Lowe's Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Poor process definition in key areas across teams."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"I like the broad technology scope, highly visible and mission critical applications, state of the art technologies, and enterprise level support from world class vendors - IBM, Oracle, Hyperion, EMC, Cisco, Microsoft, VMware, etc."

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

"Patience will likely be rewarded. There is limited advancement currently available. Formal experience is highly valued."

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

"Growth opportunities are limited due to the stagnant retail industry - especially with Lowe's and the housing market."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Carry through on change to the operating model, by defining and establishing formal processes to hand off work between teams."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"I like being out and about making deliveries and meeting new people."

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

"It's a great job at Lowe's for now, until you are able to find a place to start a career."

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

"I don't like politics of the store, and management does not work with what deliveries has to do."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Include deliveries as part of the store, and not as just the back end of the process."

"Working at Lowe's is challenging and rewarding."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"I like interaction with people, and customer resolution is a key skill."

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

"Customer service is paramount for the success of any manager."

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

"Working nights, weekends, and holidays takes away from family life."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Team building is essential to the success of the whole building."

"My experience at Lowe's was positive and enjoyable."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"Although I was responsible for the inside lawn & garden department, I enjoyed learning about products in other departments and interacting with customers at Lowe's."

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

"Be prepared to learn about many products in the store and their exact location."

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

"I felt like work hours were not consistent. Each week's schedule was different."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try to give employees steady and consistent work schedules so that there won't be any problems with people not being able to come to work."

"At Lowe's there is a poor peer work ethic and little support to help upward growth."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"I liked the fact that I was not stuck in a cubicle every day."

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

"When you interview for a job at Lowe's, the biggest thing you should remember is the regurgitation of simple mnemonic devices that they have on the walls in the employee areas. For example: IMPACT (I= initiate contact, M= make assessment, P= provide assistance, A= add on sales, C= close the sale, T= thank the customer). Simple things like that are your key to getting a job."

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

"I did not like the fact that Lowe's management was more worried about cutting hours than keeping the employee workforce happy and content. The manager and regional manager are so focused on nickel and diming the employee's hours that they force each employee to be worked too hard. The short-term gain from cutting hours is nothing in comparison to the long-term benefit of having consistent and happy coverage from employees who are not overworked."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The job of management is to help implement processes that would make the workplace run and produce better. However, implementing ideas from the top down ruins this process. An idea from the top does not take into account how it affects the lower employees. The managers would do well to ask the employees how to improve on a situation and then implement the ideas. All-in-all, management needs to spend more time listening to people below them. Otherwise they are going to lose key workers, due to overworking and lack of attention to needs."

"I have worked in the manufacturing environment for over 20 years and apply my skills daily working at Lowe's."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"Lowe's is an outstanding company to work for. With the exception of a retail work schedule, I would say it is one of the most stable companies I have worked at. I like the benefits, 401K and what the company matches. Lowe's stock is outstanding. The company assists its employees in the case of natural disasters."

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

"Dress for success. Know the company and the job to be performed."

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

"The main thing I dislike working at Lowe's is working a retail work schedule."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The only thing I would suggest to senior management is to get out of the office and spend 1 month a year in a store."

"I've had a good experience with Lowe's."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"Lowe's is always working on something new to improve the way we service customers."

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

"When Lowe's interviews, they ask questions of how you work together with others and how you would handle certain situations."

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

"I don't like some of the policies that we have that the company does not follow at the customer service desk."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"I like the coworkers at Lowe's, and that my paychecks do not bounce."

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

"The only reason to work at Lowe's is to be treated awfully by management and customers."

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

"Management has no idea what they are doing, and one day there will be a policy telling you to do one thing and the next day a policy will be made to never do that thing ever again."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Treat subordinates as equals, and I would not flip out over minuscule setbacks."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"Lowe's pays more than other retail jobs, and it's easier to get a full-time position."

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

"It's a job. If you're a dude, you're set, and unless you are completely lazy, you'll be promoted eventually. If you're a woman, unless you've been in a skilled vocation or are really lucky, you will be a cashier and that is all you will be. They might add a head in front of that title, but you will be stuck on the front end unless they are really desperate for someone on the sales floor or in the back. They will claim you are the most important employees but they will treat you like crap."

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

"It's the people. Customers can be good or bad; it comes with the territory. Some co-workers I could do without - the ones who don't say a thing to you until they need or want something, the ones who don't do anything but still manage to keep their job, and the ones who think they're better than you and talk down to you. I don't like the managers who will not back policy because they believe it's good customer service or are too lazy to deal with a problem, and the ones who don't do anything."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would follow the rules set out for all employees instead of thinking they are for everyone else, and I wouldn't be so capricious about what my employees' tasks are. I wouldn't micromanage just because I'm bored and can't sneak off to the back to talk with my friends."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"I like the consultative selling, the low key atmosphere, and the freedom to solve problems at Lowe's."

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

"I would emphasize a love of taking care of customers and a willingness to cram extra stuff down their throats."

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

"Management is very inconsistent about following policy. There seems to be a fear of enforcement when minorities are involved. Individuals are not rewarded for superior performance. The company can't decide what it is."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would focus the business on customer service and adequate staffing. I would also let my program run long enough to allow it to work."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"I like the teamwork, customer service, being active and busy, and the new things to learn."

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

"Unless you want to get stuck in a nowhere job and get walked all over, don't apply at Lowe's!"

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

"The entire management team does not care about their employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Care about your employees. Don't fire a 10-year employee to hire 2 new ones you can pay less."

"I had to do other peoples' jobs. It was nice helping other people out."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"I like helping the customers at Lowe's, and working in and outside with the customers."

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

"The management team would demote you and drop your pay."

"I am not very happy with the way they treat their employees at Lowe's."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"There was nothing I liked about working for Lowe's, and I try not to be mean."

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

"Make sure that you understand what they want, and that it is what you want."

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

"They train you for something but don't give you support once you get into the position."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't just train your people and stick them into a spot without someone for them to ask questions."

"I promoted sales by designing for clients at Lowe's."

What do you like about working at Lowe's?

"Lowe's is a great place to start out. I learned a lot about working with clients, what they expect, and how to push sales."

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

"Be honest when answering the interview questions so that managment may place you into the correct position."

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

"For someone in my field, Lowe's does not offer too many advancements."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management was good. They supported me when I needed help closing really big sales."