Trust me bro, I can relate..
I was a manager for Autozone for 11 years. I felt like a high paid babysitter. Oil , plugs, and air-freshner is all I bought from there the whole time I worked there.
Ive been at O'Reill'y's now for 6 years, and its a whole different ball game here. Not only are we more laid back and more family base. But we sell real parts, not knock-off 3rd line parts. And our uniform is 100% better....
Im don't do retail anymore, I do the wholesale side now. Its better just to deal with mechanics/shops all day long instead of idiots.
Sorry I always diss autozone, but I will never diss a zoner. I still have some friends that work there. But you do have to admit that most of their parts suck..