>>Did Home Depot ever teach their employees that kind of stuff? I always assumed they hired people with previous knowledge/experience. I think they used to hir

>>Did Home Depot ever teach their employees that kind of stuff? I always assumed they hired people with previous knowledge/experience. I think they used to hire people with industry experience - i.e. semi-retired or retired plumbers, electricians, carpenters handymen etc and that worked pretty well coming of the 2008 RE meltdown and economic mess at that time - but now any halfway qualified tradesperson can make close to or more than a six figure salary - so working at HD for $15/hr doesn't seem all that attractive anymore. I don't even try to ask the employees any actual 'technical' questions - I am happy if they can just point me to the correct aisle to find what I need these days.