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Lowe's Home Improvement

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Good for short-term or very long term. - RTM Clerk Lowe's Home Improvement Employee Review

2.0
1 Oct 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good benefits, reasonable hours for retail work, benefits for part-time employees. If you are uneducated and need a job with long-term benefits and a retirement plan, it's the way to go. A lot of older employees - returning to work, or even retirees just needing a few hours seem to be happy working there. Honestly the stock options and 401k benefits are hard to find anywhere else. There are also usually enough part-timers and younger workers that will work the later hours that parents and older employees may not be willing to work. Overall it wasn't a horrible experience but I found myself dissatisfied often.

Cons

Management seems uncaring at times. You can get shuffled around without any warning, and it's not usually to a department or job that you would ask for. I was moved laterally several times when I thought it should warrant a promotion and/or a payraise. In my eyes, moving from cashier to cash office clerk is a promotion - it required a lot more brains and trust than just managing a $200 cash drawer. That job change did not come with promotion, and then I was moved from there to a Special Order Sales Clerk (title no longer exists) without promotion, and then to RTM clerk with out them asking if I wanted it or a payraise. In 3 years, I only received one raise but was definitely expected to do more each year. Time off is hard to get when you want it.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
29 May 2015
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Pros

Lowe's provides an excellent atmosphere that is fun, safe, and comfortable to work in. I was worried about not knowing where things were when a customer asked, but you can always look to a fellow employee to give you a hand....with anything! If you've never used powered equipment, that will change.

Cons

If you aren't full time, hours will get cut around Summer time. Having a heavy work-load and having to cover 1 or 2 other departments. When you put on the vest, the customer will assume that you know EVERYTHING about EVERYTHING in the store while others will expect you to be in 2 places at once. It may seem tedious at times, but no matter how busy you are, you have to make it a habit to stop and ask EVERY customer (with a smile) if they could use your help for anything.

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