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Lowe's
3.2 of 5 1,481 reviews
www.lowes.com Mooresville, NC 5000+ Employees

Lowe's Reviews

Updated Jun 16, 2013
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3.2 1,481 reviews

                             

66% Approve of the CEO

Lowe's Chairman and CEO Robert A. Niblock

Robert A. Niblock

(795 ratings)

65% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Good Company to Work for

Customer Service Associate II (Current Employee)
Mobile, AL

I have been working at Lowe's full-time for more than 3 years

ProsLearn about different aspects of home improvement
Great people to work with
Once you are in the company they like to promote from within

ConsOpen 7 days a week
Customers look down on you

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Advancement as far as your willing to take it.

Department Manager (Current Employee)
Austin, TX

I have been working at Lowe's full-time for more than 7 years

ProsCompany takes pride on promoting from within. There is a clear path of advancement to managment. Benefits are stellar. And tuition reimbursement!

ConsRecently they did away with sales commission and spiff programs.
Schedules suck (as in any retail company)
Salaries could be more competitive.

Advice to Senior ManagementMake bonus structure more obtainable.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Great place to work so far

CSA (Current Employee)
Philadelphia, PA

I have been working at Lowe's full-time for less than a year

Proshours , pay, discount, fun place to work

ConsJust started working there i have no negative feedback so far

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1 month into a CSA job, so far so good. Friendly and knowledgable staff, customer focused.

CSA (Current Employee)
Minneapolis, MN

I have been working at Lowe's full-time for less than a year

ProsVariety, alot of activity and customer interactions. Benefit packages are quite good.

ConsCurrently understaffed during a very busy time of the year.

Advice to Senior ManagementBetter starting pay would attract additional employees to make up for staffing shortages. Better pay would also attract additional talent that have the skills to interact socially with the customers while meeting other demands throughout the store.

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Great work environment

Customer Service Associate I (Former Employee)
Mansfield, PA

I worked at Lowe's full-time for more than a year

ProsFriendly coworkers
Passionate employees
Great management team
High quality customers
Good products
Knowledgeable staff
Opportunity for growth
Ample compensation for work done
Potential for bonuses

ConsSeasonal drops in business
Must be very knowledgeable about products in order to succeed
Lots of additional promotions to remember and present to customers

Advice to Senior ManagementSometimes the store has a little too much going on at once, not only for the employees to remember, but for the customers to take in. It may be helpful to limit your promotions/events to only so many per week to prevent everyone from being overwhelmed.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Lowe's is a good company to work for.

Department Manager (Former Employee)
Vallejo, CA

I worked at Lowe's full-time for more than a year

ProsDecent pay, benefits, and employees.

ConsLack of flexibility in scheduling

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Lowe's is a great place to work

Customer Service IV (Current Employee)
Indianapolis, IN

I have been working at Lowe's full-time for more than 3 years

ProsGreat people; benefits; bonus opportunities

Conshours are not life style friendly; only certain jobs are allowed to have steady hours and those jobs are dead end jobs. You cannot have a life outside of Lowe's and schedules are not posted in a timely manner.

Advice to Senior ManagementI think that store level employees need to have steady shifts especially since there are no longer any spiffs. People call off a lot because of this. It is difficult to get child care and the scheduling practice of "Clopens" is ridiculous

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Anonymous Employee (Current Employee)

I have been working at Lowe's full-time for more than 8 years

ProsLowe's has great benefits for associates. Many changes have occurred over the last several years and the company continues to change on its road to the future.

ConsIt is difficult to transition to positions in other areas of the company from Loss Prevention even with prior experience and training.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Good place to work

Product Service Associate (Former Employee)
Kansas City, MO

I worked at Lowe's full-time for more than 3 years

Prosstarts out at a pretty decent entry level pay. offers benefits. opportunity to advance

Consinconsistent work schedules. you never knew what time or hours you would work from week to week

Advice to Senior Managementprovide some stability in schedule to your full time employees. don't schedule full time employees around the availibility of part time employees. people need consistency in their work schedule

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Been great since I have worked there.

Cashier (Current Employee)
Southgate, MI

I have been working at Lowe's part-time for less than a year

ProsThe particular Lowes I work at has treated me great. started off with a great pay (at least for a college student). They gave me good hours and when issues arrive, like i had to take work off, they helped me out finding someone to take my shift. Honestly it all depends on the people you work with. If you work with loving people and you are loving, your experience is going to be great no matter where you work.

ConsAs a cashier, management does ask for some pretty high standards. They want you to get some challenging percents on your credit card rates and other stuff but its all on your job description so you just have to work hard on it.

Advice to Senior Managementgive us more training and advice for the credit card rates and such. Also dont be so demanding on them as well be understanding that most customers do not want such things and just want to be checked out without being offered 5 different things. Maybe instead of trying to push for the percentages give rewards for the ones with great percents so it gives us good reasons to wanna work hard on them.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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