Home Depot – “The Home Depot- excellent in concept, as long as you make friends with the right people”

Pros

They offer the best starting pay and benefits around, and the ability to advance without any outside training.

Cons

The store-level associate promotional structure is at the discretion of management with no outside training and no store-level HR.

Advice to Senior Management

Return the store-level HR to protect your hardest and most valuable associates from the self-promotional agendas of your store-level management.