The Home Depot reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(55,761 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 55,761 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 Commerce de détail et de gros industry (3.5 stars).

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56K reviews
2.0
Jun 24, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Very fast pace. No time to get bored. At the store level, the associates (for the most part!) are wonderful, caring people who work very hard to achieve what is expected of them.

Cons

Work/life balance doesn't exist for managers. If you are dedicated to providing the best service to your associates, it requires working between 60 - 70 hours per week during season (March - July). Company expectation is that you will work a minimum of 55 hours per week. At the store level, the managers work very hard to meet the company goals. The problem is that the goals change constantly so you never have the feeling that you are getting anywhere. Even worse, you never feel the sense of satisfaction of a job well done. Your arms get very tired trying to swim upstream all the time!

3.0
Jun 24, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You can advance pretty far pretty fast if you try.

Cons

They throw absolutely everything away instead of donating it, even if items are in perfect condition! I am not talking about a few things here and there, but 20 lamps at a time, $10,000 worth of locks and door handles, rolls of carpeting, 5-10 ceiling fans.... all because they didn't sell. They claim to be "environmental," but is the farthest thing from it! The associates are mad about it, but management is directed by corporate, to have no exceptions.

1.0
Jun 23, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

If you like a competitive environment, retail can be a great industry to work in

Cons

Very low morale among corporate associates and high attrition Many corporate associates are unmotivated, uneducated, and just looking to collect a paycheck Lack of Human Resource structure - no emphasis placed on growing and developing talent, no discussions about career pathing and progression Many mid-level managers are disengaged and lack leadership skills Constant down sizing with emphasis on increased workloads for current associates Managerial Abandonment with Sr. Management allowing Merchandising associates to collect kickbacks from vendors - and many have been charged with tax evasion by the IRS. Sr. Management claims ignorance that they had no idea any of this was going on Outdated and complex technological platforms - HD never invested in an IT infrastructure - you can thank Bernie & Arthur for that Basic benefits package - nothing outstanding - health care is very expensive, you have to pay for your own short & long term disability, limited paid corporate holidays just six per year, if you work in the stores you are only closed two days per year just Christmas and Thanksgiving.

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