Can someone explain the joke to the Europeans? We don’t have either of those and I have no idea what this means. I know Best Buy is a electronics store and Home Depot is a hardware store, but I have no idea what the parking lots have to do with it. In Europe it’s more common for shops to be all close together with a shared parking lot in between.
I assume the joke is (usually undocumented) people look for work in the parking lots of Home Depots, hoping to be hired for day labor, and the same may happen with the nerd glut in our culture and Best Buys.
I’ve never witnessed this as I live in a smaller city in Northern MN but it’s a cliche here in the States.
I have not seen this myself, but I have relatives that own several rental property and they often see people in Home Depot parking lots just standing around waiting for work. They’d then talk to them and offer them to work on their properties. I think the reason is that these are likely either undocumented immigrants or new immigrants that cant find a job, so they just stand around hoping someone will offer them work. They are probably cheaper than a US citizen worker doing the same thing. Although, the quality of work will vary, and the quality of their work is… questionable. (I mean, they aren’t gonna have licenses or anything)
A bunch of young white guys standing out front offering cheap IT services?
“I need 3 guys to help install a router.”
The router is a Juniper MX960
That thing looks like a module for a spacecraft. :O
Imagining a bunch of guys in polos posted up on the corner. “Hey bro, I’ll install your printer, $10”.
I don’t care how desperate things get. I will NOT do printer work.
I’m more desperate and will do the printer work
Cheap labor in a nutshell
But will you install the printer…naked?
clicks a remote, and the room gets dark with a blacklight disco ball, and Barry White playing
I’ve taken the liberty of purchasing two snickers bars…one for you…one for daddy!
