Pros
The culture that THD (at least) puts forth is admirable. Do the right thing, take care of your people, all good stuff. The obvious pro is that Home Depot is one of the safest choices you could make, as they're here to stay.
Cons
I honestly feel duped. My technically oriented team that is mostly out-of-state worked remotely, and I dreamt of continuing to build my career here, but the RTO mandate has stripped that away. Even if we do relocate to Atlanta, Home Depot will not cover moving expenses and would not even improve salary post inflation. We have had record breaking years and some of the best sales days in history, to be punished in this way. And even if I do stay, the extent to which management caters to upper leadership's fear of change trumps any spark for real innovation, and our self development is drowned.
