The Home Depot reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(55,790 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 55,790 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 Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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56K reviews
3.0
Oct 5, 2008
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Pros

There's a lot of job security at the Home Depot. Also, the pay is pretty decent for retail if you are older and have specialized knowledge. In addition the benefits are good if you are a full time employee, I was part time and did not use the part time benefits but I reviewed them and they seem to be kind of disappointing for part timers. Also, the Home Depot seems to really like hiring veterans, which is cool.

Cons

Some grueling work, depending on the position. Also, we lost our store HR manager shortly after I was hired. The store changed the nature of the position that I was in and intended on hiring more people to match this realignment, but with no permanent full time HR professional they were slow to hire new people into this position, and that caused a lot of problems as the position was understaffed and turnover was high.

3.0
Oct 2, 2008
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Pros

It is easy and the people are friendly. Lots of fun activities. The Home Depot reaches out to community. Success Sharing. There is the oppurtunity to learn something you didn't know before. You are trained pretty well for any department you are going to work in.

Cons

It doesn't offer much for advancement, and the sales side of things can get redundant. Everyday is the same. If you like to work a set schedule, this is not the place for you. Even the higher end management in the individual stores have to work weekends, and your schedule is always all over the place.

2.0
Oct 2, 2008
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Pros

A great support group of associates when experiencing stress on the job. And some stand-out, but few, amazing supervisors.

Cons

It is agreed among associates at the Home Depot Canada that there are "too many Chiefs and not enough Indians". They do not have the bodies to fill the sales floor and provide customers with the satisfaction they seek and have seen in popular media advertising. Instead, the many on duty managers and supervisors are too preoccupied by their store phones and blackberries to ease the congestion of customer dissatisfaction.

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