Arthur Blank: I was fired from Home Depot 

from a 26 year associate thank you Arthur.

You are spot on Arthur! After my real career as a CFO, I needed something to do, so I went to work at my local HD store which was the one at Merchants Walk in Atlanta. As a customer and as an ex-associate, Nardelli was a disaster. Associates were very thinly staffed, and morale was low not only among associates, but also store management. When Nardelli would visit it was as if the President of the US was visiting.......multiple limos, trailing sycophants on their Blackberries, the hubris was palpable. Then, mercifully, Nardelli was gone and Frank took over. Soon things improved. More aprons were on the floor, inventory was there when and where we needed it. Associate knowledge increased through better hiring practices and training. One day I noticed a man walking the aisles alone in what I recognized as a suit but without the coat. His white shirtsleeves were rolled up. It turned out to be Frank Blake......no limos, no entourage. He truly wanted to visit almost incognito to see and feel what was really going on in a store. What a difference! Good for him! Great for Home Depot!

Arthur is so polished and relaxed.

Home Depot’s service and management systems are a joke. I remember laughing at a Specialty Sales manager when he mentioned HD’s plans to compete with Amazon regarding online retail and services. Everything from third part service providers to courier contracts boil down to who is the lowest bidder. Home Depot has a Harbor Freight business model; buy cheap and sell at a high markup.

I got fire from Home Depot 3 yrs ago and can't hear at all from stress from them putting me in the back for not reason when they was down sizing there and look now all the jobs I get now minimum wage and I can't even get back in the warehouse again thank you you guys that place is like a machine

Thank you Arthur and Bernie for the great company you created

I had business with them as a new vendor . I made my pitch , got set up ( a real big win for my career and my company) . At my follow up appointment, I’m told the buyer I saw was escorted out of the Atlanta office by security! They changed and treated people like soiled underwear !

I help in all departments? What a joke. 95% of the upper management don't even know what item a department is in or how to use it. 80% of those promoted to DH know just as little.

If you work at Home Depot go find a better job. This is unless you work in corporate management and you're like a director or some shit

Drink every time he says “you know”

I used to work at Lowe's and what I enjoyed about them was that you got a 10% discount as an employee !Home Depot doesn't do that they really do not value their employees as much!!

Which is why you don't incorporate.....

What ever "values" Arthur Blank is talking about, I don't see them today at Home Depot. Years ago, Home Depot hired a lot of trades people, and hardware store veterans and they were knowledable and helpful - but today at home depot - you're on your own.

had no idea who this dude was but he looks like he walked out of a Godfather movie lol

Thank you Authors... Reality They always mess with the good ones and they got The wrong team as a management at how they lose money with the employees no service means no business. Self and demand that's how I learned it. Those type of people don't believe in ther logic when it comes to working together.

I used to live in Atlanta, GA and came to love Home Depot as my number one store for all purchases. It wasn't until I had moved back to Texas that I learned of there anti-gun stances against the 1st Amendment. I haven't been to a Home Depot since and am PROUDLY a Lowe's customer now. The bad part of all this is that Arthur seems like's he's a stand up guy, IMO.

how can a majority shareholder step down?

Nardelli ran kmart in the ground so why doesn't Home Depot hire him. Good call

Nardelli received 200 million payout when he left HD. Then he ran Chrysler and worked for free. Google it.

Nardelli definitely killed the Employer Brand. People were terrified to work at Home Depot...

Concerts by grover Cleveland Ave beautiful Beavers

screw all Neo fascist hire people with actual retail experience.Hire from the trades pay them union scale wage.Yo will return to greatness.

Arthur Blank retired from Home Depot in 2001, I don't get the hate.

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Looks like Michael Corleone's uncle

If Rickels and Channel were run correctly there would be no Home Depot.

Arthur look like a white Steven a smith

Yeah but , his expression when the Pats came back to win the Super Bowl ...

Here’s some advice Arthur, next time you speak with the Liberal Management suggest they stay out of the Political Culture War!! We don’t care who or what you sleep with in your bed!!! This is why LOWES is kicking your butts in growth!!! We stopped shopping at HD when they held their first GAY PARADE!!!! My point is concentrate on sales not Human Anatomy!!!!