Home Depot – “It was a nightmare”
Pros
Helping people complete their jobs and making a great sale was a wonderful thing.
Cons
There was only one way to work at Home Depot, and it was the managers way. Keep in mind that they came from the stock boys and girls and worked their way up. Stocking a shelf was the only thing. Thinking through a problem and coming up with a solution was way way down on their list, right about down there with any family.
They are completely unorganized, very ruthless, and will backstab everyone.
Advice to Senior Management
Retail is a really tough business, but hustling and stocking the shelves only gets you so far. Improve strategically, and clean out your overheads. they are really weak, and have the