Ace Hardware reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(3,904 total reviews)
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John Venhuizen

81% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ace Hardware has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,904 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ace Hardware employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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4.0
Jan 12, 2011

Positive, it is what you make it

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Strong name recognition, quite competent store level employees, carries hard to find items overlooked by the big boxes, with good ownership - integrates itself into a community, great customers mostly as well as great co-workers. (Depends upon the store)

Cons

Long hours, no real chance to advance beyond a store manager unless you buy yourself a store. Some inconsistencies which comes from independent ownerships. Some of the products selected by corporate aren't necessarily chosen for the 'right' reasons. A level of disconnect from Oak Brook mind think and the store mind think.

3.0
Nov 11, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of time off, ability to work from home when needed, not held very accountable for much. Awesome if you are lazy and don't mind being a bit underpaid.

Cons

Tough to get promotions, company is shrinking @ 150+ stores per year- you can see the writing on the wall, Ace Hardware won't be a vialble company in the long run.

1.0
Nov 3, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The co-workers are friendly and you learn alot. There is usually popcorn to eat. The employee discount is pretty good (cost + 10%).

Cons

You are paid minimum wage. The shifts change all the time (we need a set schedule). There have been no raises in the past 3 years! Un-paid trainings are now required. We need new raidos and new safe step-ladders.

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