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Lowes - Employment at Lowe's

CompanyLowes
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Category Installers
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I was an employee at Lowe's.I have a bad back.

When my back started acting up, I asked to take a leave of absence because I was no longer able to do the job because of my back. They agreed to this, so I started my leave of absence. Next thing I know, I'm no longer employed at Lowe's. When I inquired about it, I was told that part time employees were not allowed leaves of absence.

Well, why did you tell me I could take one if that's your policy.

Honestly, Lowe's is a very bad place to work.Personally, I hope they go bankrupt. 306a169

 
 
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kkr kkr
Jun 30, 2012 
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A Man Who Knows A Man Who Knows
May 21, 2012 
Those of you claiming Lowes is cutting "high" earners in favor of lower paid employees are wrong. Under the new pay rate advisor lowes is paying more to employees in the way of compensation based on experience related to the position. Lowes former pay was decided on a pay scale and where a manager wanted to put you on that pay scale. Lowe' s as a company has made starting salaries much more favorable to experienced candidates. Lowe's is a speciality retailer looking to attract 'qualified' applicants for specialty positons who can address customer needs and support a selling culture. Those who complain about this usually have little experience related to the position and little work background related to the field, therefore are compensated fairly.
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Anonymous Anonymous
Dec 03, 2012  from Cocoa Beach, Florida
I dont know what store you work at but at my store there are new employees with no experience who are starting out making more than people who have been there... same position... for years. I have been a dept. manager for over 3 years & a part-time person was made the full-time LNS, with no experience, has been employeed in this store for 1/4 of the time I have been there & is making more than. 50/ hour than I am. Oh... and for the past 2 years I have been the only dept mgr. for all 5 depts in zone 3. Fair? *** no!! Legal? I'm gonna find out!!
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joe h. mama joe h. mama
May 08, 2012 
the return policy stinks.. you steal stuff then return it to a different store and get a merchandise card. then sell it for 50 or 60 % cash value...scums are making thousands a week doing this. lowes wont let us stop then,, in most cases they even know their names
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13 years 13 years
Apr 22, 2012 
I am very happy you can figure the math out. I have check stubs to prove my claim. Yes it is 43k a year 40hr weeks are 39 as you should know. I was a zone or asm for 3 years and know the pay scale well. I started in 2000 at close to 30k. Worked into a dept manager then to zone. stepped down from zone to specialist. Company plant or not. I do a job the company sees value and pays me what I am worth for the job. Onto the next part. Yes I agree the high earners will be phased out. You are 100% right with the claim. I will likely be canned someday in the future but for now I will continue to take their money and do my job. When the day comes that they fire me for making too much money I will walk out gladly and then will sue the pants off of the company for wrongful dismissal. There are laws against that type of thing. Would be like firing me for being of a race they dont like. From what I am seeing though they are making where people just want to quit. Sadly this will only effect their precious *** wall street pigs when the customers go back to the ma and pop stores for knowledge as the drooling *** kids making 8 bucks an hour stand there with blank faces knowing nothing... So yeah call me a plant but this plant has deep roots and am gonna hold out as long as I can.....
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Former Lowes Employee Former Lowes Employee
Apr 21, 2012 
13 years, you are full of something or your a company plant, $22 an hour would equate to 45K a year ( 40 hour week X 52 weeks), not even an MOD makes that, Assistant manager start at 30-35K depending on the location. Lowes plan for the next five years is to phase out half of its full time employees on the selling floor ( most notably the higher earners, $12-14 per hour) and replace them with part timers ( no benefits to pay out), this is not a made up thing, it was approved by senior management and the shareholders, also there was a Lowes press release and a an article in Business-week in Jan or Feb of 2011.
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Company Man Company Man
Jan 31 
Wrong maybe they tell you they make 35k but I am an ASM at lowes and my base salary is 67k with a 30percent bonus on my salary for hitting sales goals plus my benifits are amazing so you obviously didnt ask for enough money are were not worth it.
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lowe's blows lowe's blows
Apr 18, 2012 
I'm not sure why this site censored my post. I didn't say anything obscene...
Lowe's won't allow me to leave work for a short time to have a surgery. So screw them. Even Walmart of all places let me leave for a week and a half when I wanted to visit family. Lowe's sucks. They have no idea how to take care of their good employees
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Lowe's Sucks Lowe's Sucks
Apr 18, 2012 
Lowe's won't allow me to *** for a surgery. *** them. Even Walmart of all places let me *** a week and a half when I wanted to visit family. Lowe's sucks.
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Texasbluebonnet Texasbluebonnet
Apr 17, 2012 
Sorry to hear about your back and lowes is not working with you....Found this video on you tube called LOWES FORKLIFT TRAGEDY(full version)....you might find it interesting to know that lowes has caused problems for other people as well..good luck with your back..hope things work out better for you than they did for this family..
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13 years 13 years
Apr 16, 2012 
Reality,
Brown noser? I think not I however do belive in working for what I am paid. I have with the exception of the last 3 years always gotten a 4% raise. Since I am capped in my position only been getting 2%. Hogwash you say? I have pay stubs to support my claims on here. As for a union? You have to be out of your mind, Put a union in so we have to support people who dont want to work? Demand excessive this or that. Do it or we strike. Dont get me wrong union workers there was a time and a place that the unions were needed but not here. Perfect physically fit perfect people? I have a smoked back and to bad rotators but they have not cast me out. They have always worked with my issues and have never been rude. Get your facts straight bitterman.
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Guy Number 3 Guy Number 3
Apr 16, 2012 
lol Reality, despite your belief regarding wages you're wrong. I'm located in New England not New Jersey, and I broke the 20 barrier within 2 years of joining the company.
It's not brown nosing either, it's called negotiating salary every time you start working for a company, and negotiating every time you get promoted. Which for the people you know isn't a factor as FSA's typically stay as FSA's
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Reality Reality
Apr 13, 2012 
13 years. Do you serious expect anybody to believe the line of hogwash that you spewed out. 22 bucks an hour and 13 years service. I know people who have worked for Lowes with twice those years and do not make near that money. Your nose must be a brown one. Vinceapple is another victim of Lowes policies. The specific policy being " we only want perfect physically fit people. All others need not apply". Lowes employee needs a Union to protect them, not more brown nosers, of which they have plenty of. Clearly, 13 years is a Lowes troll on this site.
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13 years 13 years
Apr 12, 2012 
For 13 years they have paid me well and the incentives are better then any retailer I know. I have 3 weeks paid vaca 4 floating holidays, dental, medical, vision and sick time. Im making a bit over 22 bucks an hour. No where else in this moment in time can come close.. Do I like everything? No but when I need them my company is there. Sick? No problem. Funeral Your paid. Injury? we got it covered. Need a day off or out early? You got it. When they need me Im there. No lowes is not where I want to be forever but i these times she is my refuge in a terrible rocky job market. Sorry you obviously were not able to give to receive..
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