84 Lumber Company Employer Reviews

Very fast paced but very rewarding work. Not much time for breaks work flow was staggering but learning and advancement opportunities were in your hands opened up your spirit to take your skills as far as you could in business operations. Gave me a great sense of personal value and confidence in myself.

Working in this position gave me a true definition of physical labor. I worked in every area of the store and learned many things. I was responsible for various tasks, from customer estimates involving large structures to inventory to bathroom duty. This was a very good experience and I was fortunate to work in such a position.

enjoyed the people I worked with and customers I interacted with.

You have to work a minimum of 48 hours a week with this company. Management was difficult to work with. Always short staffed.

Contractor oriented approach to creating business. Sales representatives are required to know everything about buildings products not just one section of the store.

84 lumber company is a great place to work, provided you are single and have no other commitments. there are plenty of opportunities for advancement as long as you work hard, however there is no work/life balance. 48 hour weeks are mandatory and it really puts a strain on out of work relationships.

Long intense days
Managers are very dedicated
Great training program
Can quickly be promoted

A typical day at work starts at 630am and doesn't end until 6pm. Most times I had to work through my 30 minute lunch break even though you're not compensated for lunch as an hourly employee. You'll have face to face interaction with customers and vendors daily which helps you learn the industry and the product offerings quickly; a huge positive. You're – more... required to keep the store stocked with merchandise. This can be difficult because stock orders placed through the corporate office are many times delayed as corporate purchasers try to get the least expensive material before selling it to the store at an upcharge. Higher management gives the aura of being a group that doesn't look at an individual's overall contribution to running the store; merely a group focused solely on what their sales numbers are. Their comparisons amongst individuals is also problematic as some stores are geared toward a home owner market (lot of walk in customers) where others are strictly successful on the professional contractor front (outside sales dominates because there is no walk ins). If you're store is successful financially one year budgets and quota targets increase drastically making bonuses much harder to acquire the following year. I had the privilege of working with great colleagues that made the mental and physically grueling days tolerable. There is no pay increase at all and in order to be promoted you are required to uproot and move to a different city where in my case was financially crippling as the pay doesn't offset cost of living for a single individual. There are quite a few positives to the job. You get the opportunity to network with a ton of different suppliers. You gain valuable knowledge about the building industry which is beneficial to owning/renting later in life. For me I created great friendships with my co-workers both at work and outside of work. – less

I enjoyed working for 84 Lumber because everyone got along with each other. The hardest part was figuring out the calculations for formularies customers would need.

i liked this place alot very busy and fun enviroment very great supervision and overall wonderful place.

Great place to work with good people. I have learned a lot with the company and management.

Everything about this place is great. The people are the best, and the possibility to grow seems unlimited.

it was a good job fast pased and kinda fun leirnd about alot of thing it was just realy good work place

The work at this company was hard mostly because of being outside in the weather. The management makes a big difference.

This company is so far behind in the industry.Dont waste your time unless you like to get jerked over.

I liked the job but seemed like a dead end. The training was horrible and they just threw you into the fire.

Stores are not heated or air conditioned, everything is very antiquated. Creativity is not appreciated and compensation does not make up for the work put into any given day.

It is a great place to work. I just am not wanting to be a salesman my entire life. Do not enjoy working alone with little help and big responsibility. I searched the nearby towns for contractors and then tried to get them to buy from me instead of their long time salesman and competing lumber yard. I learned a lot about estimating houses and the building – more... process. Unfortunately, I was the only salesman in the store and had no one to learn from or ask questions. It was very exciting when I would land large projects or make big sales but very stressful the other times. – less

The typical day at 84 starts at 7 and ends usually around 6 or 7. You can learn a lot about the building industry working for this company. The training program is very good. The hardest part of the job is selling for them and hoping everything you sold is in stock and will be
delivered on time and not damaged. The best part of the job is the opportunity – more... for advancement and the job security. – less

Everyday was just about the same with days when we were under staffed. Definitely room for advancement if your willing. Worst part of the job was being in the elements of weather during hot and cold seasons. The hours were terrible if you have kids and want to see them before they leave for school.