have it part time. Home Depot pays twice what minimum wage pays, so that was half the reason why I applied there. I wanted to work in the garden, but when I was informed that it involved the heaviest of lifting, I let them choose for me. I ended up in Flooring, which I absolutely loved!! I went into excessive training, and it was worth it. I know how to lay ceramic tile to hardwood floors!! Heck, who knew I'd know what a Schlueter (sp?) is!! > Home Depot. I find it hard to believe the two stores closest to us are even > part of the same chain. The closest one, you cannot get anyone to help you > with anything to save your life. I swear there are times there are no > registers open. There are days it seems there are three people working the > floor and two are on break and the third one is hiding. A common complaint. > The one thirty miles away? You trip over the employees, they all but > compete to help you out. They are constantly busy. So the employees are > working hard. And you know what? They look a whole lot happier with their > jobs than the ones at the first Home Depot. That was the way our store was. Altho' there were A LOT of politics, I thoroughly enjoyed my time there. In fact, I miss it terribly. But from what I understand, it has gone to sh!t now. Everyone I knew transferred to another store. Signature·.·´¨ ¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) Laurie ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- ((¸¸ ·.· *~*LiveLoveLaugh*~* Aloha!!!!! "Well behaved women rarely make history!!" > . >>> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > You are both right and you are both wrong. Wal-Mart is not > necessarily a horrible place to work. > Home Depot. I find it hard to believe the two stores closest to us > are even part of the same chain. The closest one, you cannot get [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Jo I have never had a bad experience at THD. As you said, people are tripping over themselves to be helpful, and they seem to know what they are talking about to boot. A few years ago I had a problem where a squirrel had built a nest in the top of my chimney cap. I didn't realize it so when I lit a fire of course my apartment filled up with smoke (I don't even want to think about what happened to the poor squirrel!). I got black smoke stains all over the wall above the fireplace. The apartment manager sent out a chimney sweep and they put wire around the cap to keep the squirrels from doing a repeat nest. But she had no idea how I might clean the soot off the wall. The guy at THD didn't know, either, but he got on the phone and started call ing places for me that specialized in cleaning up smoke damage. He went way above and beyond since he wasn't actually going to be selling me anything. Jill >>>If you ever, ever left the store after you clocked out with your apron, you >>>were fired. They think that the apron is gonna land on a non-employee who [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I hate to break the news but Corporate America is Corporate America > they are all the same. Actually, that's not true - I know plenty of jobs in "Corporate America" that aren't that oppressive. I realize jobs aren't as easy to find as they were when I was doing my job-hopping many years ago, but life is far to short to spend it in a job you hate, working for schmucks who don't appreciate you! > Brad > > LIFE'S JOURNEY IS NOT TO ARRIVE AT THE GRAVE SAFELY IN A > WELL-PRESERVED BODY, BUT RATHER TO SKID IN SIDEWAYS, TOTALLY WORN OUT, > SHOUTING... " HOLY @#$%... WHAT A RIDE!" >Actually, that's not true - I know plenty of jobs in >"Corporate America" that aren't that oppressive. I realize >jobs aren't as easy to find as they were when I was doing my >job-hopping many years ago, but life is far to short to >spend it in a job you hate, working for schmucks who don't >appreciate you! You know I once truely believed that too.....but eventually when the rubber meets the road they are all the same.......I worked for a huge company and after 20 years I still felt that it was a very family oriented company and it was but then one day the CEO stepped down because of a serious illness and suddenly there was no family anymore it was all about dollars and cents it will happen to them all after awhile.....actually maybe corporate america has to be ruthless to get along in the market these days....... Brad LIFE'S JOURNEY IS NOT TO ARRIVE AT THE GRAVE SAFELY IN A WELL-PRESERVED BODY, BUT RATHER TO SKID IN SIDEWAYS, TOTALLY WORN OUT, SHOUTING... " HOLY @#$%... WHAT A RIDE!" > > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > awhile.....actually maybe corporate america has to be ruthless to get > along in the market these days....... It's still a matter of degree! I can live with not being on a first name basis with the company president - in fact I prefer it that way, it keeps one from assuming "friendships" that don't really exist. (And of course, things can change in the course of twenty years - management may retire, and some snot-nosed MBA fresh out of college get hired instead.) However, if you know when you're being hired that "company policy" includes a lot of "rules" designed to make you aware of your peon status, why take the job? > It's still a matter of degree! I can live with not being on > a first name basis with the company president - in fact I > prefer it that way, it keeps one from assuming "friendships" > that don't really exist. I agree with this. In fact, I actively dislike workplaces which encourage a lot of semi-official 'socializing' outside work hours. > However, if you know when you're being hired that "company > policy" includes a lot of "rules" designed to make you aware > of your peon status, why take the job? In some times and places, there's not much choice. SignatureCheryl >>It's still a matter of degree! I can live with not being on >>a first name basis with the company president - in fact I [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > In some times and places, there's not much choice. Yes, I suppose that's true, now. I did all my "job-hopping" back during the prosperous fifties and sixties, when "jobs were like streetcars" - if you disliked one and quit, there was always another just around the corner. Once I discovered that working for a CPA was a solution to my always working too fast for the job I'd been hired to do (and consequently being bored to death for at least two thirds of each month) I was happy enough to stay in one place for the next twenty-five-plus years. I don't worry too much about losing it, now - I'd have to "adjust" my life-style a bit, because my "retirement" income isn't enough to live as well as I do with a part-time job to supplement it, but at least I wouldn't be totally without income. > Yes, I suppose that's true, now. I did all my "job-hopping" > back during the prosperous fifties and sixties, when "jobs > were like streetcars" - if you disliked one and quit, there > was always another just around the corner. Things were so much easier when I entered the job market, in the 70s, too. But I've spent a lot of time in places where there wasn't really a lot of choice, particularly for people with responsibilities, like a house and small children, that made it very difficult and expensive to just up and move. Although many did and do make that gamble. But for young, mobile people, it always seemed so easy to get a job, even a good one that paid more than minimum wage. I don't think that's true any more. <snip> > place for the next twenty-five-plus years. I don't worry > too much about losing it, now - I'd have to "adjust" my > life-style a bit, because my "retirement" income isn't > enough to live as well as I do with a part-time job to > supplement it, but at least I wouldn't be totally without > income. I'm pretty lucky, too. I will eventually have a partial pension for the job I spent most of my adult life in. And job I have now, I can live on. As long as it lasts. SignatureCheryl > Not so. I live in upstate NY. You'd have to understand Home Depot's > politics. It's a one shot deal if you do something against policy. Feeding > a cat in the building would be a big no-no. But how would they know, if the store manasger were also a cat person? (FWIW, you may tell Home Depot it just lost any business I might have considered giving them!) I used to work for - not Home Depot - but a medical office where their employees injured on the job would go for treatment and workmen's comp. Not the insurance claims but the actual medical treatment (we also gave preemployment physicals and drug screens). They paid most of the employees we saw less than $8 hourly. I could never understand why anyone in their right mind would want to do such dangerous work (very tall ladders, lifting heavy items, paint-can-shaking machines that often went nuts, etc.)for so little pay in a building w/a concrete floor! God help this poor cat; may she be whisked to a better location by a merciful hoomin - whether hoomin works there or *not*. Everything I heard about H.D. while working at that job was *bad*. >> Not so. I live in upstate NY. You'd have to understand Home Depot's >> politics. It's a one shot deal if you do something against policy. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > (FWIW, you may tell Home Depot it just lost any business I might have > considered giving them!) > > Not so. I live in upstate NY. You'd have to understand Home Depot's > > politics. It's a one shot deal if you do something against policy. Feeding > > a cat in the building would be a big no-no. > > But how would they know, if the store manasger were also a > cat person? If the store manager was a cat person, I would hope s/he would catch the kitty and find a home for it. > (FWIW, you may tell Home Depot it just lost any > business I might have considered giving them!) I don't work there anymore. And, considering the high volume of business... I doubt this thread makes a hill of beans anyway. Signature·.·´¨ ¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) Laurie ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- ((¸¸ ·.· *~*LiveLoveLaugh*~* Aloha!!!!! "Well behaved women rarely make history!!" >Not so. I live in upstate NY. You'd have to understand Home Depot's >politics. It's a one shot deal if you do something against policy. Feeding >a cat in the building would be a big no-no. I would agree I doubt a store manager is going to risk his or her job to have a cat in the store. Brad LIFE'S JOURNEY IS NOT TO ARRIVE AT THE GRAVE SAFELY IN A WELL-PRESERVED BODY, BUT RATHER TO SKID IN SIDEWAYS, TOTALLY WORN OUT, SHOUTING... " HOLY @#$%... WHAT A RIDE!" >I work part time at Home Depot and for a month we have had a cat in the >store. I don't know if anyone has gotten close to her but she now has a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >birds left the greenhouse. We had a flock of birds in the store all winter. >Ann I love businesscats. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >I work part time at Home Depot and for a month we have had a cat in the >store. I don't know if anyone has gotten close to her but she now has a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >winter. > Ann Well, does Vicki have her little orange apron yet? Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe I haven't seen Vicki with an apron yet. I really don't know what is going on with her. One of the assistant managers told an employee not to trap her because she will keep the mice out of the store. With all the doors open she could just walk out one of them tho. I'm only there part time so I don't always know what's going on. Ann Signatureread Sam's blog at http://kittens-3.blogspot.com/ see pictures of Sam at http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ann791/my_photos >>I work part time at Home Depot and for a month we have had a cat in the >>store. I don't know if anyone has gotten close to her but she now has a [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Well, does Vicki have her little orange apron yet? > Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe > I haven't seen Vicki with an apron yet. I really don't know what is going on > with her. One of the assistant managers told an employee not to trap her > because she will keep the mice out of the store. With all the doors open she > could just walk out one of them tho. I'm only there part time so I don't > always know what's going on. > Ann About asking? I mean, if you have her best interests in mind... I'm telling you, Ann, I worked part time and I know that their walls have ears. You will do her a favor by telling the store that you will take care of her. Do you know of any rescue agencies you can take her to? I'll even help pay to spay her. Signature·.·´¨ ¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) Laurie ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- ((¸¸ ·.· *~*LiveLoveLaugh*~* Aloha!!!!! "Well behaved women rarely make history!!" > >>I work part time at Home Depot and for a month we have had a cat in the > >>store. I don't know if anyone has gotten close to her but she now has a [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Well, does Vicki have her little orange apron yet? > > Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe > > I haven't seen Vicki with an apron yet. I really don't know what is going > on [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ > -:¦:- ((¸¸ ·.· What you're describing re: cat hospitality from Home Depot, doesn't match with what I've seen at my local Home Depot (just a few miles from their International HQ, in Georgia). There is a cat, torti female, who's lived in the local HD for a couple of years. When I asked an employee about the cat, I was told she mostly lives in the garden area, and she has food and water provided. Sounded as if someone was taking responsibility for her - not just live and let live. So I asked who pays for her upkeep? Was told that they have a 'kitty for the kitty' and it pays for food and vet visits, she had even been spayed. She even had on a collar. Maybe the Home Depot you are familiar with has a manager that doesn't like animals.... ~*LiveLoveLaugh*~ wrote: > > I haven't seen Vicki with an apron yet. I really don't know what is going > on > > with her. One of the assistant managers told an employee not to trap her > > because she will keep the mice out of the store. With all the doors open > she > > could just walk out one of them tho. I'm only there part time so I don't > > always know what's going on. > > Ann > > About asking? I mean, if you have her best interests in mind... I'm > telling you, Ann, I worked part time and I know that their walls have ears. > You will do her a favor by telling the store that you will take care of her. > Do you know of any rescue agencies you can take her to? > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ > -:¦:- ((¸¸ ·.· What you're describing re: cat hospitality from Home Depot, doesn't match with what I've seen at my local Home Depot (just a few miles from their International HQ, in Georgia). There is a cat, torti female, who's lived in the local HD for a couple of years. When I asked an employee about the cat, I was told she mostly lives in the garden area, and she has food and water provided. Sounded as if someone was taking responsibility for her - not just live and let live. So I asked who pays for her upkeep? Was told that they have a 'kitty for the kitty' and it pays for food and vet visits, she had even been spayed. She even had on a collar. Maybe the Home Depot you are familiar with has a manager that doesn't like animals.... A cat that lives "mostly" in the garden area is an outdoor cat. And perhaps there is a manager who is hiding this fact, or who is a real cat lover. In my year at Home Depot, we had two different managers. Both followed the strictist of policies, which were also the same for the stores in my area. (A gal I worked with moved to another store and told me it was the same for the birds there.) If we weren't allowed to feed the birds because of policy, then a cat would be out of the question. My *whole* point is... if the cat is stuck in the store, and no one is feeding it, then *someone should take responsibility for the animal. *I would. Signature·.·´¨ ¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) Laurie ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- ((¸¸ ·.· *~*LiveLoveLaugh*~* Aloha!!!!! "Well behaved women rarely make history!!" |
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