Pros
Lots of knowledge to be gained here. If you like helping people learn about their homes and their neighborhoods. Some people find that moving up in the company is very easy and accomplished quickly. Good place with many benifits including health, dental, vision, 401 k, stock options and great community involvement. Benifits are not paid by employer 100%. The quality of employees has significantly improved over the years. The company is now seeking people with actual working knowledge of home repair and everything that goes with that. There are Master Trade specialists in both Plumbing and Electrical that are wonderful postions with a lot of respect.
Cons
Major downside is often times the staffing is very sparce. The biggest complaint of customers is that there is no one to help them out. The company staffs it's stores based on sales and if a store is in a ressesion or dooing poorly their hours are cut drasticly. The other downside to Home Depot is if you want to be full time you technically have to be "full time, Full flex" which means you must be able to work any shift that your specific department needs. Now most managers will make many exceptions to the rules but it really depends on the managment.
