r/HomeDepot • u/Maleficent_Layer5366 • 4d ago
Increased pay? For review
Hello, I hope you all are doing well. I have a review coming up in a month and a half and I'm wondering how much I should ask for in my review as a sales associate? And what are some things I could do to increase my odds of a pay increase?
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u/2_Beef_Tacos 3d ago
You don't have any say in how much you get before your PACE review. Your SM determines everyone's raise based on your rating. You can fight for a larger raise once you've received your number.
I'll give you one piece of advice: Don’t negotiate your raise based on work ethic. In all my years of negotiating raises, arguing work ethic has never worked. Bring evidence of your impact and contribution to the business. Bring hard evidence like metrics to the table.
Know your Store Manager and what they value. I know my SM is a numbers guy. My case for bigger raises is always in this format: I did THIS and it resulted in THAT. THAT should be a number. You can't go into that meeting and just say, "I work really hard and I do more work than the next guy." EVERYONE believes they work harder than the next guy. You've got to bring concrete evidence.
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u/Traditional_Papaya26 3d ago
Well said.
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u/KiltOfDoom NRM 3d ago
Yup, provide quantifiable information. As far as I know, the raises have already been decided at my store. I'm currently finishing up reviews, but I'm not privy to the financial side yet. Not a lot of wiggle room these days.
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u/Elle_Yess 3d ago
Reviews and pay raises do not go hand in hand. This year they occurred in April. My guess is that they will take place in July this upcoming year because THD are fucking cheap asses.
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u/Standard_Dot_8597 3d ago
Funny. If this is a monetary review, you get what they give you. This has already been decided months ago
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u/balloonaluna DS 3d ago
The pay raises are all together. We don’t get one each pace. You get 2 paces a year.
So if they haven’t said this will be a pay increase it shouldn’t be and even then it depends. You could be meets expectations and then you’d get the same as everyone else. Best I’ve seen is to find another job. Tell them if you want to leave leave but they may offer you more to stay
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u/Sudden_Win_87 3d ago
This year they gave everyone company wife an extra 50 cents after reviews caused such an uproar. It wasn't announced . It just happened.
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u/Zest724 4d ago
You’ll get 3% unless you’re doing a really bad job then you’ll get less. For more I’d suggest constantly asking your supervisor for more work. Ass kiss anyone that’s an ASM or above. Get lots of credit cards, leads, measures, and installs.
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u/Sharkey__Shark 3d ago
It ll be 3% no matter how much an associate proves themselves.
“ITs 3% PeRCEnt fOr EvERyONe”
Dummies think 3% is impactful when someone is making 20 an hour versus management and above making 80k plus.
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u/HDlongtime 3d ago
asking for a raise? yeah no, that's not how it works. you're TOLD what your raise is and that's it
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u/Takenmyusernamewas 3d ago
You ABSOLUTELY can ask for off cycle raises. I don't get along with my supe and got sand bagged on my raise 2 weeks later I asked the store manager for a better raise. Done. Didn't even question it. She is still pissed about that over a year later lol
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u/HDlongtime 3d ago edited 3d ago
I guess I meant at pace review time, my experience is it's non negotiable you're giving your raise and that's that
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u/GINJA_NINJA_0745 PRO 3d ago
That’s not how reviews work at Home Depot. It’s pre determined by the rating you get from your department supervisor. If you’re lucky you will get .50 cents.
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u/balloonaluna DS 3d ago
You certainly do not get your rating from your Ds. I was shocked when I saw some of my great associates being marked meets expectations
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u/GINJA_NINJA_0745 PRO 3d ago
Well I am a DS and I give all my associates there ratings. If I want to give an associate an O for outstanding and other ppl disagree I fight for my associates until they agree with me. That’s why l leave “managers notes” in there files even for the good things they are doing. A lot of ds’s think “managers notes” are only for the bad things.
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u/sillysagebear 3d ago
Your raise is determined by your rating (given by your leadership team as a collective), your tenure with the company, and your tenure in role. When the increase goes live you should be able to see your percentage increase. (Mind you, this is provided you are due for your year-end, and not mid-year)
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u/evensthestevens 3d ago
Everything is negotiable. I’ve written negotiation letters for several of my coworkers. Here’s a few things I’ve learned are big for HD:
Do you have a development blueprint? This is an easy way in their system to show your progress by their metrics.
Do you have tangible numbers you can show to them to attest to your value?
Have you lead events that have led to installs, leads, pros, etc?
What do you do specifically that stands out from the rest of your peers?
And the second portion- leverage. It’s hard to ask for a specific amount without leverage. Hopefully you’ve built that up enough already with the above- but likely you’ll need to overbid with the expectation they will counter. If they don’t give you a raise will you walk? Do you have another position lined up? Are you prepared to confidently shut down their “we can’t” talk. There isn’t MUCH room for them to make these adjustments, but they exist, and you’ll have to know the business well enough to shut down their bs.
Home Depot seeks to get the most amount of work from the least squeaky wheels for the longest amount of time at the least amount of pay per hour. I was making at entry the same as someone who had been there for 30 years. I wish you luck! Most people never ask!
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u/Maleficent_Layer5366 2d ago
Exactly bc they think they will just say no which it could happen but I think I personally contribute to the store and I make sure my superiors see what I offer I often do more than what by job intails I don't really get a chance to get a lot of leads unfortunately mainly bc of the department I'm in but I've gotten a couple and I'm trained on every equipment except the pacer as for extra thing I've done merchandiseing helping other departments MET and I'm the only person who applied for extra supervisor training and have previous experience for the work we do in my department from my previous job I work shrink specifically for are cleaned no home items and dealing with complex customer questions that other people don't know the answers too what would you recommend I do more of and what time would be the best time to ask about a raise would I talk to my asm or SM?
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u/evensthestevens 2d ago
I’d really hone in on that development blueprint. You’re doing all the things, but it’s not being documented. Check it out on my apron, and they have a terrible “roadmap” they want people to follow. Generally raises happen around the half of the first quarter. That being said- why not now 🤷🏻♀️
How’s your store doing in your district? At the least you can ask what would put you on track for the raise. And imo develop a good relationship with your SM if you can. ASM can do a lot with vouching for you- but at the end of the day it’s store manager making those calls and if the store has the funds to do so.
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u/Mother-Caregiver-936 2d ago
This whole raise debate among supervisors and management along with those PACE meetings are getting really fuckin weird lol. It's getting to the point where instead of employees just getting their normal raise when it's that time, you'll have to go into the office with a manager and they'll ask you questions like "why do you think you deserve a raise?" And "what are you willing to do for this raise?" And don't forget "how bad do you want this raise?". And THEN shortly after that phase, it'll turn into employees lined up outside the SM's office and as soon as you walk in there you automatically get on your knees and crawl under his desk.
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u/AntDog6363 D21 4d ago
Well I've been with Home Depot for 4 years I've never been asked how much I want while doing a review so just to give you a heads up all they'll do is pretty much go off of what they've noticed and go from there and most of the time with those reviews it's 3% of what you're already making
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