Sick of Autozone and Checker.

Having been in the auto parts business for close to 30 years I have seen the many changes that have occured. When I started out I was only allowed to check in the freight, put up stock and run deliveries for 6 months! That was so that when it came time to "learn the counter" I would not make a fool of myself and make the store look bad. In those 6 months I learned the brand names and location of every part we carried. I was also told to practice looking up parts for my own and family member cars to get the hang of it. I continued that method when I became a store manager and hired "new" people. Now a days they got you on the counter the first day and the customers get the impression that the guy behind the counter doesn't know what he's doing which is true.