Home Depot Mandates 5-Day Office Work Starting June 2025

Article Updated: January 10, 2025

On January 8, 2025, Home Depot shared internally a new return-to-office policy: Employees working within 50 miles of the headquarters in Atlanta must return to the office full-time starting on June 2, 2025.

Here’s everything you need to know about Home Depot’s RTO policy.

Home Depot’s Return To Office Policy [Jan 2025]

• Notice Date: January 8, 2025
• Return To Office Date: June 2, 2025
• Location Policy: Office First
• Office Visit Expectations: 5 days per week in the office
• Clauses:
  • The policy applies to Atlanta employees (headquarters)
  • Employees 50+ miles away don’t need to return to the office
  • People in “IT/engineering” don’t need to return, either (it’s unclear why)
• Office Space Footprint: Decreasing
• Previous Policy: 3 days per week starting in January of 2024)

Home Depot’s RTO News

I’m not a reporter, but I can get ahead of the RTO announcements. Here’s how.

When people search “return to office” phrases in Google, my research appears.

• On January 8, 2025, searches for “Home Depot return to office” spiked
• This is always an indicator of a new policy being released
• Employees get the message internally, then search to find out if it’s in the news yet

Then, I’ll either receive a tip from an employee or search message boards for confirmation.

In this case, new threads message boards like Reddit (200+ comments) and Blind (10+ comments) sprung up the same day. 

Store Support Center (SSC, Headquarters) Must RTO in June

Reddit Message

Blind Message

Employees Were Not Happy With The Message Delivery

People 50+ Miles Away & IT Workers Are Exempt

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