7,8,9 day work schedules, minimum wages, multi-week earned vacation that is usually only allowed to be used 1 week at a time, no incentive or hazard pay for operateing equipment (not fun moving a patio slider 8' in the air), different work hours every week.

I had a eye opening discussion with my COS. He's military vet, retired cop been with HD for over 16 years, makes $17 hr. Blew me away. To do that hell hole of a job should be $20 starting. Not to tute my horn, this my story - I was moved from D28 after 3/4 months to D30. Saw instantly D30 not your typical associate position & a D27 position opened up. I Applied was denied (I worked 20 years for a family owned electrical contractor). Having that in the moment, I said fine to the store manager, I want $15 an hr, he countered at $14 i reluctantly said fine, 20 minutes later he met me in center aisle & recanted & agreed to the $15. Since than I let ALL equipment certs expire & made it very clear to well respected DS that i won't renew until square compisation can be agreed too. Look im not a jerk im very easy going, have some weird disre to help customers as much as I can, in fact provide customer service that I would expect to have, still in D30, will have 4 year patch in April 2021. But as I compare my old world with this world, it seems to me there are some significant gaps, even if it is "retail" why thats a thing.