The Mine reviews

2.9

42% would recommend to a friend

(93 total reviews)

Michelle Newbery

49% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

The Mine has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 93 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The The Mine employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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93 reviews
3.0
Feb 6, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Was purchased by Lowe's a few years back, and company has changed a lot since then. Management has a clear direction, and the company has shown time and time again that it is willing to hire inexperienced (but promising) employees. This is a great place for someone with no job experience to gain experience. There are strict rules for how to climb the corporate ladder, which makes it easy to know what you have to do in order to get a new job title.

Cons

Under Lowe's leadership, middle management has tripled in size. Has a very east-coast, top-down dictatorial style of management which clashes with modern west-coast attitudes and ways of thinking. Pay tends to be seniority based, rather than merit based. Each organ within the company has communication problems when communicating with other organs, and an excessive amount of time is spent filling out reports instead of adding value.

2.0
May 14, 2015

Not Impressive

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Your get to see how a large corporation interacts with a smaller subsidiary that was originally far more nimble. You work with other departments if you choose to. I could see working for this company as a decent first job.

Cons

Leadership is not strong, and lack the ability to take proactive actions to change for the better. Pay and benefits are not competitive in the industry, and seems to be tied to years of employment rather than skill set. Management speaks about growth but it's tied entirely to Lowe's, so internally there is little to no room for advancement.

1.0
Jun 3, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you have a degree but absolutely no work experience and are willing to work for next to nothing they will hire you as long as you are willing to work hard

Cons

Once this company was purchased by Lowes it went all down hill from there. Everything is being conformed to lowes and the former glory of the Red Logo has now turned Blue. ATG appears to be growing a lot because of all of the Sales from Lowes Stores but Lowes is only investing in Lowes Initiatives and what is going to profit Lowes in the long term and ATG's Business itself "without any lowes orders" is down around 50%. Lowes brought in people from Corporate Headquarters to replace Management Roles that current ATG Employees held and I would not be surprised if it is a strategy to move the company within the next couple of years to Lowes Corporate in North Carolina. The left over roles available that have not been taken by Lowes Corporate You will only have a chance for if you get into the right click. If you have any goals in life and self worth then don't come to work here. If you don't care about life and just want to scrape by then this is the perfect place for you. Buyer be ware, they might want to renegotiate your salary or bonus structure once you have been here for a couple of years. Someone is always willing to do your job for less.

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