Home Depot Reviews in Houston, TX Area

Pros

Easy job, low pressure, great benefits, you can't get fired unless you steal, pretty good people work there.

Cons

ok you will always have the slackers who don't want to do anything but draw a paycheck, so you'll have to take on their share of the work. Pay isn't really fair and raises are really bad. Make sure you go to the store find out how much people make before you agree to an hourly wage, because once it is set, no matter how good you are you will never get a decent raise. Example, a 17 hour sales associates came in slept everyday and never met his quota, me a $12.00 an hour associate out sold every associate even those making 20.00 an hour and I never got compensated for it. But I agreed to for the pay so I just did it. I still liked my job.

Advice to Senior Management

Reward the people who actually work and bring in sales. Just because you got them to sign on for a low wage don't keep them there. pay them what they are worth, so they stay.

Pros

Great people, very laid back

Cons

Hectic Scheduale, lack of communication

Advice to Senior Management

Communicate with associates more

Pros

close to home for me, not as bad pay as other retail, OK insurance and 401 K

Cons

some associates have to education and behave like it... in the way that they speak, and address others... a real lack of class in some of associates

Advice to Senior Management

don't micro manage --- try to do some real work when on the floor, it will impress associates and actually commands more respect

Pros

Ok pay for an ok job.
Most co-workers were very friendly and courteous.

Cons

Shift scheduler was a dope who worked 9-5 Mon-Fri.
No employee discount.
Most departments are extremely disorganized, and computers do not reflect correct inventory
counts.
Training program is a joke being very much like "Office Space".

Advice to Senior Management

Dont spread your employees so thin.
Pay attention to suggestions from customers and employees.

Pros

Fair compensation, excellent benefits, flexible schedule (if needed), competent management, advancement throught the company is not difficult (if you are a hard worker)

Cons

Management can be a little too strict at times, scheduling could be a little better (but with the new FAST system, it may be a lot better soon!)

Advice to Senior Management

Keep doing what you are doing. The only thing i can really say that could be changed, is listen to your employees with open ears, and acknowledge what they say.

Pros

-Benefits package
-people to work with
-good amount vacation time
-personable management
-receiving sick time on a monthly basis
-sweet and loyal customers

Cons

-hard to advance
-not flexible with school schedules
-not flexible with getting any time off in general
-working all major holidays except Christmas Day and Thanksgiving Day
-irate customers
-no employee discounts
-Christmas parties are a joke in comparison to most company's Christmas parties
-working hours are all over the place
-schedules are about to become computerized which becomes very impersonal

Advice to Senior Management

Scheduling is the main issue for Home Depot associates. If associates had an opportunity to voice their opinions on how their schedule looked like and Home Depot followed through on the most part, the work environment would be 360 degree change because employees would be much happier.

Pros

Good pay and benefits for the skill level and difficulty of actual work

Cons

the worst thing about this job is a varying shift and working holidays and weekends when everyone else is off.

Pros

The only pro for working at the home depot is having it on a resume. it is a place that seems to do a lot of hiring

Cons

A highly adversaril environment. It is too unprofessional. The managers don't know how to communicate with employees. The HR's are incompetent and don't really wanht to be there.

Advice to Senior Management

Treat all employees with respect.

Pros

Associates willing to help each other, success sharing checks (twice a year if goals are met). From what I'm told health insurance is really good.

Cons

Limited shift trades, communication and ideas to store management don't receive feedback. No discounts offered, would like to see 5-10% discount offered.

Advice to Senior Management

Need better communication with important information (via email) rather than posting communications on bulletin board where is could as does get overlooked. Would like better training regarding benefits and time off procedures.

Pros

the associates and the interaction with the customers

Cons

work load is too much, communication with your bosses, no one knows how processes work so your told different ways each time its checked upon

Advice to Senior Management

need to start caring about associates as well as customers