The Home Depot reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(55,669 total reviews)
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Ted Decker

67% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

The Home Depot has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 55,669 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
4.0
Nov 5, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There is a lot of opportunity for growth. There is also lots of changes to move to different business units if you get bogged down in one area.

Cons

The benefits are geared toward front-line associates. They are pretty thin for a fortune 500 company. Processes are not refined either as the company grew rather large in a short period of time.

2.0
Sep 15, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good overall direction of company, decent training for employees at SM level and committed to improvement of the stores - even though the process moves very slowly. Internal practices are good although they are technologically archaic compared to competitors. New bonus plan for managers is also very nice!

Cons

Too much is asked from store management. We are stretched so thin that it is physically impossible to complete all tasks required. Your best chance of completing tasks 100% is if you manage a low volume store. Otherwise, you will literally have to determine which tasks will not be completed. The company simply does not understand the importance of having enough employees. We are praised when we under-staff in the stores, yet the customers constantly complain about not having enough help. This company focuses on payroll expenses too heavily. If you are under payroll budget (meaning not putting enough employees in the store), then you are praised. If you are even slightly over budget, you are asked to attend special conference calls that are designed to beat up managers. This is very odd, yet it happens over and over.

4.0
Aug 8, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People, bonus and stock grant benefits, flexibility with work/life

Cons

talent management, succession planning, internal growth between or within functions.

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