Originally Posted By: 4wheeldog
Originally Posted By: edyvw
Originally Posted By: edwardh1
Costco sends some of their tire people to a Michelin school, and shows pix of the tire people, in the lobby, stating that they have been to that school.
what is involved in the school, is it sales stuff or more about installation and balancing, and fixing flats?
anyone been themselves?
and as an aside question, do balance machine have a "balance plate" or calibration wheel, that you put on them to verify that they are balancing correctly??
I love Costco and so far was trouble free place, and I bought probably 6-7 tire sets, always use them before winter to switch to winter tires and then spring to switch to summer tires.
I understand why some people do not like to visit Costco during weekend, but any place that offers healthcare, free holiday days, and has decent hourly wage has my business, and Costco is one of them.
+1. I have never seen an employee that did not seem happy at their work, at Costco. And the tire shop guys are sharp, and always overestimate the time it will take.....Never underestimate.
I schedule my times to drop off a car for tires or rotation when I have something else to do, in town. No complaints about Costco whatsoever.
I used to work at Costco back in my college days. Compared to other retail companies: excellent wages, great benefits, and decent environment. We received a free membership but no discounts on purchases. IMO, that's the place to be if you're in retail. I don't know if the rules have changed from about 5 years ago but the basic employees such as the cashiers, janitors, etc can top out at $19.00 an hour nation wide. They give raises based on amount of hours worked, therefore, to make it to $19 an hour, it would take about 7 years of working full-time.