Be ready to work really hard to make any money....but it can be done! - Sales Consultant The Home Depot Employee Review

3.0
15 Feb 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Home Depot does offer a decent benifits package after you've been employed for over one year. The probationary period (year one), benifit levels are greatly reduced. But after that year is up, the good stuff does kick in. They also offer a discounted stock purchase plan where you can buy HD stock 15% off the quoted stock price.

Cons

The biggest downside of the RSW sales position is that the pay is straight commision. You get 8% of your sales, which is a bit low for home improvement sales. The biggest problem with the job is the lack of lead generated for you by the company. You are expected to hang out at a local HD store and work the isles to generate your own leads. O, and they expect you to schedule 40 sales meetings a week. Thats hard to do when your pounding the isles trying to find someone willing to sit down and talk.

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5.0
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Pros

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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