Little Support - Department Head The Home Depot Employee Review

2.0
Aug 12, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They have some flexiblity to work around your schedule. Their benefits are reaasonable. It is fairly structured so most could be at least marginally successful.

Cons

They are interested in your sales ability, but the job is at least 50% stocking. Your time management is a critical skill that is not well screened during the hiring process. Stocking is not an area covered well during the hiring process so new associates are expectations are not alined with actualy duties they will perform. Management is focused on meeting sales goals and not able to focus on growing the business, building an exceptional sales staff, etc. Decision times are very lengthy allowing issues to languish. Mostly not an associate friendly place to work.

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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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