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Lowe's Home Improvement

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Lowe's: A great place for the uneducated, but not the place for the educated. - Store Manager Lowe's Home Improvement Employee Review

2.0
Apr 22, 2009
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Pros

For a person with no education beyond high school there are opportunites that may not be found anywhere else. A individual with no education can start out as a shift worker and move up within the organization. They can even reach the level of store manager. Not many do. Most of the store managers have a college degrees and many have masters degrees. I am not trying to discourage someone from trying to reach this goal if they do not have a degree, I am just saying that it would be tough since you are competing against college graduates. This company is also a great resume builder.

Cons

Long Hours. You are scheduled to work a 55 hour week . More than likely you will be working a 70+ hour week. The pay scale is also low in comparison to other retailers. You also have to realize than you are expendable. When you accept your position the company is already training someone to take your place when you quit. There is a lot of turnover in this position with this company. You also have to be willing to work in an enviroment that offers little praise from the executive management team. There are e-mails of praise but the e-mails are mass e-mails with no personal input.

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Some amazing customers and coworkers. Tasks and systems were easy to learn. Sometimes you get lucky and have amazing ASMs and SMs. It's easy to get a good survey when you treat customers like friends, be honest about what you do and don't know, and work to learn what you don't. That goes a long way with customers. I personally truly loved my job and loved spending as much time as I could at work.

Cons

Once you are on someones S*** List they will make it possible to get rid of you. Management only follows policy when it benefits them. Some people get promoted when they have no business working in retail as a leader. The A/C in the store I worked in was always broken during the summer, which made it miserable to work. Some customers are entitled due to they way management will kiss their butts to keep from losing a sale or getting a bad review. Management will make a paper trail to write you up if you mess up or are struggling instead of helping you better yourself. Management does not care about employees' work-life balance. Management does not care if their employees are struggling with personal issues like car troubles, health issues, financial issues, etc. Management will get rid of great employees but keep people who don't pull their weight. Once I hit burnout, instead of helping me, I was punished by my managers. In turn making me hate a job I truly loved.

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