Home Depot cuts 800 jobs, orders corporate workers back to office full time

Home Depot  has laid off 800 workers associated with its corporate headquarters, part of an effort to boost the company’s speed and focus more on its front-line workers.

• Layoffs affected fewer than 150 roles at the Atlanta headquarters, and the rest worked remotely

The home-improvement retailer also said its corporate employees will have to return to the office five days a week, starting the week of April 6.

Home Depot said the layoffs affected fewer than 150 roles based at its Atlanta headquarters, and the rest worked remotely.

The cuts amount to about 0.2% of the company’s total workforce, given it employed 470,100 people at the end of fiscal year 2024, according to its latest annual filing.

The changes aim to simplify Home Depot’s corporate operations to better support its stores and customers, the company said.