Home Depot sends corporate employees into the trenches

The Home Depot says it will require each of its corporate staff to work an eight-hour retail shift each quarter. Employees, including senior management and remote workers, will have to clock in for the required time beginning in Q4. In a memo, CEO Ted Decker painted the move as a matter of solidarity with frontline staff. “We need to stay connected to the core of our business, so we can truly understand the challenges and opportunities our store associates face every day,” he wrote.