i was a counterman for 25 yrs. at different stores.all but one were private owned,not corporate stores.when i first moved to alabama i went to work for autozone as a asst. manager.(i needed a job right then). they do not care about cars or you .what they do care about is moving inventory fast.they didnt keep many hardparts.you do not need to know about cars all you need to do is be aBLE TO READ AND ASK QUESTIONS. every one of the boys that i worked with came out of fast food restarants.not one of them boys owned or cared about cars or hotrods. i quit after 3 months and went to work for napa.no more wal mart parts stores for me.now that i cant work i still wont go to autozone or advance.or any corporate owned store.