The Home Depot reviews

Fighting for the rights of employees verses a gigantic corporation with deep pockets. These deep pockets would rather spend money for Lawyers than create a fair employment environment. "At Home Services", a Home Depot owned company. A high pressure sales, dishonest, and deceptive Home Depot business that preys on customers shopping at Home Depot stores. An example of how this works. Home Depot employees cold call sales staff. Note that they don't ware orange aprons or have any clue of cost about the services they push. Appointments are set at the customers home. Salespersons conduct the In Home sales call for a service such as Cabinet Refacing. After two to three hours you will be told about the cost of Refacing your kitchen cabinets frames, replacement doors, hardware, and countertops. Wait, the price will be equal, but usually more, than a complete new kitchen remodel. Yes, this is true. I am a Kitchen Designer and the first person these pissed off customer yell at and scream at. If I were paid a commission on these At Home Services, I would possibly sell it to customers, but am not. I am forced to push the service. The worst of it is that store management profits from it through paid bonuses.

Too quick to write people up if they miss even minor duties. In stead of having a discussion and determining the reasons, some managers are too eager to write up associates and penalize them. Too much intimidation. Some managers feel like they are walking on egg shells. Company culture was never that harsh. Yearly salary increases very low maybe 2%. But, some of this negativity is dependent upon the store you are in. It depends upon the philosophy dictated by the individual store manager what they are push and expecting. Some are more understanding. Some on the other hand try to impress the district manager instead of doing what is truly the right thing.