Home Depot Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at Home Depot?

"My likes are: engaging with the customers, company goals are clearly set, and the 40-hour work week."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Put yourself out in sight of management if you want to be promoted."

What don't you like about working at Home Depot?

"For being in a managed facility, managed decisions are not followed up on."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest better engagement with associates and being focused on the job. Do not ignore problems."

What do you like about working at Home Depot?

"I like my customers and taking care of people. I like having a job."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Apply somewhere else. This place is a mind suck and they don't care about you."

What don't you like about working at Home Depot?

"The store manager is an egomaniac and pathological liar who sleeps with young female associates."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to the department supervisors, and hold people accountable for their behavior."

What do you like about working at Home Depot?

"I like the challenges it provides and the knowledge gained from working there."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It can be tough. Just help people as best you can, and if you don't know the answer find someone who does."

What don't you like about working at Home Depot?

"The communication isn't great. The leadership team is inconsistent. The hours are terrible."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest clear and concise communication. Give everybody a task, and be consistent."

What do you like about working at Home Depot?

"I like the fast-paced work environment, employee relations, and ability to drive profits through creative marketing and merchandising."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The Home Depot is a great company to work for, with advancement opportunities through hard work and dedication."

What don't you like about working at Home Depot?

"I dislike 14-16 hour work days and double shifts. At times I was called in while on vacation."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Conduct day-to-day operations in a manner that supports a work/life balance."

"I enjoyed my time with the company. The financial rewards were not adequate."

What do you like about working at Home Depot?

"I enjoyed working with the public, and designing and creating new additions to their homes."

What don't you like about working at Home Depot?

"The pay was sub-par for my knowledge and abilities."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"This company was well-run from a corporate view, and the people were very nice to work with."

What do you like about working at Home Depot?

"I like the consistent challenges with new projects throughout the year. I like being a leader and able to educate and train the new talents ahead for the future of the company."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"You must be a smart and hard worker available seven days to work, and not be afraid of learning new products on a daily basis."

What don't you like about working at Home Depot?

"My dislikes are: must be able to know the best and worst of the business, not able to give the real talent a chance to grow in position, and changing management too soon."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Communicate in a more positive, constructive way. Identify the strength and weakness of the individual talents (not a quick fix for staffing)."

What do you like about working at Home Depot?

"I like the company's core values. I like the position it holds in the industry. I like the working environment."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be professional and be prepared to take apptitude and customer service tests."

What don't you like about working at Home Depot?

"I dislike the rotating shifts and holidays that the hourly associates work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Manage more by walking around instead of from behind a desk."

What do you like about working at Home Depot?

"It's a challenging, fast-paced environment that can be very demanding, but yet it has it's rewards."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Fight for the pay you are worth now, and try to get as much as you can."

What don't you like about working at Home Depot?

"I get no freedom to manage my business. I got all the expectations with no direction, yet I'm held accountable if I do not deliver the results, but I got no recognition for my good ideas and great performance."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would be recognizing my employees for their jobs with better wages."

"The Home Depot is dynamic, challenging, and public-facing. It's never the same from day-to-day."

What do you like about working at Home Depot?

"I enjoyed the people I worked with. They were extremely positive and eager to help. I loved working with customers and helping to meet their needs. I'm an educator, and it was a constant chance to help people to learn."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be honest, and be yourself. When hired, you will be hired as a temp, part-time. Take it and make the most of it. Learn all you can, and be seen doing so. Pitch in in other departments, learn all the stations (key machine, pipe threader, chain cutter, millwork). After about 120 days, they make the move to either drop you or offer something permanent. If you've done what I said, there's a better than average chance of getting full-time. When I did the switch, I was given a 25% raise. Just sayin'."

What don't you like about working at Home Depot?

"I disliked the internal politics. I have a hard time reading what's going on below the surface, and that's ultimately why I left."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The management team is excellent. Their expectations are realistic, their work ethic is consistent, and their team support is wonderful. My only real suggestion might be to allow for more training time, when and as you can."

"There was no room for growth."

What do you like about working at Home Depot?

"My coworkers were usually friendly and helpful. It was nice working to help people."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I wouldn't bother. Go get a retail job working with less chauvinistic customers and management."

What don't you like about working at Home Depot?

"Cashiers were viewed throughout the company as the grunts - sales representatives to customers - there was never respect shown to us."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Realize that without cashiers and their customer service skills, the company wouldn't make nearly as much profit as it does. Show the cashiers that they are appreciated, especially by honoring them during Cashier Appreciation Week. Don't just ignore their hard work and punish them when they lose motivation."

"I found poor management unlike any other compaies I worked for."

What do you like about working at Home Depot?

"Compared to Lowes and other companies, they were bush league."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Make sure your manager has experience and works with you."

What don't you like about working at Home Depot?

"I disliked the poor management, and that there was no plan. They did not live up to promises."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get better management. They fired 10 people per week. There is no direction."

"This company offered me a lot of experience and potential for growth."

What do you like about working at Home Depot?

"I like the ability to grow within the company, and the training provided."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be honest about your abilities and expectations. Look to grow, based on the amount of effort put into it."

What don't you like about working at Home Depot?

"Some management members tend to play favorites with others, which lowers morale."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Treat each person equally and in relationship to their position."

What do you like about working at Home Depot?

"Fellow employees are great and fun to work with daily."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It is a great part-time job. Don't become a supervisor unless you want to be promoted to a higher level. Managers play favorites and don't do anything to help development. There are programs in place to talk about growth and promotions, but they are just a facade."

What don't you like about working at Home Depot?

"Managers hold people to such high standards, without themselves living to the same standards."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make it fair for people to become promoted by skill rather than by favorites."

What do you like about working at Home Depot?

"It's a great company to work for, and stellar on the resume application."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It is fast-paced with little discipline. Have a willing, go-get attitude."

What don't you like about working at Home Depot?

"I dislike the drive time to get to the building and get into the building."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest a smaller office with more balance for work-life and family."