Home Depot...just a job, not a career. - Building Materials/Lumber Associate The Home Depot Employee Review

1.0
3 Sept 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Home Depot is a job, not a career. The best reason to work there is to get lost in the shuffle and blindly collect a paycheck for a couple of years. If you keep your mouth shut, show up on time and do just enough to not get fired, you can easily ride out the boredom and frustration for 10 check collecting years (if that's what you're looking for). Also, if you have little to no job experience, Home Depot is a place where you can slide into an entry level position, bust your hump and maybe become a manager after 5-6 years of ladder climbing.

Cons

The pay is LOUSY. Negotiate high when they hire you because your raises will be somewhere in the neighborhood of 10-35 cents a year (if you're one of the lucky ones...not kidding). The management is clueless and most seem to have the "you should be lucky just to have a job" type of attitude. There are no set schedules and the schedule coverage is spotty at best. There will be many times when you are the only employee around for 300 feet in all directions.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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