Olympic Employment Program |
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Each day, more than 200 world-class athletes don orange aprons and go to work
in the aisles of The Home Depot. As the world's leading employer of Olympic
athletes and hopefuls, The Home Depot is proud to support these associates who
are vying for a spot on the Olympic Team. While their dream is Olympic gold,
they are eager to spend time each week mixing paint, tending to plants and
cutting 2x4s in exchange for the support and steady wages The Home Depot
provides.
Since 1992, The Home Depot has employed more than 570 Olympic and Paralympic
hopefuls through the U.S. Olympic Committee's Olympic Job Opportunities
Program (OJOP) and similar programs in Canada and Puerto Rico. To date,
more than 300 The Home Depot athlete-associates have competed in the Olympic
and Paralympic Games, earning a total of 194 medals, including 88 gold, 62
silver and 44 bronze. Through the programs, The Home Depot offers its
athlete-associates full-time compensation for a flexible 20-hour workweek that
accommodates demanding training and competition schedules. As the programs'
leading employer, The Home Depot offers athletes full-time pay and benefits -
as well as the opportunity to lay the groundwork for a professional career.
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Olympic Employment Program at a Glance
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Since 1992, Home Depot has employed more than 570 athlete-associates through
the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Olympic Job Opportunities Program (OJOP) and
similar programs in Canada and Puerto Rico.
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Participants receive full-time compensation for a flexible 20-hour workweek
that accommodates demanding training and competition schedules.
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In the 2008 Beijing Summer Games, The Home Depot athlete-associates brought
home nine Olympic and nine Paralymic medals.
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