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• The job is decent, but management has gone downhill over the last few years. Scheduling is often full of oversights, associates are being overworked to avoid hiring new people to fill empty positions, and hours have been cut to almost nothing. I know of coworkers who had to pick up a second job and were scolded by a member of the management team for it, then had their hours further reduced.
  
  It's a good job if you're a management favourite, but don't expect much otherwise.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 26 September 2022 by Rater #42 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• you have to be blind and mute to work there, if you bring up safety issues your scoffed at and ignored.
  if you're not part of the kliq you go no where quick, I had a manager tell me not to help customers or coworkers which spits in the company values and if you call the aware line to report the unsafe, unethical behaviour nothing happens to correct it   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 21 December 2021 by Rater #41 | Comments (1) | Flag as inappropriate

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• Le pire employeur que j'ai connu.
  Salaire minimum - vous êtes embauchés comme un associé de la compagnie.
  Les gestionnaires sont de véritables imbéciles sans aucune éducation et formation en gestion.
  Aucune reconnaissance - je me demande si ils savent lire et écrire. Avec le port du masque obligatoire, je déchargais la livraison d'une van - des centaines de boites lourdes de 50 à 100 livres chacune - j'ai baissé le masque pour respirer un peu - et la je me suis fait harceler tellement - que j'ai du quitter l'emploi... Employeur à éviter a tout prix - magasin 7147 Saint-Jerome -
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  Posted on 29 July 2020 by Rater #40 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• If you don't fit in their little 'niche' you get nothing. The hours are arbitrary and don't reflect the work you do, seniority.. nothing. If you aren't available 24/7, your hours go down..God forbid you have to take another part time job to pay the bills, if you don't answer the phone to 'fill in' on sick calls, your hours go down. They don't appreciate any other training or skills you might have.
  
  And once you give your resignation, you might as well be invisible. I'm still trying to get my retirement funds .. NO help from HD.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 5 January 2019 by Rater #39 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• I have worked for Home Depot for more than 12 years. It is one of the best employers I have so far worked for. The merchandising managers are very smart, they think ahead of time and introduce new products before the sales starts dropping on the old products.
  The best part of working at the Home Depot is that employees work with a sense of job security. Home Depot's staff is very knowledgeable and puts customers first.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 20 September 2018 by Rater #38 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• Worked @ HD for 6 years, fulltime. If I had a wedding or anything to attend on a weekend, forget it. I had to find someone to take my shift, or it was NO, so I learned not to ask, I would just call in sick. The scheduling was horrible, I could work to close (10pm plus and hour to clean up-so 11pm) and be scheduled for 7AM the next morning. Your whole life is HD, because of the scheduling, you cant make plans. Managers (married) were having affairs with other managers and employees. If you're a hard worker, they just pile more work on you-the doggers do nothing and get away with it. The pay is crap. The air is dirty, people going off sick with horrible illnesses. Management is lazy and fake. They call everyone "grunts". Stressed to the max with customers and no staff, and the ones that were there, were lazy, always taking off somewhere.(guess I don't blame them) I loved my "job", but not HD. Not a great place to work. Shame really..   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 27 March 2017 by Rater #37 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• C'est terrible!
  
  Vous faites un salaire légerement au-dessus du salaire minimum (0,60$). Oubliez tout de suite toute forme de reconnaissance ou d'appui de la part de la direction. De plus, à chaque mois, il y a une mini formation qui a pour theme la securite mais qu'en fait ce n'est que des speechs de vente.
  
  Pour donner une image de la facon qu'ils gerent le magasin, disons qu'une voiture roule à 100 km/h mais que le conducteur est aveugle et sans volant. Un peu plus on on pourrait dire que si le bureau de Toronto dit aux cadres de chier par terre, eh bien ils vont le faire sans se poser de question.
  
  Il y a trop d’aberration. La compagnie à une mentalité de grattage de fond de tiroir. Ils sont fiers d'annoncer leur profit mais redoute de donner des salaires plus decent.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 12 November 2016 by Rater #36 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• Working at the Home Depot in East Regina is horrible. The managers are all incompetent. the only way to advance is if you are from the same background as management. The 7-11 worker is now manager of Tools.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 25 April 2016 by Rater #35 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• I gave them 3 years of my life and they fire me because of a bs contractor complained because I had an attitude, but the customer didn't state how rude he was with me and how he cursed me out!! Management sucks, they never stick up for their employees, and all they do is sit in receiving, walk around the store and maybe know what's going in, they walk with their heads to the ceiling because they are so out of the loop, they don't wear aprons and the only time they do wear them or who work is when you have district in the building! And if they aren't doing what I last write then you can find them siting outside smoking cigarettes all day!! It has to be by far the worst retailer out there. Sometimes they will deny your lunch, break because they don't have coverage. Also when you had received around 20-25 cashiers and they all disappear within a month, that says a lot, my store was extremely busy and they would schedule 2 people to work register, self checkout and returns, ohhhh we must be magician's!! If you can stay away from that place it's a joke!! Work at Walmart, it's probably better then the bs 9.25 they start you at!!   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 26 September 2015 by Rater #34 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• 14 years too long!!! have always been rated as an "outstanding associate" however the yearly pay increases never reflect my hard work and knowledge. (.25 cent raise hmm ...might be able to buy some food for the cardboard box I will be living in soon) I am a fool for continuing to allow this "legal slave labour" to take over my life. I am now physically ill from the air quality within the work environment corrosive dust breathing into my lungs from the many products. Mentally I now struggle to cope with the stress driven down from DS's senior management, and the customer's who take out their frustrations on you... even had items thrown at me. management acts like they are better than you, they be-little the staff. Home Depot started out as a company who cared for their associates... now they can't wait to replace you with a CHEAPER MODEL... their communication's are the worst I have experienced!!! My best advise is stay away from this place... DO NOT WORK HERE... THE WORST PLACE TO WORK unless you want to destroy your life. They only care about the bottom line. and have steered a complete 180 from what this company was founded on. Respect is non-existant ... they don't care about their associates...
  My advise to Home Depot... happy associates = happy customers. its that easy! respect your people, pay the Home Depot associate what they deserve because right now Your people live in their parents basements!!! and those who rent elsewhere can no longer make ends meet, some are being evicted from their homes! I too can not make ends meet anymore ! at my wits end! I come from a background of management (16 years) was happy with Home Depot for the first few years -could not wait to go to work! This has now become the worst 14 years of my life and can't wait to get out!   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 11 February 2015 by Rater #33 | Comments (1) | Flag as inappropriate

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• Poverty wages, incompetence, indifference, and an absolute lack of communication. If you have 2 other jobs on the side, then sure, go for a job at Home Depot. If not? Keep moving. They claim the wages are competitive; perhaps if we're talking about competing with sweat-shops in India then, yes, I guess they are somewhat competitive. But in truth, you'll be earning a tad more than what welfare offers. Want a set schedule? Tough. You can't plan ahead as even the "set" schedules are changed almost every second day by management "voluntelling" you that you can't work this day or you have to put up with another change that destroys your week. Benefits? HA!!!! Full-time hours? Bigfoot is less of a myth than the full-time HD employee. Co-workers? Some are okay, the rest are untrustworthy and VERY irritating. Don't have knee or back problems yet? Then just wait, they'll be coming 'round the corner. This leads me to my last point. We have 2 other people in our department who are technically elderly and have knee/back issues.....but aren't allowed to sit at all aside from tiny breaks spaced hours apart. That kind of callous disregard for employee comfort is just one of many reasons to skip past that online ad for employment at Home Deplorable.....I mean Depot.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 5 February 2015 by Rater #32 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• District Managers are always putting negative pressure on Store Management making them treat staff like they are disposable and not committed to invest in their existing staff members. Always threatening jobs. Very negative and toxic environment. Employed 2006-2014 northern ontario   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 26 November 2014 by Rater #31 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• too many managers giving orders to different departments. Some employees are working like crazy while others are trying to play fool and escape. No real work plan and work distribution.Managers are concerned on telling you little concerns on what cloth not to wear,or to punch after you put your shoes (as if 5 minutes will make the company poor...lol ..pretty cheap approach...instead of focusing in the quality of your work and the amount of effort you put in servicing your clients. The company might be worth it, but so poorly managed in general.New employees get the worst part because the not so new associates are trying to order them what to do (as if they had a management position)...in general takes the fun out of work. Overload of 3 customers per sales rep, non stop due to lack of employees, they need more people per floor.Last but not least, the training is a joke. there are so many details on so many different products, and they give you some general videos initially, but the real important details on selling the product you must learn it once you are on the floor and customers are asking you and you realize you know nothing. pretty awkward start for a company this big.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 2 October 2014 by Rater #30 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• Most of the employes are either 18 or over 65
  Thought I would try it I used to be a home builder
  It's amazing doggers or hard workers same pay 12 $ an hour clear 8
  The staff r great to get along with management is doing there job
  Profit is # one I guess it should be.
  I would think the way they go through staff with there no rehire policy
  That they will be running out soon   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 7 August 2014 by Rater #29 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• Terrible place to work. If you value your family time and social time, DO NOT CONSIDER this company for employment. They expect you to make work your number 1 priority regardless of any personal situations or limitations. If you want to destroy your family, this is the place to work!   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 12 June 2014 by Rater #27 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• The best employer i have ever had. Carleton place store staff are very good to one another. yeah it has its issues but overall its great. i am only part time and even i get benefits. i am well above minimum wage for ontario. plenty of time between shifts and have not works more then 5 days without a day off. excellent employee recognition. i got cashier of the month 3 months in a row, in my first three months. they have profit sharing after i think its 6 months. if u have a schedule conflict, most of the time its easy to fix. on top of that they do hire persons with disabilities because i am one of them. the only way i would leave is if i won the lottery.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 4 February 2014 by Rater #26 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• This company offers little chance to move up within the store. Employees are treated as if they are invisible until they make a mistake, and the communication between department/store managers and other employees is virtually nonexistent. They will give you very minimal hours and expect you to accept it, and will consider any other business a competitor no matter the type of store. If you like people and having busy work days, don't apply here. If you like getting paid terribly to do nothing, go right ahead.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 22 January 2014 by Rater #25 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• If you value yourself as an individual, you will skip Home Depot as a potential employer.
  
  -You are expected to know as much as any seasoned contractor, but will only get a tiny fraction of the pay
  
  -Your personal time for family and your own life has no meaning in the eyes of management
  
  -Communication with higher management is sporadic and rare at best, especially when it comes to being paid
  
  -Managers are often incompetent and completely inexperienced in their own respective departments.
  
  -Most higher-level employees got to where they are by boot-licking
  
  -Managers often give conflicting orders
  
  As I am writing this, I am still waiting for my final pay (I left a few months ago, by the way) and am currently in the process of dropping a formal complaint to the relevant government agencies regarding Home Depot's systematic "forgetting" of issuing paychecks.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 13 October 2013 by Rater #23 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• associates are overworked, stretched to the limits and underpaid. schedules stink and are disruptive for family time. dealing with selfish customers that have no idea of the pressures of the job can turn any person cynical. management makes you feel small when all they do is give the customer whatever they want even when they are wrong. your integrity is not taken into consideration at all. we are just pawns for mega profits. not much chance of profit sharing as targets are continually increased to unattainable levels every quarter. we work here because we need to pay the bills, and our pay barly lets us do that. shame on home depot for advertising as employer of choice. more like employer of no choice because of lack of jobs.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 21 September 2013 by Rater #21 | Comments (1) | Flag as inappropriate

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• I have become very disappointed in this company more each day - specifically the Kanata location. They only hire people as a contractor for 120 days so it's easier to get rid of you when their sales start to slump rather than offer you part time work with some benefits.
  Their full time employees spend 98% of their time complaining about pretty much everything related to their job; pity that they don't realize there are those that would give a part of their anatomy just to have a full time job with a steady income.
  Their HR does not do enough to deal with bad employees that are lazy, rude, inconsiderate, or who should be written up for inappropriate behaviour in the workplace, and instead allow it to continue.
  In addition, you cannot approach HR with anything concerning or private about a co-worker or Manager as the information ends up being provided to the person involved.
  They talk a lot of talk about values, safety, recycling, team environment etc, but fail to follow through with the bulk of everything.
  The Management at the Kanata location needs to pull their heads out of the sand, realize that their contract and part time employees that want the full time jobs should be made offers once they clear out the disgruntled workers they already have.
  The environment is volatile thanks to those that cannot appreciate having a job in this economy, and until something is done, this location will continue to suffer poor sales and employees with bad attitudes.
  Do not apply here unless you are desperate for a job that will only last for 4 months provided you can put up with all the whining from the employees who get 40 hours a week and free benefits without losing your cool and snapping at them.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 12 August 2013 by Rater #18 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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