i was watching on one of the major newschannels this morning and they said home depot's in california will start having muster zones for mexican workers. this way people can get what they need at home depot and the workers to help them out if they need........
home depot comes through again
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i hate home depot, and lowes is opening there new store in a month here in millville, now that you said that, i wont go there anymore!
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sorry im not sure what your saying....explain.
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proenterprises, i believe a muster zones are areas where mexican workers wait for people looking for cheap labor, to work for them for the day.
You know going down to some parking lot and picking up a total stranger [or gang of strangers], and taking them out to your home in the burbs, for day labor, is a real , real risky thing to do.
What's the difference in risk between doing that - and picking up a hitch hiker ? Only difference I see is that you are giving the stranger access to your HOME and your FAMILY - I think I'll pass !
What's the difference in risk between doing that - and picking up a hitch hiker ? Only difference I see is that you are giving the stranger access to your HOME and your FAMILY - I think I'll pass !
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Have you guys ever worked with any of those guys? They are not all mexican and some do work hard. They just want to make a living. If you don't like it or can't trust them, then don't pick em up. Many of them are abused by landscapers. Now i admit I wouldn't leave one of them at my place or any ones place alone because obviously they don't have papers and you have no way of tracing them down if they did do something bad but most of them don't want to get deported and just want to send money home to feed their family and make a way for their families to come here also.
Now i also know most of the scrubs are latin but there are legal ways to deal with them.
Too many people want to bad mouth some one before getting to know them. This is America land of the free. Remember?
Now i also know most of the scrubs are latin but there are legal ways to deal with them.
Too many people want to bad mouth some one before getting to know them. This is America land of the free. Remember?
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guys if you don't go to home depot or lowes where do you go ?
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They don't own a "business they own a pick up and a mower" some of the bigger operations have 2 trucks and a couple shovels and a wheel barrow.
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whoa i never said anyone one was'nt hard working, i believe mexian people are some of the hardest working people i know, i was just saying what a muster zone was. sorry to everyone who hates Home Depot, I LOVE IT! could'nt go a week without one, BUT i do support my local dealers, retal place, and other small businesses also, they seem to take care of the contractors better
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I can't believe Home Depots lawyers let them do this. If anything bad happens on the homeowners property - and you just know that these 'day laborers' have no insurance/workers comp - then the homeowner is liable. And you just know that the could turn around and sue HD.
Sounds like another dumbass idea to me.
The one and only time I hired a hispanic was about a month ago when I needed help building a storage shed. Half way through the morning I had to run to the store to get more supplys. when I got back both the mexican and all the lumber was gone. I immediatly called the cops. They caught the guy returning all the stuff to homedepot to get instore credit. Turns out I'm not the first person he has screwed. Its real risky hiring them!
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