The Home Depot reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(55,768 total reviews)
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Ted Decker

66% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

The Home Depot has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 55,768 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Home Depot employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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56K reviews
2.0
Dec 5, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

If you like to interact with people than working here gives you lots of opportunity to do that. You can really learn a lot from the "reps" and from customers if you are willing to listen and apply yourself. Home Depot also offers benefits to it's full and part-time employees, unfortunately the employees' cost for benefits has become extremely high and unaffordable to many associates!

Cons

The hours are very difficult if not impossible to get used to. Often you will be scheduled to work 4-5 different shifts within the same week; openning at 5-6 a.m. on one day than closing (11:00 p.m.) the next, and rarely, if ever, having a weekend day off or even 2 days off in a row. The management makes it very clear that you are expendable, and rarely spend time accentuating the positive traits in any employees, chosing instead to spend too much time and effort finding fault and very little time on praise! The stores are often dirty, OSHA regulations are rarely followed and employees are often sick from constant exposure to concrete dust, chemicals, etc. Management usually will not address employees concerns regarding anything, so moral is almost always quite low!

4.0
Dec 4, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Opportunity for advancement if you are interested. Management is willing to give advancement opportunities if you show interest in doing so. You can gain a lot of knowledge by being cross trained in multiple departments and asking questions to ensure you understand the products. Good paying company for the retail industry.

Cons

Retail schedule. Holidays, weekends, nights, lack of regular schedule. Hard to plan activities on weekends with family and friends with a retail work schedule. The company is very numbers driven since it is so large. Can be a good motivator and also a de-motivator if your store is not doing so well.

4.0
Dec 2, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

People are always coming to Home Depot (especially contractors). You really get to know alot of good people, maybe get some connections when you need a contractor, as well as learning a lot of new stuff about home improvement. Everyone is really nice, and you will always get a lot of friends, whether from other employees or customers. I have only been working at Home Depot for a couple of months, and I know everyone in my store (even night crew). Not only are those things great, but other things such as discounts (T-Mobile), and benefits. The Home Depot has a lot of benefits that can help anyone.

Cons

Some customers are just plain rude.

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