The Home Depot

The people at Home Depot are all super friendly and down to earth. As an intern, I got an interesting project in ML, and I really enjoyed the team I worked on. The Store Support Center (their headquarters) is also really nice. While it may not be the Google campus, it was a lot cooler than I was expecting. Home Depot definitely sees that if they want to attract top tech talent, they need to shift the company culture in their tech department. While I was there, everyone was very laid back, and the interns were definitely treated very well. My favorite part is that everyone seemed to really value the company culture. I definitely felt like I was part of a big team.

The work environment is definitely a little slow-paced. As an intern, daily life wasn't exactly thrilling. While there are definitely cool things happening there, my team at The Home Depot seemed to just go happily at their own pace. If you're looking for inspiring innovation, this may not be the company for you.

Also, I hate to say it, but their salaries just can't compete with tech companies.

If you want to really attract top tech talent, you need a bigger draw for people to come and live in Atlanta, or you need tech offices in other cities.

For me, it would be difficult to take a job in Atlanta over one in NY, Seattle, or SF that pays more.