Not a great place to be unless you want to be a "lifer" - Kitchen and Bath Designer The Home Depot Employee Review

2.0
Jul 3, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

The stock is pretty good. Also tere is a certain formula you can follow to def get promoted: Don't socialize with your coworkers! Management does not like to mingle with the commoners, so just do your job and dont get caught up w the soap operas that go on there. Especially no dating anyone! If you simply do your duties, NEVER let them see you on break or standing around, and keep applying for advancement, you WILL get it eventually. I would even say start applying for promotions as soon as you get there. Because, they almost always reject you the 1st couple of times, so the sooner you get it out of the way the better. I've seen them promote people to dept manager in as little as 3mths after they got there! and from there, they can go to asst store manager, and make 45-60k without so much as a college degree. A store manager starts at 60k but bonuses anywhere from 15-25k a year. It will piss off everyone else, but stick to the formula and you can make pretty good money. It retail is ok with you... but I cannot emphasize enough to not enter a social circle there

Cons

Senior management is pretty competent, but you will hardly ever see them unless you become a store manager. And store management is def luck of the draw. (Read formula for success above), Literally anyone can become a store manager, and whether or not they are actually qualified for it is pretty much a gamble... And plus its retail, enough said

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The Home Depot has a solid moral compass. They aren't about sacrificing their ethics for the sake of a sale, which I love. They also hire a diverse group of people and give a lot back to the community. They offer a lot of benefits and little treats for their employees. Although they push their associates to meet quota, they're realistic about what can and can't be accomplished.

Cons

Home Depot has two different sides to it. Store associates and those of us considered "store support" who are payed by the vendors but work in the stores 100% of the time. I constantly hear about how store associates are stressed out by management and their hours are being rearranged a lot, cut, and they often are stretched thin due to lack of full staffing. "Store support" associates who do merchandising have it better than those who work in specific departments. However, you never really gain knowledge unless you have the time to look things up and read packaging.

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The Home Depot Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. From the top down, the key to business at The Home Depot is our commitment to not only customer service, but to our associates. Because taking care of associates is one of our core values, we’re always looking for ways to ensure our associates have equal access to growth and development opportunities. We strive to provide an environment where associates feel they’re valued, treated fairly and respected.
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