The Home Depot Downers Grove Reviews

Pros

Its a great place to start out. My particular location always hired good people that made my job easier. They are also very flexible with availability.

Cons

The cons are store management, particularly store managers and above. They sit in the backroom and don't help the sales team. They also don't pay a retail competitive wage.

Advice to Management

Lead by example. You expect so much of employees but can't find the time to show them how it is done correctly.

Pros

Flexible hours. The interview process is also easy. And there is lots of training. But still that is all that I can say about the positive aspect of working for Home Depot.

Cons

Poor treatment of employees. Poor Pay. Negative environment. Half of the employees run away from actual work there so those who are competent have to make up for all the other employees.

Advice to Management

Listen to employees and be available to help them. Do not go back on your word just because a customer through a fit, it makes you, the store and your employees look bad.

Pros

Cheap, but smells like a factory of stinky cheese and full of dirt and detritus . Good for customers, bad for workers

Cons

I put it all up above, but also menial pay and soul sucking work hours and job duties but it pays a few bills once in awhile

Advice to Management

Keep it up!

Pros

Will work with you on time off.

Cons

Told me they were hiring me full time, was given part time. Over work you Not always the brightest co workers

Advice to Management

Be fair to your employees. Hire people based on their work ethic (everyone who was hired full time had a horrible work ethic and would put the brunt of the work on temps and part time workers).

Pros

Flexible scheduling Sick/personal/bereavement pay is available after 90 days, 40 hours of vacation pay after 1 year, 80 hours after 3 years Charity programs to help internal employees facing rough times financially 'Success sharing' pays out employees twice a year a bonus if the store goes over a certain amount in sales

Cons

Cashiers are all hired starting at minimum wage, every other department including lot associates start at a standard $10 an hour Raises are yearly and unless you are being promoted in position it's less than $0.40 cents Full time employees cannot have set schedules and must have completely open availability Starting out as cashier is INCREDIBLY difficult to move other departments Full time cashiers positions are incredibly...

Advice to Management

If you want to get more people invested in the company, treat the cashiers just like the sales associates and have them start at the same pay and give them the same opportunities. It's downright embarrassing for me as a full time head cashier of three years to say that I make less money than the guy who just started last week pulling carts in the lot part time.

Pros

Nice people to work with at the store that I was at. Great medical benefits. A company that cares about their employees for the most part.

Cons

Management needs to get their head out of their ass when it comes to promoting good people. Hard to get anywhere in the company.

Advice to Management

Look at all the people that apply for promotions from inside the company, not just outside.

Pros

I enjoyed the people I worked with and found everyone helpful and friendly with a good teamwork attitude. If I had stayed I could have advanced and learn more jobs.

Cons

I had terrible hours and couldn't get out of working weekends. I felt pressured to work days I didnt want to work.

Advice to Management

Don't change people's hours without asking.