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Lowe's Home Improvement

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Changes in tech leadership causing mass exodus - Senior Software Engineer Lowe's Home Improvement Employee Review

2.0
30 Sept 2021
Recommend
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Pros

They paid higher than scale, and had good benefits. (They pay more because people quit a lot and they can't keep the good ones.)

Cons

The new leadership on the tech side has changed the culture from that of fail fast fix fast, to "who is responsible" and a blame game. Engineers are now afraid to admit fault and end up pointing the finger. Middle management care more about how they look to their bosses than unblockong those they are leading. Gone are the days of "servant leadership" at Lowe's, Now management holds a whip and expects results that are unreasonable and chastise individuals publicly. There is a clear cast system being incorporated into the Lowe's culture too. People focus on impressing their bosses and deflecting blame, not doing their jobs. Many highly skilled engineers and architects on the tech side are quitting. New hires are leaving after less than six months. Employees who have been with the company for years are leaving hundreds of thousands in RSU just to walk away. That is a sign of poor corporate and VP-level management.

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5.0
6 Jun 2026
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Pros

Amazing Benefits Summer opportunity for overtime Family environment

Cons

Typically rigid schedule (flexibility depending on managers) Requirements for getting credit card and leads.

1.0
23 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

If you want to be lazy it's perfect 👌

Cons

This is the worst company I have EVER worked for, the worst I've ever been treated by an employer. So bad it caused me to be suicidal. The managers are incompetent. They are not leaders, they do not care about your wellbeing, just what they can get out of you. If you don't get credit cards you get yelled at. I'm seen so many employees just walk out because of that reason alone. I begged for full time, never gave it to me, but still give it to new hires. Which caused my kids and I to have no health insurance. Constantly changing my schedule. Which causes you to never be able to make any plans, or have a life. Denied my leave of absence for surgery as I'm literally laying in bed waiting to get surgery. Which was still dinged as a call out. Eventually leading me to a final, to finally get fired from the hell hole that is Lowes. I was smiling getting fired, walked out the door and felt so much relief. Lowes blows.

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