[Moonman62]

But he didn't leave empty-handed: the Atlanta-based company said Nardelli would receive a severance package worth roughly $210 million, an amount decried by some lawmakers as a golden parachute that sends the wrong message to investors.

It sends an even worse message to employees.

[Florida native]

It sends an even worse message to employees.

Home Depot does not treat employees fair anyhow.

Case in point; my husband worked for Home Depot for 7 years. Then on Dec. 1, he found a new and better paying job. He gave plenty of notice and planned to work until Dec. 29.

However, he was terminated 1.5 weeks ahead of schedule. The reason: Home Depot needed to "lower their overhead and cut hours" to make their end of year figures look good.

And unbeknownst to me until about a week ago; my husband said that Home Depot required all employees to sign a document stating that they can be terminated at any time for any reason.

Gee, that really encourages loyalty and pride in one's work!