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Lowe's Employee Job Reviews in the United States

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On average, employees at Lowe's give their company a 3.7 rating out of 5.0 - which is 5% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Lowe's employees are Team Leaders submitting an average rating of 4.9 and Operations Managers with a rating of 4.5.

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3.7
Average Rating
(based on 375 Lowe's Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.5
Growth Opportunities
3.3
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
3.9
Rewards You Receive
3.4
Support You Get
3.5
Way You Work
3.9
Work Setting
3.6
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"Lowe's is fast-paced and never boring, with great coworkers and clients."
Posted 13 years ago
Zone Manager

"Inexperienced senior management."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"I like the customers at Lowe's."

What don't you like about working at Lowe's?

"I don't like the hours."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get experienced management."

District Loss Prevention Manager

"Lowe's is a good company with little career growth at the current level."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"Lowe's is a good place to work."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Lowe's is a good company to work for."

What don't you like about working at Lowe's?

"I didn't like the lack of career growth and ability to return to Texas."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen more to employees using the current methods in place."

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.7
Lowe's (478)

4.4 Highest Rated in this Industry is Xylem (10)
2.9 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Orchard Supply Hardware (11)
3.6 Average of All Companies in this Industry (2,679)
Store Manager

"An absolutely terrible work environment."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"Out of 40 years in retail management, Lowe's was the worst run company I've ever been exposed to."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't do it. No matter what they offer you."

What don't you like about working at Lowe's?

"It was the worst work environment ever. There was no support from the company, only negative reinforcement, deceit, and intimidation."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Field staff needs to support store management and on occasion listen to them."

Sales Manager

"Too many district level changes at Lowe's, and too many 70+ hour work weeks."

Store Manager

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"I liked the people at Lowe's."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be passionate."

What don't you like about working at Lowe's?

"I loved it."

Cashier

"Lowe's was a good summer job, but I realized it was not where I would want to develop myself."

Millwork Specialist

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"I like meeting with the customers to keep them informed in the new products at Lowe's."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be open-minded and be very focused on the #1 customer service. Without that you won't sell."

What don't you like about working at Lowe's?

"I don't like the pay!!!!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to be more upbeat when it comes to the training of employees."

Customer Service Specialist

"Part-time job at Lowe's to help with bills."

Department Manager

"Lowe's is a very good place to work."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"I like the good people, a lot of customers, and the one-on-one time."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself."

What don't you like about working at Lowe's?

"I don't like the inflexible schedule."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Nothing, as they had a solid program."

Lowe's Employee

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"I like the good benefits, job stability, and lateral mobility at Lowe's."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"In general, Lowe's is a very low-stress environment. Just provide customer service at all times, and you'll have nothing to worry about."

What don't you like about working at Lowe's?

"I don't like the low income and low upward mobility due to restructuring. Managers are moved around a lot."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be less non-confrontational; without documentation, repeat offenders cost the company and the store thousands of dollars."

Store Manager

"I worked for Lowe's prior to them being a big box store, and it was a great work environment."

Department Manager

"Lowe's is a decent place to work."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"The coworkers at Lowe's were a great bunch of people."

What don't you like about working at Lowe's?

"I guess all retail stores are the same, but I don't like the pressure to sell and sacrifice personal life."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Understand that the store is not the only thing in life."

Sales Manager

"Good job with a lot of exposure."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"Lowe's did provide a rotating schedule for all of its employees. I was able to advance quickly in management and they provided an aggressive bonus structure at that time."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ask what the job responsibilities are. What tools are available for getting your job done correctly Allow candidates to talk with employees who are already in this position."

What don't you like about working at Lowe's?

"They held the sales manager responsible for a procedure that was at best impossible to oversee, and they used the policy and procedure to terminate some good employees. A lot of the operational responsibility was assigned to the sales manager."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Rewrite the policy and procedure to keep upper management from using it as a way to railroad people out of a job. Also, more division needs to be done amongst the administration manager and the sale manager."

Assistant Department Manager

"It was a good change."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"Working at Lowe's was rewarding."

What don't you like about working at Lowe's?

"I didn't like having to work holidays."

Sales Specialist

"Busy big box."

Lowe's Reviews FAQs

Is Lowe's a good company to work for?

Lowe's has an overall rating of 3.7 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 375 Lowe's Review Ratings left anonymously by Lowe's employees, which is 5% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 88% of employees would recommend working at Lowe's.

Does Lowe's pay their employees well?

Lowe's employees earn $32,000 annually on average, or $15 per hour, which is 52% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 197 Lowe's employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Lowe's Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Lowe's?

88% of employees would recommend working at Lowe's with the overall rating of 3.7 out of 5. Employees also rated Lowe's 3.5 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.4 for Rewards You Receive, 3.3 for Growth Opportunities and 3.5 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Lowe's?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Lowe's is a VP of Operations at $275,000 annually. Browse Lowe's Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Lowe's?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Lowe's is a CSR at $12,000 annually. Browse Lowe's Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Lowe's?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Lowe's to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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