Home Depot Layoffs Shake Corporate Staff
Home Depot layoffs push for faster decisions as CEO mandates full-time return to office and traders will watch effects on tech roles and Vinings HQ.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- About 800 corporate roles were eliminated, largely in the technology organization.
- Corporate staff were moved to a five-day in-office schedule effective the week of April 6, 2026.
- About 150 cuts were at the Vinings support center; a $140 million expansion and hiring remain on track.
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Home Depot layoffs announced Jan. 28 by CEO Ted Decker include cuts to corporate roles and a full-time return-to-office mandate. Corporate staff must be in offices five days a week starting the week of April 6, 2026, a move the company said will boost speed, agility, and connection to stores.
Corporate Cuts and Return to Office
The company eliminated about 800 corporate positions, mainly in its technology organization and other corporate teams. CEO Ted Decker notified employees by letter, saying the changes aim to increase speed, agility, and closer ties to frontline associates and customers.
Corporate staff will shift from a four-day to a five-day in-office schedule, with management saying more in-person engagement better supports store and field associates. Affected employees will receive separation packages, transitional benefits, and job-placement assistance. Company officials said artificial intelligence was not a factor in the reductions, even as the company continues to deploy AI tools across parts of the business.
Vinings Headquarters and Expansion
About 150 of the eliminated roles were at the Atlanta-area Vinings store support center; the rest were held by remote or hybrid corporate staff. The company approved a roughly $140 million expansion and renovation of the Vinings headquarters in December 2025, tied to about 250 planned full-time jobs and $7 million in local tax incentives.
Management said the headquarters expansion and hiring remain on track. The personnel changes reflect a reorientation toward core store priorities amid a slow housing market and broad consumer uncertainty cited in recent earnings, rather than a retreat from investment in the headquarters.
