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Lowe's Home Improvement

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Cashier at Lowe's - A dead end job - Retail Cashier Lowe's Home Improvement Employee Review

2.0
Nov 29, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Given the requirements of the position, the job is fairly well compensated. If you're a home-owner, the employee-discount can go a long way towards cutting costs on home-improvement. The position is fairly undemanding, if at times mind-numbingly so.

Cons

There is little - or no - opportunity for advancement once you are hired as a cashier. Most of upper management has been hired from outside - few, if any, are internally promoted. Managers take little interest in the development of their employees. Feedback, if and when it is given, almost always take a negative form. Managerial supervision more often than not borders on policing.

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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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