The Home Depot

Great work-life balance. People are generally friendly. Looks good on your resume. Occasional company events can be fun.

My biggest problem with THD is that they do not have any measurement for the performance of software engineers.

They have no deadlines and a low bar for skill. Managers do not know what their specific engineers are working on. It’s very easy to fall through the cracks, even if you are a high performer.

Although there are some very skilled engineers, there are a lot of lazy people who are not interested in learning new things and engaging in a self-starter attitude on projects. Management does not seem to have vision for certain teams. As a result, the company has over-hired engineers, and there is not enough work.

It seems they are starting to gain a reputation in the tech community for having a low bar. If you want to grow in your career, I would not suggest working here.

Set a higher bar for your technical roles.

You have dozens of engineers sitting around idle, and it’s wasting company money.

Figure out your technical priorities, set deadlines, and provide performance standards for engineers. Adding value to the company is far more important than keeping a high headcount for the sake of ego.