# Mckrackin Ford **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 16, 2007, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mckrackin-ford/188065 "2007-02-16T06:38:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Zack01GC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@Zack01GC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zack01GC)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mckrackin-ford/188065/41 "2007-02-16T21:46:29Z")
Costco \> All McKrackin \> Walmart. I fuckin’ hate McKnight Road. Traffic is out of control on that road. ---
**Author:** ![yelo69](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yelo69/32/6023_2.png) [@yelo69](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yelo69)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mckrackin-ford/188065/42 "2007-02-16T22:03:57Z")
> [@I Need To Fix...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-to-fix/28118/10): > > Funny, I worked for walmart for 2 years. You start at 6.00/hr. After 90 days you go to 6.25/hour. Every year after that you get a raise of between .10 and .25/hour. If you are promoted to a Department Manager you make 9.75/hour. After one year as a Department manager you can earn the next ‘level’ pay. Generally Department managers top out around 10.50/hour. Thats funny. For someone who has ‘heard’ and someone who has ‘been there, done that’ your figures are pretty inaccurate. > As for the people who work at places such as Taget, Kohls, Wendy’s, JoAnn’s, Best Buy, Red Lobster, Pet Smart, and Bravos… More often than not- theyy bus in. Just look at the bus stops on the way to and from the city. There are always people waiting for a bus. There are also several busses that stop several times to bring people to and from the city all the way there. Do you just assume ALL the people that are getting off the bus on McKnight in the morning (outbound) worked a night shift somewhere? I doubt it. > Walmart is for hillbillies > Target is for quality > > That is my .02. I’m done. When you work there did they do the Walmart dance?? Went to the local one once early in the morning, all the employees were in a meeting and when it was done they all starting chanting and dancing around. Please explain.:dunno: ---
**Author:** ![Jenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Jenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jenn)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mckrackin-ford/188065/43 "2007-02-16T22:19:21Z")
Ummm… I never went to those things- but they are ‘required’. They make you do a walmart cheer that has to do with yelling about how you are number one and its MY walmart. At the meeting they go over sales and ‘anniversary dates of local employees’ I thought it was too cult like and refused to participate… which was looked down upon GREATLY at my reviews. Yet- I still got my full raise. ---
**Author:** ![yelo69](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yelo69/32/6023_2.png) [@yelo69](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yelo69)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 10:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mckrackin-ford/188065/44 "2007-02-16T22:24:23Z")
It surprises me that anyone from around here would degrade themselves to do that…For a $6 an hour job??? If the boss shit on the floor, I wonder how many would eat it, if it was “required”? ---
**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mckrackin-ford/188065/45 "2007-02-16T22:25:08Z")
> [@ECCN WNY-SCCA event#1](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/eccn-wny-scca-event-1/28095/2): > > It surprises me that anyone from around here would degrade themselves to do that…For a $6 an hour job??? If the boss shit on the floor, I wonder how many would eat it? 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![yelo69](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yelo69/32/6023_2.png) [@yelo69](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yelo69)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mckrackin-ford/188065/46 "2007-02-16T22:32:55Z")
However, I’ve seen Brian and Sam do the jj’s dance at the garage.😃 ---
**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 11:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mckrackin-ford/188065/47 "2007-02-16T23:42:32Z")
> [@thank u compustar](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-u-compustar/28050/16): > > However, I’ve seen Brian and Sam do the jj’s dance at the garage.😃 damn it, i have yet to see that ! i’m gonna have to bring it up next time i’m up there 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mckrackin-ford/188065/48 "2007-02-17T06:32:38Z")
McCrackin was a bunnch of crooks. end of story ---
**Author:** ![Blackbelt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blackbelt/32/5998_2.png) [@Blackbelt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blackbelt)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 7:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mckrackin-ford/188065/49 "2007-02-17T07:16:43Z")
> [@I Need To Fix...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-to-fix/28118/10): > > Funny, I worked for walmart for 2 years. You start at 6.00/hr. After 90 days you go to 6.25/hour. Every year after that you get a raise of between .10 and .25/hour. If you are promoted to a Department Manager you make 9.75/hour. After one year as a Department manager you can earn the next ‘level’ pay. Generally Department managers top out around 10.50/hour. Thats funny. For someone who has ‘heard’ and someone who has ‘been there, done that’ your figures are pretty inaccurate. > As for the people who work at places such as Taget, Kohls, Wendy’s, JoAnn’s, Best Buy, Red Lobster, Pet Smart, and Bravos… More often than not- theyy bus in. Just look at the bus stops on the way to and from the city. There are always people waiting for a bus. There are also several busses that stop several times to bring people to and from the city all the way there. Do you just assume ALL the people that are getting off the bus on McKnight in the morning (outbound) worked a night shift somewhere? I doubt it. > Walmart is for hillbillies > Target is for quality > > That is my .02. I’m done. :bigok: Well said!! Another trick WalFart does. They will come into an area and solicit the competitions department heads and floor managers. They will offer them 20-30% increase in pay. Then, they overstaff the shit out of the newly opened store, so customers will think “wow, it’s easy to get help here, i like walmart”. They use the pirated managers to train all the new hires. After 90 days, they fire at least 75% of them, and replace them with the people that THEY had just helped to train. My wife was a department manager att eh Kmart in Gibsonia when the Walmart on the hill opened. She didnt take the bait, but a lot of her co-workers did, and all but one got canned after 90 days. (my wife is in banking now instead of retail, thank God!). I hate Wal-Mart. Can’t stand walking in the place, and avoid it as much as possible. I agree with Jenn, their prices aren’t that the lowest always. No way. I would much rather go to Target. WalMart FTL ---
**Author:** ![Blackbelt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blackbelt/32/5998_2.png) [@Blackbelt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blackbelt)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mckrackin-ford/188065/50 "2007-02-17T07:17:09Z")
> [@FS: Sabres Round Two](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-sabres-round-two/28121/7): > > McCrackin was a bunnch of crooks. end of story True Dat!! ---
**Author:** ![Swarzkopf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@Swarzkopf](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Swarzkopf)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mckrackin-ford/188065/51 "2007-02-17T07:29:44Z")
> Another trick WalFart does. They will come into an area and solicit the competitions department heads and floor managers. They will offer them 20-30% increase in pay. Then, they overstaff the shit out of the newly opened store, so customers will think “wow, it’s easy to get help here, i like walmart”. They use the pirated managers to train all the new hires. After 90 days, they fire at least 75% of them, and replace them with the people that THEY had just helped to train. WOW…that is dirty as fuck!! ---
**Author:** ![Zack01GC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@Zack01GC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zack01GC)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mckrackin-ford/188065/52 "2007-02-17T13:15:28Z")
> [@Fixing a damaged oil pan](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fixing-a-damaged-oil-pan/28113/22): > > WOW…that is dirty as fuck!! I agree ---
**Author:** ![06se-r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/c5a1d2/32.png) [@06se-r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/06se-r)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mckrackin-ford/188065/53 "2007-02-17T14:51:23Z")
bring back ames!!! ---
**Author:** ![Wrecker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/779978/32.png) [@Wrecker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wrecker)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mckrackin-ford/188065/54 "2007-02-17T17:20:19Z")
Screw Wal Mart. Hate to go there. They just bought propertyhere in Moon to build 1. I hope I never have to go there. I have only been in them 6 times in my life. 6 times to many. They come in’ undercut everyone till they go under then raise there prices. ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mckrackin-ford/188065/55 "2007-02-17T20:07:21Z")
i love walmart ---
**Author:** ![ZEX350Z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/87869e/32.png) [@ZEX350Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZEX350Z)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mckrackin-ford/188065/56 "2007-02-17T20:12:55Z")
> [@OFFICIAL Buffalo Sabres Thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-buffalo-sabres-thread/25170/4557): > > i love walmart fucking right for a general purpose store they are great…wayy better than k-mart ---
**Author:** ![Zack01GC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@Zack01GC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zack01GC)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mckrackin-ford/188065/57 "2007-02-19T11:14:25Z")
I like Wal-Mart as well, but I don’t like going to them. Everytime I go in one, I wonder if I had walked into an unannounced Redneck convention. ---
**Author:** ![grandamld9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/48db29/32.png) [@grandamld9](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/grandamld9)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mckrackin-ford/188065/58 "2007-02-19T15:29:15Z")
> [@you know its summer when....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-know-its-summer-when/28120/3): > > I hear it sold for 4 mil I guess thats a desent amount. I dont know what they owned, but im guessing the building and land was owned by them, and they probably floorplained their cars (or maybe owened them and sold them off). > [@:picard: at this guy...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/picard-at-this-guy/27890/90): > > Man, its tough to make money at these small, one owner dealerships. Places like Baierl, Shultz, Rahal, etc… are the ones that really clean up. > > I know of 2 or 3 dealerships that are on the market right now that no-one will touch, because they are afraid of the big guys chewin’ em up and spittin’ em out. Yea, i know, i worked for a small dealer for almost 2 years. ---
**Author:** ![tom\_vito](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tom_vito/32/6000_2.png) [@tom\_vito](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tom_vito)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mckrackin-ford/188065/59 "2007-02-19T16:22:13Z")
> [@04/22/2007 ECC-N WNY Event 1 Thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/04-22-2007-ecc-n-wny-event-1-thread/27647/254): > > walmart does suck… there killin all the sm local buis. I disagree. I know some local, small business owners that have done very well since wal_marts have moved in. A friend of my owns a sporting goods store. His sells has went up since wal_mart moved in a few years ago. Why? Because wal_mart does not specialize. He will get you any gun you want in 3 days or less, try buying something special at wal_mart. You get the good deal, on the average item, but that is where it ends. > [@I Need To Fix...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-to-fix/28118/10): > > Funny, I worked for walmart for 2 years. You start at 6.00/hr. After 90 days you go to 6.25/hour. Every year after that you get a raise of between .10 and .25/hour. If you are promoted to a Department Manager you make 9.75/hour. After one year as a Department manager you can earn the next ‘level’ pay. Generally Department managers top out around 10.50/hour. Thats funny. For someone who has ‘heard’ and someone who has ‘been there, done that’ your figures are pretty inaccurate. > As for the people who work at places such as Taget, Kohls, Wendy’s, JoAnn’s, Best Buy, Red Lobster, Pet Smart, and Bravos… More often than not- theyy bus in. Just look at the bus stops on the way to and from the city. There are always people waiting for a bus. There are also several busses that stop several times to bring people to and from the city all the way there. Do you just assume ALL the people that are getting off the bus on McKnight in the morning (outbound) worked a night shift somewhere? I doubt it. > Walmart is for hillbillies > Target is for quality > > That is my .02. I’m done. Maybe in your area/case. My aunt started at wal_mart just over 7 years ago, is now a dept head, that is making over $16.00 an hour. I know several people that have worked in the auto center at wal_mart making way more than $6.25 after 90 days. And the guys in sporting goods at my local wal\*mart claim to be making $9.50. Not a one of them has been there a year yet. > [@OFFICIAL Buffalo Sabres Thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-buffalo-sabres-thread/25170/4551): > > Screw Wal Mart. Hate to go there. They just bought propertyhere in Moon to build 1. I hope I never have to go there. I have only been in them 6 times in my life. 6 times to many. They come in’ undercut everyone till they go under then raise there prices. I have been to a wal\*mart more than that in the past 2 days. I LOVE WAL\*MART. And yes I am redneck, and damn proud of it… ---
**Author:** ![Jenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Jenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jenn)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mckrackin-ford/188065/60 "2007-02-19T18:38:28Z")
Your aunt must be doing something right then… and I’ll leave it at that. for one. For two- the automotive department is a completely different ball park than the rest of the store. Automotive starts everybody off at 6.00/hour and after you recieve half training moves you to 8.00. Once training and certification tests are done and passed you start around 10.00 depending on your score and experience. Lawn and Garden i similar… but they only pay 7.00/hr after training is completed. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mckrackin-ford/188065.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mckrackin-ford/188065.md?page=4)