# advnce auto parts sucksssss **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 7, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455 "2011-09-07T01:34:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455/21 "2011-09-07T04:34:02Z")
Attendance? We get raises for attendance? Fuck. This changes _everything_. I’m going to have a word with my boss tomorrow. Or maybe the next day. ---
**Author:** ![OneMissedPost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e7dd6/32.png) [@OneMissedPost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneMissedPost)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455/22 "2011-09-07T04:36:48Z")
Attendance is actually required. Your boss has a right to be upset if you don’t show up to work on time, sorry. ---
**Author:** ![splatterpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@splatterpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/splatterpunk)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455/23 "2011-09-07T05:02:53Z")
> [@Dag\_Otto](#): > > Attendance? We get raises for attendance? > > Fuck. This changes _everything_. I’m going to have a word with my boss tomorrow. Or maybe the next day. Good luck with that. He’s in meetings all day with the butt kissers. ---
**Author:** ![FuriousGeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@FuriousGeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuriousGeorge)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455/24 "2011-09-07T13:06:08Z")
> [@martinuhrich](#): > > i work at advance in saginaw,mi i been at this crap job 3 years and have gotten a .32 cent raise and cannot get full time and i have an excellent attendance record and there is another employee working there that only had 1 year in and the manager put him on full time its all about whos gonna kiss the bosses butt and who can get all the favortism this is the worst place ive ever worked in my life ive been treated better at fast food joints this is the only place ive ever worked that doesnt give u at least a .50 cent raise after 90 days i got into a jam 1 morning and had no one to take my kids to school so i was a half hour late for work and even called ahead of time to make sure the manager knre about it and he still chewed me out when i came in to work so if your thinking of working for advance think again u will not make no money there and u will get treated like crap unless ur a butt kisser to the manager… If, as your manager, this is representative of what I would get for 8 hours a day, I might consider giving you a raise to NOT be full-time. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455/25 "2011-09-07T14:10:01Z")
And people think we should increase minimum wage?! ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455/26 "2011-09-07T17:18:22Z")
I wonder if the OP has met **modro**? [Linky](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=272837) ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455/27 "2011-09-07T17:19:09Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > My cousin in Grand Rapids got fired for ranting about his employer, that he named, on the internet. Just saying. Yes, but the OP has cleverly concealed his identity with his inscrutable user name. I’m sure he needn’t worry. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455/28 "2011-09-07T18:21:23Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Yes, but the OP has cleverly concealed his identity with his inscrutable user name. I’m sure he needn’t worry. > **[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/people/Martin-Uhrich/1141225873?sk=wall)** Martin, you are the dumbest dumbfuck this week. And you will be fired for cause, which means you won’t be able to get unemployment. Please note that the board administration believes we are all responsible for the stupid shit we post, so they won’t even delete the thread. You have placed your present job AND ALL FUTURE JOBS in jeopardy. Dumbfuck. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455/29 "2011-09-07T18:33:57Z")
They do have mighty stupid commercials. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455/30 "2011-09-07T18:43:35Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > OP: Do you take “making oneself understood” to be the same as butt-kissing? If so, you’re not long for the world of employment. Seriously, if your job requires some competence in communicating via the printed word, your OP is the best evidence your boss could ever hope to have that you are not qualified for your current job. Oh please. I’ve been looking for a job for the past few weeks and I’m genuinely surprised when an online application has the correct its in a question. Lists are improperly punctuated, sentence fragments are numerous and common words are misspelled. It’s very clear to me that our nation’s best and brightest are not wasted making job applications. And it hurts my heart when I have to explain “What qaulities do you posess that make you a good fit fort his position?” ---
**Author:** ![curlcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455/31 "2011-09-07T22:29:37Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > And people think we should increase minimum wage?! Seriously. He can’t even spell the name of his employer correctly! ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455/32 "2011-09-07T23:40:38Z")
I just bought shocks and brakes for my truck from an Advance Auto Parts store in Mount Morris, Michigan (about 30 minutes south of the OP’s store), yesterday. The clerk spoke in complete, concise sentences and was helpful and nice. I’m guessing whoever I dealt with was not the OP. Stupid won’t get you far on this site. ---
**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreasyJack)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455/33 "2011-09-07T23:52:01Z")
Why doesn’t the OP just sell his father-in-law a phoney gold mine? Isn’t that the typical method of social advancement in Saginaw? ---
**Author:** ![Faruiza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@Faruiza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faruiza)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455/34 "2011-09-08T00:04:05Z")
::Checks join date:: Yep. Given the state of employment and the economy and shit, what with good, smart people being out of work regardless of the effort they put in, idiots like you who aggressively show their ass in public like this disgust me. Jesus damn. Go do something about your head. You write worse than a first grader and expect to get or keep a job even at minimum wage? I feel sorry for your kids. They didn’t ask for a stupid parent. Get out of here. You’re fired from this message board. ---
**Author:** ![lazybratsche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@lazybratsche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lazybratsche)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455/35 "2011-09-08T00:23:43Z")
> [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](#): > > You know what’s funny? There are actually the right amount of periods in that post. > > They’re just all at the end. Maybe he’s typing with reverse-polish punctuation? ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455/36 "2011-09-08T00:35:20Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > [http://www.facebook.com/people/Martin-Uhrich/1141225873?sk=wall](http://www.facebook.com/people/Martin-Uhrich/1141225873?sk=wall) > > Martin, you are the dumbest dumbfuck this week. And you will be fired for cause, which means you won’t be able to get unemployment. Please note that the board administration believes we are all responsible for the stupid shit we post, so they won’t even delete the thread. You have placed your present job AND ALL FUTURE JOBS in jeopardy. > > Dumbfuck. Not that there would be much point in deleting the thread since he has his Facebook “wall” readable by everyone. People that want to bitch on Facebook really need to be familiar with the privacy options, particularly if they have an uncommon name! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455/37 "2011-09-08T01:17:28Z")
> [@Lasciel](#): > > You also might want to seriously think about deleting the name of your town from your post. Something like that can get your ass fired in a heartbeat, and then you don’t have ANY salary, not even one with no raises. They would have to interpret what he wrote before they could know they had a firing offence here, so I think he is safe. Maybe you should try ass-kissing? From whay I understand from another guy there, that can get you to FT in about a year! ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455/38 "2011-09-08T02:43:00Z")
> [@Faruiza](#): > > ::Checks join date:: > Yep. > Given the state of employment and the economy and shit, what with good, smart people being out of work regardless of the effort they put in, idiots like you who aggressively show their ass in public like this disgust me. Jesus damn. Go do something about your head. You write worse than a first grader and expect to get or keep a job even at minimum wage? I feel sorry for your kids. They didn’t ask for a stupid parent. > Get out of here. You’re fired from this message board. Given the fact that he hasn’t been back since he posted his two masterpieces, and the fact that [this isn’t the only message board he made these comments on yesterday](http://www.topix.com/forum/com/aap/TQMKAKCDJ5LML24FC/p5), I doubt he’ll return. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455/39 "2011-09-08T03:48:09Z")
> [@fluiddruid](#): > > Given the fact that he hasn’t been back since he posted his two masterpieces, and the fact that [this isn’t the only message board he made these comments on yesterday](http://www.topix.com/forum/com/aap/TQMKAKCDJ5LML24FC/p5), I doubt he’ll return. Maybe it’s not really him. Maybe it’s someone \*pretending \*to be him, trying to ruin his reputation for all time, or at least long enough to get a coveted job at Advance Auto Parts. **ETA** : Or, you know, maybe he really IS that dumb. ---
**Author:** ![OneMissedPost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e7dd6/32.png) [@OneMissedPost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneMissedPost)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455/40 "2011-09-08T04:42:23Z")
I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks it’s unfair that many smart and talented people cannot find jobs in this economy. It makes you wonder how people who cannot even create sentences even find jobs in the first place. Maybe, I’m being a tad judgmental, but the post was full of errors. It’s like an English teacher’s worst nightmare. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advnce-auto-parts-sucksssss/595455.md?page=3)