Home Depot Canada Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Home Depot Canada

Pros – This was a part time time job for me so I didn't take it too seriously. The work schedule was pertty fair and if I needed a day off it was usually accomodated. My Manager was pretty easy going and I felt comfortable talking to him about issues I was facing (other employees, work schedule, tasks, etc).

Having the opportunity to work in different departments and learn new skills and develop knowledge about all the different products was most interesting to me.

Formal and informal staff events were fun even with such a diverse group of people working at the Home Depot.

Cons – Starting a work shift early in the morning was the one thing I liked the least.

Advice to Senior Management – I didn't have much exposure to Senior Management so I can't really comment on this. My direct Manager treated me well.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Home Depot Canada

Pros – The occasional friendly person whom you're able to make their day by helping them.

Cons – Customers are more often than not rude. Steel-toed shoes while behind the front desk make little sense. Very particular dress code, although SR Mgt does not follow. PT pay does not go up with min. wages.

Advice to Senior Management – Favoritism will get you nowhere.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Home Depot Canada

Pros – Growth opportunities, recession proof and a fun place to work.

Cons – With advancement comes stress and responsibilities.

Advice to Senior Management – Ensuring your team has a home and work life balance.

– I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Home Depot Canada part-time for less than a year

Pros – Upbeat, hard working staff. Everyone is always moving and looking for customers or something to do. A lot of fun to work with.
Displays are always outstanding
Store is clean and aisles are always clear

Cons – Confusing store layout
Scheduling is often off, too many ppl at some times and not enough at others

Advice to Senior Management – Trust your employees more. Instead of reprimanding them for being late for lunch twice in a row, try to appreciate that they were probably with a customer and did there best to adhere to the set lunch times as best they could. As long as they are communicating with the floor manager and fellow associates theres no reasons for upper management (whom are rarely on the floor) to get involved

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Home Depot Canada part-time for more than a year

Pros – friendly culture.
respect and understand you and your problem
pay rate is good.

Cons – graveyard shifts are a but tough
you need to lift, pull or push heavy loads

Advice to Senior Management – update the songs playing in stores, they are outdated

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Home Depot Canada full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Never a boring day at the Home Depot. Diverse workforce and diverse customer group. Great opportunity for growth within the organization.

Cons – Long busy hours. Rotating shifts. Sometimes hard to get past all the politics.

Advice to Senior Management – Recognition on all levels is needed. Not the same people day in and day out.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Home Depot Canada full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – -Many passionate co-workers that would jump to help
-A decent range of career openings
-There are opportunities to learn and develop

Cons – -Not enough time allocated for new processes and operations changes
-Long hours everyday with little to no appreciation for the workload or contribution

Advice to Senior Management – Keep an eye on the work /life balance for your employees

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Home Depot Canada part-time for more than 7 years

Pros – The sales people I work with. Everyone needs the job so there is lots of encouragement and help when they can spar it like when your the only one scheduled in the department on a Saturday around 3:30/4pm trying to help 3 customers at once which surprisingly happens a lot even with new people which is sad.

Cons – The new policy put into place saying you MUST HAVE OPEN AVAILABILITY ANY AND ALL WEEKEND'S! they found a legal loop hole saying if there needs as a company change they can override all previous employees contracts and all new employees must adhere to the new policy. Our store lost 40 ppl because they took a bus and couldn't get in on Sat. 6/7am Sun. 7/8am. Ppl took cabs to work when they were scheduled and most department's still only have one employee till 10/11am on weekends.

Advice to Senior Management – Start treating your employees like they matter!! We are the ppl who deal with customers day in and day out. We are who the customers see and if we are too stressed, overworked, or have no real desire to be there other then the pay check how long before the company starts losing customers and contractor's. The stores are given hours based on last years sales and the new scheduling system Fast fills the departments but why do we have extra hours not used?! So the company can save money! In a down economy employees are going to put up with a lot to keep there jobs but howmuch is a costumer going to put up with! That's the only bottom line that matters.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Home Depot Canada part-time for more than a year

Pros – Making contacts in the industry gets you better jobs.
Flexible schedule.
It's easy to steal if you so choose.

Cons – Serving the WORST customers in the world.
Working on grueling concrete will ruin your back and knees.
Incompetent management is hired by politics.
Politics run rampant in store.
You WILL BE LEFT ALONE ALL NIGHT
Poor pay, no bonuses but the manager gets a new truck because of a contest.
You will earn service badges and not get paid.
Paid training gets cancelled, in fact all training does.

Advice to Senior Management – Teach your employees about the items they will be selling. Cut the politics and brown nosing.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Home Depot Canada part-time for less than a year

Pros – Very nice and friendly environment, well cultured workplace

Cons – - Wearing steel toes
- Long hours of standing

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend