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I Love My Job So Far!

Dillon

Dillon

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I am starting on my 3rd week at my new job working at Home Depot and I can say that I like it so far and fat better than what I thought it would be especially being without a job for soooo long I am positioned in two different areas as a sales associate. The first I am working in the electrical department where I basically check inventory/product on shelves and process returns; that’s a small part to the job. A good chunk is meeting with customers who are mainly contractors or trade professionals like plumbers, carpenters, HVAC technicians, and electricians and see how I can make their day. Mind you that when I first started I did not know anything about electrical work but talking with people who do commercial and residential trade work for a living actually helps me in teaching me what I should know. Now I’ve learned what conduits are, what a breaker switch does, learned what a meter box does (housing compartment for your electric meter to measures electricity usage at a home or business).

One of my other responsibilities is handling and storing hazardous chemical products like those that are toxic and corrosive to human health and the environment (pool chemicals, paint, flammables, acids, organic solids, ect.) I am also responsible for educating customers on health and safety when engaging with hazardous products that may cause potential harm or injury. I can see this aspect lead to a future career working in hazmat as I already have a environmental science degree and now I’m educating customers in a retail setting about making environmental and health conscious decisions whether it’s working with electrical work or dealing with chemicals.

I am looking forward to later this month in gaining hands on experience in driving a forklift as Home Depot will train employees and will help you to get fork lift certified.

If anyone has driven a forklift before I would love to hear some experiences!
 
Nice one Dillon, it's a bonus when a job has more enjoyable moments than you expected! No forklift experience here either, it would be a cool skill to have though.
 
Congratulations. I'm glad to hear it's working out so well for you.

I drove forklifts most of my life but never actually got certified until I was in my late 50s. The best piece of advice I can give is to never let anyone rush you, always take your time to line things up very carefully because it's very easy to cause a lot of damage if you're not careful.

When I went for my certificate this is one of the training videos they showed us:

 
Congratulations Dillon. I am so happy for you. Now I will think of you every time I go to Home Depot. I am also learning stuff about home maintenance and construction. It is fun to be learning new things.

Never have drive a fork lift.
 
It is good to hear that your job is going well, Dillon. Hopefully that feeling will last, after the shine of having a new job has worn off. :)
 
That's excellent, @Dillon! I hope you have a good benefits package from Home Depot like retirement, vacation days and sick leave policy, too. And an employee discount on things you can buy there!
 
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