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Lowe's Home Improvement

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Beaten down but still working hard - Department Manager Administration/Customer Service Lowe's Home Improvement Employee Review

3.0
26 May 2009
Recommend
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Pros

There is definitely a team spirit and we all think we are better than home depot in customer service. Depending on what type of personality you have this is a great job; if you are towards the unfriendly side then this job doesn't work since a helpful attitude is expected. Benefits exist at lowe's but they are getting mediocre.

Cons

Slackers are hard to fire with the multiple procedures that have to be gone through. Good people are worked to the bone and are held to sometimes unfair expectations that we don't have for slackers. Depending on what department you are in you can have coverage or not; it depends on your store manager and what departments rate the manpower.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

Some amazing customers and coworkers. Tasks and systems were easy to learn. Sometimes you get lucky and have amazing ASMs and SMs. It's easy to get a good survey when you treat customers like friends, be honest about what you do and don't know, and work to learn what you don't. That goes a long way with customers. I personally truly loved my job and loved spending as much time as I could at work.

Cons

Once you are on someones S*** List they will make it possible to get rid of you. Management only follows policy when it benefits them. Some people get promoted when they have no business working in retail as a leader. The A/C in the store I worked in was always broken during the summer, which made it miserable to work. Some customers are entitled due to they way management will kiss their butts to keep from losing a sale or getting a bad review. Management will make a paper trail to write you up if you mess up or are struggling instead of helping you better yourself. Management does not care about employees' work-life balance. Management does not care if their employees are struggling with personal issues like car troubles, health issues, financial issues, etc. Management will get rid of great employees but keep people who don't pull their weight. Once I hit burnout, instead of helping me, I was punished by my managers. In turn making me hate a job I truly loved.

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