Got nowhere else to go? Ok.. than go - Receiving The Home Depot Employee Review

2.0
Sep 22, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You can work at the Hope Depot if your in between jobs or your retired and you just want to get out of the house. If youwant to pass on your skill from contracting and again, retired, than go work there because Management targets these age groups as they know retirees arent looking to cause trouble, there not looking to advance or go out of there way to make Management 'work", if your in between jobs, again your targeted, because they know your not gonna do the same thing, Management would be ideal place to get into with Home Depot if you dont have any integrity or self values. FYI I am not a disgruntled employee my feedback is truly professional as i have already moved on to better things.

Cons

Downsides.. one word sums it up, Management. As 100 words are required for me to put into here, I will elaborate, If you are sick for two or more days, you HAVE to have a Doctors note indicating why, If you have kids and they get sick. 4 days is not enough. What you have a Personal Life? What? You want to go on Vacation? Oh alright after two years you can get two weeks Vacation. What? Your a private person? What you dont like people seeing your earned time off? to bad as its a daily report left in the break room, (which by the way is open for anyone to get into) typing in your SSN to punch in? Need I say more?

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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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