I lasted ONE day. It was just THAT miserable. - Management Trainee 84 Lumber Employee Review

1.0
13 May 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Easy interview. They take anyone.

Cons

I walked 22,000 steps in a warehouse that was heated to 38 degrees. It was 20 degrees and snowing outside. Had to stand the entire day on concrete except when I was at lunch in my car. I was told "we sell more when we stand the whole day." My manager didn't check on me the entire day because he "delegated" my training. Rotating schedule and 10-hour days. My account wasn't set up in the system, so I couldn't do any cashier training. I had to, without PPE, empty trash cans that had other employees' vomit and chew in them. That was the final straw. For $16/hr, this job sucked. Worst place I've ever worked. I literally lasted one day. I knew before lunch that I wouldn't like this job, and actually spent my lunch break on the phone interviewing with another company because it was just THAT miserable.

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84 Lumber Response
2y
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience at 84 Lumber. We work continuously to improve our associate experience, and we appreciate your feedback on the working conditions. Your feedback helps us to move forward and provide a better experience in the future for our associates.

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5.0
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Pros

Amazing people and management throughout

Cons

work and life balance can be tough

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84 Lumber Response
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Thank you for taking the time to review 84 Lumber. We are happy to hear that you have had a great experience with the company and we appreciate your feedback on work / life balance.
4.0
11 Jun 2026
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Pros

Good benefits, pay is decent. If you work from home FT as a Manager , you can also run your own business while on the clock get paid for it. Who wouldn't want to work there.

Cons

You can work your butt off, put in more hours than you should and get no respect in return.

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84 Lumber Response
2w
Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate you taking the time to write a review. We take all associate feedback seriously, and we'd like to address the concerns you mentioned in your review. Our HR team has an open-door policy to listen to and answer associates’ questions, complaints, suggestions, and challenges. Please contact us at hr@84lumber.com to discuss further so that we may improve our working environment in the future.
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