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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
Sales Manager

"Buyer beware!"

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"For the most part, the employees at Lowe's were fun to work with. The only exceptions were the ones at the Danville, IL store."

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

"I didn't like the lack of support for senior management from the district and regional levels."

Consultant

"Unscrupulous management style."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"There is nothing I like at Lowe's."

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

"Make this your last resort."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be human first."

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."

Customer Service Representative

"Hope Lowe's goes out of business."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"It was awful. They treat their employees like garbage."

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

"Find something else!"

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

"I didn't like the way they treated me when I asked for help with a personal issue."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Nothing I can post."

Shipping Supervisor

"Lowe's was a great place to work for."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"I liked working with the team members."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest rotation of management throughout other departments."

Sales Coordinator

"It was a learning experience."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"I liked the customers at Lowe's."

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

"Anyone can get hired at Lowe's."

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

"I didn't like the politics."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management needs to be held accountable."

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."

Zone Manager

"How I would improve Lowe's Home Improvement."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"The staff at both stores I worked in were excellent. There is constant customer interaction, which I loved. I am not afraid of work, and the position of Zone Manager is definitely hands on. The seasonal changes also kept the job from getting mundane. Lowe's is a fun place to work."

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

"As with most retail positions, payroll cuts require doing more with less. If you cannot develop a team atmosphere, you will not be successful. I also was not pleased by the integrity of upper management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Follow the company's policies and procedures. Realize that the hourly associates keep the customers coming back, and actively solicit their input in customer service problems."

Customer Service Specialist

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

Cabinet Specialist

"Great job at Lowe's."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"I like selling kitchen designs."

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

"Have experience in the position you are applying for."

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

"I don't like lifting heavy cabinets in the stock isle."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make training available to those who want it."

Sales Specialist

"Busy big box."

Commercial Sales Associate

"Excellent."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"I like the opportunities at Lowe's."

Store Manager

"Lowe's is the world's premier home improvement supplier."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"What I loved is the fact that everyone was an employee owner at the time I worked there and the company felt like working for a family."

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

"They have become less and less family oriented and focused on the benefit side to retain their people in the last 10 years."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Go back to your roots. Most of the senior management know what it was like to work for the largest home improvement chain in the world and know how the vision of Carl Buchan impacted its people."

Sales Specialist

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"At Lowe's, I like the environment of working with people and being able to help them get what they are needing."

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

"Be honest."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keeping doing what you are doing, because it works."

Customer Service Associate

"Lowe's is a good company only if you become a full-time associate, but if you aren't, then you're trash to the company, even if you're a better worker than a full-timer."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"I like that I can get benefits being a part-timer."

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

"Smile. Have a clean background check and drug test."

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

"The Lowe's I work for has favoritism. It's an unethical experience working for a company where the managers lie and pick people for supervisor positions, not based on experiences or skill, but on whom they feel are skinnier, or prettier, or whom they have a relationship with outside of work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I feel like Sanford Lowes--I'm not sure about all Lowe's but Sanford--definitely needs to get a whole new group of managers who are honest and ethical."

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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