Several people laid off yesterday, all over 40. Was told dept was being outsourced. Then another employee still there said if it is going away, why is there a new class starting next week for incoming new hires.
On hand quantities for customers to see online
This has to be by far one of the most stupid ideas ever devised for retail in general. All it does is anger the customer and puts to much expectation on the store to make sure the onnhand is exactly right. We do not possess super powers. We cannot... — read more
IHC - what happened?
No more commission for the IHC, leads are WAY down, categories are taken away. What happened? What company doesn't pay salespeople on a commission incentive? It will only create lower moral and no excitement.
Lowe’s spent nearly $35 billion over the past three and a half years on stock buybacks.
https://truthout.org/articles/inside-the-struggles-and-organizing-at-retail-giant-lowes/?utm_campaign=Truthout+Share+Buttons Ridiculous ,all financed through junk bonds Lowe's sold to investors.
Flooring Specialists to be phased out by end of year.
No layoffs, just position change and pay rate adjustment. Will be announced soon, within a few months. Looking to do it quietly similar to Plumbing Specialist change from a few years back.
Lowe's needs to quit the false advertising over the intercom about how great it is to work here.
The pay isn't great and the schedules are not flexible!
Millwork Specialist Eliminated
My Manager says the Millwork Specialist are being eliminated ,adding 1 additional Pro Specialist and additional In Home Sales .Is this every store ?No news as of yet .
SSC return to office
I keep hearing the mandate to return to office at the SSC is so people will quit in order to avoid layoffs and severance payouts. Any truth to this or are layoffs coming anyway?
Pro services specialists layoffs
They are starting to make the pros specialist accountable for their numbers if you cannot be meet their criteria you will be let go. Since they came out with this bonus for the pro specialist nobody's getting it and they're getting upset over it... — read more
Being discriminated against
Anyone else been discriminated against? If so, how and by whom and what part of the country is it occurring in? Trying to see if it's just my area, or all over.
Full time hours
Disclaimer here: I'm an outsider...ok. Heard a rumor bout full time Lowes associates cut to 36 hours...any truth to that!!??? This is South Florida area...ur thoughts plz n ty.
Can I Get A Reliable God D@mn Schedule!?
This is how scheduling works in my store… It gets posted three weeks out and stays the same UNTIL three days before the actual scheduled week arrives (That’s Wednesday) then the ENTIRE schedule changes! Not only do your hours change, but your days... — read more
The economy is slowing down in Upstate NY
I work in a store and most of the weekdays and nights less and less people are shopping. Weekends have their busy moments.
20 yrs, not worth much to Lowe's
I just had my 20th anniversary with Lowe's and my gift, 400 invested points. That's about $40 worth of merchandise. Is that all 20 yrs is worth to Lowe's?
Heating it up !!!
Why is Lowe's turning the heat on or the a/c off in the break room. It's a lot hotter than the store. I go to my car to take a break.
This is ridiculous
We provide no proper training for new employees and then we're shocked when they either do not know what to do or decide to walk away after a few days or weeks at the most. How about we invest a bit in new team members? Is that too much to ask for?... — read more
Elderly Lowe’s Employee Fired
Shoplifter walks after as--ulting innocent elderly woman. Lowe’s fires employee. Lowe’s is run by cowards. It’s on the news this time.
Home Depot layoffs
Even Home Depot is cutting people. If that's happening, I can only imagine what's coming our way in the following weeks or months.
Lowe's closing stores down ?
Many stores in in my market are down 35-50+ % ytd .Why is Lowe's keeping these zombie stores open ? Melvin previous track record of closing and bankrupting companies ,he does want the bad press ? He is the greatest business turnaround CEO ever... — read more
Lowe's Layoffs
All Tier 2 HR employees with the exception of Benefits are being let go and the work is moving to Costa Rica...go figure just look at the exchange rate. Rumor has it Tier 3 will be next. What a joke. Marvin will ruin this company just like he did... — read more
Overnight crew changes
Heard some talk. Any truth to any rumored changes. Is it all stores across the board?
PSE Program
I am aware of the demise of the PSI program. Can anyone provide an update of the PSE program please?
Job security at Lowe’s
How is job security these days at Lowe’s? I quit a while ago because there were constant cuts and reductions in hours but I’m considering returning if things have improved. I haven’t heard of any major Lowe’s layoffs lately, so that makes me think at... — read more
Lowes is in trouble store closings soon. Start looking for a recession proof job
Slow down of sales means FT gets cut to PT and special sales gets cut on top of store closings coming to slow sales stores. But big wigs get 6 figures. Start looking for a recession proof job!
Lowes is stealing your wages
I work at the Danbury lowes. Past couple paychecks I should have had overtime by a few hours a week. Nope. Both checks showed an exact 78 hours worth of pay. Found out after looking in my punches that my SSA has been editing punches to remove any... — read more
Store Hours To Be Slashed
Phase 1: Store F/T to be cut to 32 hours, P/T going to 8 hours per week. Phase 2: Specialist positions eliminated, F/T mostly eliminated, P/T new hires to be increased to staff stores. No changes to Corporate staffing! They still get six plus... — read more
Data breach
Anyone wondering how long it's going to take before Lowe's issues an actual statement on the data breach that occurred? Also wondering if the firing of the region 4 RVP is related to the data breach since it happened along the same time.
5 Years Ago Today
Marvin started to reshape the company. 4 C Suite positions eliminated (chief operating officer, chief customer officer, corporate administration executive and chief development officer) eliminated. COO Maltsbarger gone immediately and CCO McDermott... — read more
Lowe's BEST Survey
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Lowe's developing distributed workforce app
Just like Uber but to staff the stores. Roll out scheduled in 2024. look for all non-management full-time positions to be eliminated by end of fiscal year, Then part-time hours will be slashed until they are gone.
Worthless warranty
Paid $50 for warranty on $200 string trimmer…. Lowes won’t honor it .Three times I’ve posted this; three times post removed.What is this site afraid of?
Cheating on SIMS
Store Manager asking DS team to cheat on SIMS to get a green score. My DS told me I can't do them anymore but showed me what they were asked to do. Isn't this a bad thing? How can we find out what the issues are if we always cheat!?
Layoffs at Home Depot
If there are major layoffs at Home Depot, I can guarantee you we're next. Make sure you're prepared, just in case.
I feel cheated
I applied here because I really needed a job, with the intention of doing the best I can. And I was hired, but the manager very quickly began trying to convince me that I was redundant here, even though I really tried and gave my best. I wonder... — read more
Unionizing is only way
It's the only way to fix the problems employees have...lousy raises, no help and managers who treat you like cr-p.
Talent Acquisition Layoffs?
Heard rumblings that a bunch of people in talent acquisition were quietly layed off this past week. Anyone else hearing this?