That's it, I will never buy another fucking thing from Home ThePot

[Aviation Pro]

Fuck that founding motherfucker and his soft fucking billionaire hands; the kind that count money all day.

Lowe's, Harbor Freight and Tractor Supply will gladly accept my hard-earned dollars, you fucking embodiment of shitstained toilet paper.

Link.

Trump-supporting billionaire Home Depot founder says 'nobody works anymore' because of 'socialism'

Many reasons have been thrown about as to why the U.S. is still in the midst of a historic labor shortage, including a decline in fertility rates, older workers retiring in droves, the lingering effects of COVID-19 infections, and of course, worker demands for fairer pay and more expansive benefits.

But Bernie Fuckface, the billionaire co-founder of Home Depot, says it’s really simple: People just hate capitalism now. Because of “socialism,” he said in an interview with the Financial Times published Thursday, “nobody works. Nobody gives a damn. ‘Just give it to me. Send me money. I don’t want to work—I’m too lazy, I’m too fat, I’m too stupid.’’

[Aristus]

1. 'Just give it to me. Send me money. I don't want to work--I'm too lazy, I'm too fat, I'm too stupid.'

No. That's what billionaires say. The rest of us have to work for a living, Home Despot!

[TheBlackAdder]

19. Where have I heard that before?

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[bronxiteforever]

20. +100

[Kittycatkat]

55. perfect!

[luvtheGWN]

38. Home Despot -- that's what my late husband called it!

I haven't entered the store since he passed. Lowe's, Home Hardware (Canadian-owned) and Canadian Tire are my go-to's. Not a penny will be spent to feather that wretched man's bloated nest.

[Kittycatkat]

2. I wonder how many hours this bloviated fuck logs in on the golf course?

[MichMan]

21. Well, he retired 20 years ago, so who knows?

He's 93 years old

[judesedit]

3. And it's really he that's the lazy, greedy one

[gratuitous]

4. "Nobody works" for the crap wage I want to pay

You left off a couple of words there.

[XanaDUer2]

5. If they can get a better pay and job

Thats America. I mean, the market dictates...

[niyad]

6. I have been boycotting home despot for decades, first because they killed a

friend of mine (a huge box fell on her from one of those overloaded top shelves, and crushed her spine, AND they refused to cover her medical bills), and because one if their ceo's helped write that tort "reform" bill that fucks consumers. Oh, and the way they treat their gardening vendors.

[global1]

7. That's Been My Complaint Forever With Respect To Home Depot....

nobody in their stores works - if you can even find someone to wait on you. And when you do - they don't know what they are talking about.

So this explains it - the failings of HD - start at the top and trickle down.

That's why nobody works in a Home Depot store.

Menard's is my go to place seconded only by Lowes.

I avoid HD with a passion. Sucks!!!

[Maraya1969]

61. I think ACE hardware must pay/treat their employees better because they are always

around to help. Grant it you might have to look a little and someone will grab someone else for you but you get help at that place.

[CousinIT]

8. He should stop projecting his own attitudes onto other people. n/t

[rubbersole]

9. Pay a living wage and your problems will solve themselves.

He's always been a right-wing fuckwad.

[Rebl2]

16. So true

Problem is Home Depot thinks it has to satisfy investors. Investors don’t want HD to pay employees more. So investors win🤬

[onethatcares]

10. not just a living wage

give people a set schedule so they can plan around their work.

Anecdotal: A friend of mine was nearing her retirement from HD. She worked the morning shift and did a good job. Well she also had a special needs son and her day revolved around him..About 6 months before she retired her schedule changed from morning day shift to split shift, evening shift, no hours but never a straight 8 at a set time.

She figured out what was happening and toughed it out with the help of her significant other and got her retirement.

Since then,2008, I have purchased the bare minimum from that place. Only the very needed items and no more. They can go away as far as I'm concerned

[world wide wally]

11. I've simply taken all my business to Lowe's or smaller hardware or lumber stores.

[albacore]

12. Bernie Marcus is no longer CEO of HD...he retired.

BUT..... he is still the largest stockholder, so our bucks still benefit him if we buy at HD.
I have two hardware stores I go to in my area. They can order damn near anything. Pay more. Yup. But the money stays in the community and it's nice to have somebody who can answer questions knowledgeably.

[TlalocW]

13. Weird

Isn't unemployment pretty low right now? Yep, 3.7%. I'm guessing people just found better jobs. If Home Depot needs workers, they're going to have to pay "market price" for them. I think this is how that capitalism thing works?

[TeamProg]

14. K&R Thanks for posting. n/t

[localroger]

15. Those soft hands don't even count the money

That's what the JetSort machines are for.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

17. Nobody wants to work ...

[CaptainTruth]

35. +1

[okaawhatever]

18. Spend your $$$ at Lowes. Their CEOf is one of only three African American CEOs in Fortune 500. He

also genuinely cares about his employees (I am one).

[MichMan]

22. Does Lowe's pay substantially higher wages than HD ?

[okaawhatever]

28. I can't answer that, but our benefits are better and Marvin gives out bonuses when profit is there.

He issued x mas bonus for $600 per full time employee $300 part time for Christmas. Also just started offering free online college for employees after 90 days. ($2500 for those going to physical college) That is for both full and part time employees.

[LiberalFighter]

24. I shop there.

[okaawhatever]

29. Thank you. nt

[lpbk2713]

25. Lowe's has supported USO for years.

And they have had people on the USO board of directors for years.

[patphil]

27. Lowes gives veterans a 10% discount on all purchases.

I've saved $100's shopping there.

[sl8]

43. Their discount *is* very nice, but it's not on everything.

They exclude major appliances, lumber, some(?) electrical supplies, etc.. I'm pretty sure HD's discount has similar exclusions.

https://www.lowes.com/pdf/Military_Discount_Program_Terms.pdf

(I tried to copy the "exclusion" section from the pdf, but with no luck. The pdf is very short, though)

[SergeStorms]

44. Have special parking spots for Vets as well.

Just past the handicapped parking spots. They honor our Veterans.

Home Depot honors a draft-dodging traitor.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

57. The Home Depot in my area also has 10 spots for Vets

and 2 for Purple Heart recipients.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

56. As does Home Depot. nt

[Liberal In Texas]

30. I have to drive right by HD to get to my Lowe's.

If I can't find it at Lowe's and it's something small like a screw or a flange I'll go to HD otherwise if I can stand to wait a day or two I'll Amazon it.

Lowe's is my go-to store.

[okaawhatever]

31. Thank you for that. We definitely try to give good customer service. nt

[mahina]

60. Thanks, I will!

Starting today.

[LiberalFighter]

23. Talking about himself being lazy, fat, and stupid?

I haven't shopped there for a few years. Don't remember the last time I did.

[patphil]

26. All you slaves, shut the fuck up and get back to work. I have money to make!

How dare you not bend to my will!

[kimbutgar]

32. I haven't shopped at Home Depot for years for that reason Bernie is a jerk.

Home Depot is my last resort if I have to go there. Lowe’s, and local hardware stores are where I go first.

[myohmy2]

33. +1...

...

[Ferrets are Cool]

34. "I'm too lazy, I'm too fat, I'm too stupid.''

Nice description of yourself fuckface.

[JanMichael]

36. I have avoided Home Dipshits for years due to politics.

Not that the others are all that lefty but HDickless is bad.

[Red Mountain]

37. Yes because we have SOOO much socialism

People are just staying home and getting paid.

It's tough to hire people when you low ball pay and treat them like they're disposable.

Costco doesn't seem to have a problem finding people. Maybe he could ask their CEO for a few pointers?

[BaronChocula]

39. As with most white nationalist assertions,

you can shut them down by asking for specific examples which will be followed by a familiar silence, and then a disjointed screed on how Black Lives Matter is a terrorist organization.

[aggiesal]

40. I stopped going to Home DePot for quite some time now because of Arthur Blank ...

I do my home improvement shopping at Lowe's and Marshall's (I don't know if this is San Diego local company or if they're in other areas).

I don't shop at Walmart for the same reason.
Also stopped dealing with a mortgage broker that I used for home loans and re-fi's.

If I find out that they donate to RW/(R) causes and/or candidates, I will not give them my money so that can turn around and use it for causes I feel will no benefit me or society as a whole.

[sl8]

46. Both Lowes and HD PACs contributed more to Republicans than Democrats

Last edited Fri Dec 30, 2022, 02:34 PM - Edit history (4)

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lowes-versus-home-depot-meme/
Note: Article is from June 2020.

Did Lowe's Donate $25M to Minority-Owned Businesses, While Home Depot Founder Gave to Trump?

[Mostly true]

A meme comparing political involvement of the home improvement chains left out some context.

Bethania Palma
Published Jun 10, 2020

[...]

The Home Depot political action committee on the other hand has contributed a total of $1,495,000 to both Democratic and Republican federal candidates in 2020, with 44% of those contributions going to Democrats and 56% to Republicans, according to the campaign transparency tracking tool Open Secrets.

Meantime the political action committee for Lowe's donated a total of $540,500 to federal candidates in both parties, with 30% going to Democrats and 70% to Republicans, per Open Secrets.

[...]

On edit:
Lowes' PAC did give more to Democrats than Republicans in the 2022 cycle:
https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/lowe-s-companies/C00251751/summary/2022

Home Depot gave more to Republicans than Democrats in the 2022 cycle:
https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/home-depot/C00284885/summary/2022

[Emile]

52. How about Menards?

[sl8]

53. More to Republicans.

FAR more in 2016

https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/menards-inc/totals?id=D000042069

[2naSalit]

41. I have it on...

First hand account that his buddy, Arthur Blank, is pretty much the same.

[BannonsLiver]

64. Well then you'd be wrong

He’s actually donated quite a bit to Dems over the years. Sounds like your “first hand” account is incorrect.

https://www.businessinsider.com/home-depot-cofounder-arthur-blank-on-politics-supporting-biden-2020-11

Unfortunately This has to be pointed out every time this subject comes up because people can’t be bothered to do a simple google search.

[2naSalit]

65. He sure caters to...

That crowd at his dude ranch and is buying up a lot of prime property to the point that nobody wants to sell to him. He had a good rep around here for his philanthropy but people who actually know him and have face to face contact, they'd tell you otherwise. Wealthy people will do good things to crate a persona.

[CaptainTruth]

42. And who works at Home Despot?

When I go to my local one I see moms who need to feed their kids.

I see dads who are trying to provide for their family.

I (literally) see my neighbor, who has struggled with alcoholism & suicidal thoughts (the police took his gun away) & trying to find a job for years, & now he's in AA & has been sober for several months & now he has a job at Home Despot & it's crucial for his recovery & building a new life as a better person.

If I boycott my local HD, those are the people I'm hurting.

Sorry, I'm not gonna do that.

[DENVERPOPS]

45. Same thing I did

during the Obama years. However it was Cabela's that I would no longer shop at..........

I wrote a letter to the owner, of Cabelas and quoted something he said in Public about Obama, which was extremely despicable and referred to his race.

I told him that he could count on any sales to me, being a thousand or two less than in previous years. As well as the people on my entire email mailing list..............

I started shopping at "Dicks Sporting Goods, and found them to be excellent. The manager told me that they had had a up tick in sales volume of about 20% since Cabelas remark......It had taken them a month or two to figure out why.....

[moonshinegnomie]

47. he hasnt been a part of the company for years

he retired on 2002

[czarjak]

48. An "I've Got Mine" Mofo, splaining thangs.

[tritsofme]

49. If you want to let a 90 some year old man who retired 20 years ago dictate your shopping

decisions, you are more than welcome to.

I on the other hand, couldn’t care less.

[Codifer]

50. I have avoided

buying anything at home despot (our family name for them) for many years. Their politics are disgusting.

[Emile]

51. I knew it, we already live in a socialist country. The

only trouble is 90% of the socialist spending goes to corporations like Home Depot.

[fleabiscuit]

54. +1

[LetMyPeopleVote]

58. I have been boycotting Home Depot for a while

The nearest Home Depot is several miles closer to my house compared to the nearest Lowes. I only shop at Lowes and will not shop at the Home Depot

[MarineCombatEngineer]

59. I visit Home Depot frequently because Im on their preferred list

of owner/operators and the corp. pays pretty good, but I rarely shop there.

[halfulglas]

62. For the most part, I love Lowe's but Home Depot is a closer drive

So I sometimes end up shopping there. I have gift cards to both places so I'm not boycotting either.

His comment about nobody wants to work anymore, unfortunately most American corporations practice agism and don't like employing older workers because they don't want to pay them for their experience.

And of course he would scream loudly the evils of socialism for any laws requiring a fair wage. He probably thinks business should be able to pay whatever they want. I'm on the side of the guy who said if you cant afford to pay your employees a living wage, you have no business running a business.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

63. Whatever works for you

But I’ll continue to shop at Home Depot. Good military discount, good credit terms, great selection, and a big one for me, when I order something for pickup, it’s an easy process, and the item is always ready.

Lowe’s, on the other hand, has always been a nightmare for pickups, and I’ll do without before I shop there.