Marvin Ellison, I am writing you from a store in the lower NY area, region 7. Your "push" for Pro sales is being followed 0% here, and all your recent roll-outs are not being implemented. The Pro Department in my store is a sacrificial lamb, for the... — read more
OMG Where are the morals anymore?
I walked in today had to go up to the office to get with a ASM I walk in and our Store Manager has a department supervisor in tears yelling at them? What did this person do to warrant such treatment? I asked them later what it was about. The... — read more
I'm confused
Lowes said they closed the Mexico stores because they couldn't compete with Home Depot. Lowes corporate can't come up with an original idea to save their lives. What about Lowes depot?
ALL LOWES STORES IN MEXICO CLOSED WITHOUT WARNING
THE EMPLOYERS ARRIVED WEDSDAY TO THERE JOB ONLY TO FINDOUT THEY HAVE NO JOB
1700 WORKERS LAIDOFF IN LOWES MEXICO
THEY WERE LAIDOFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. GOOD WORK CEO
Paint cans..
I was tasked today with putting all our paint cans at an angle to match how Home Depot displays theirs. The color instruction sheet provided actually had a photo of a Home Depot paint aisle (orange racking and all).. Marvin and Joe... you are not... — read more
Part Timers offer full time jobs
Not sure that this is even worth posting but here it goes. Two part timers at my store that were employed from the beginning of the year were offered full time jobs. That seemed a little strange to me, and pised me off at the sam time, as a lot of... — read more
Expenses don’t matter when it comes to copying Depot
I am referring to the hand painted signs.... Lowe’s pays for the signs, the paint, brushes, wood & fasteners, depending on how it’s displayed, employee payroll, and then when prices change, let’s throw out the old and start fresh. Makes total sense... — read more
A new company slogan.
At Lowe’s the only thing lower than our prices is the value we put on our employees lives!
Fired after eight years
Was fired today by Lowe’s after a customer complaint. Customer came into store wanted a piece of mirror glass cut then gave the measurement in meters told customer we only use inches or feet customer ask me if I was stupid then started to walk away... — read more
Vacation Time?
A question to all of you out there, I am a tenured associate who gets their 3 weeks of vacation I have put in 4 requests now all 30 days out and my store manager continues to deny every request. He will not tell me why and says vacation even though... — read more
What will Marvin come up with next?
Looks like the leadership is running in circles, not many things that they planned turned out to be in the benefit of the company. What I’m wondering is what are they planning to do next. Are they going to stick blindley to their flawed visions how... — read more
What do you do?
Ever had an ASM who was more than happy to throw you under the buss with customers - even when it is obviously not your fault? What do you do in that case? Is there even anything to do if he is really good with the GM? It's not an isolated case, and... — read more
A part of a multi-level managerial corporation
to use that logic asm and sm have no real authority either. youre all part of a multi-level managerial corporation. at each level youre the b--ch of the level above you. the higher you go the more abuse you take to maintain the position you have. the... — read more
Changes to 401K
Anyone understand the letter sent out? We can no longer have more than 25% of our 401K in Lowes stock? Am I reading this right?
What happens after the season is over?
Call me paranoid, but I tend to think that they will use that period, when all comes down to perform more layoffs of long time employed full-timers, rather than letting go the newly employed part timers. What is the realistic possibility of that... — read more
Great, less workers, same number of managers
How in the world can anybody tell me that is any way of being more productive. They are cutting the full timers, introducing newbies and par timers, while the management stays untouched(except for a few scapegoats). Seems to me like a recipe for... — read more
Feeding the seagulls
So when you go to the beach, do you throw food at the gulls to make them go away? So why does Lowes give money to customers who complain about stupid things? As a PSE I saw this all the time. Example: sold a chain link fence installation project for... — read more
Any layoffs rumored?
At my store there more talk about potential schedule changes than there is about layoffs. It’s an odd situation not to ,at least, hear rumors. On the other hand, I doubt that they are done with layoffs, so I could resist to ask on this board has... — read more
House of cards
Lowes is spending all it’s resources on new tech ( haven’t seen it yet), advertising (like the Super Bowl billboards that we never saw on tv), IT infrastructure (2000 hires not yet begun), and inventory (for pro customers not in our stores). Makes... — read more
New scheduling
Store manager is telling us to not worry that this isn't going effect in our market anytime soon. ASM is telling us its coming soon. We have seen some differences in our schedules, and don't have original matrix days off anymore, is anyone else being... — read more
Borrow more high use to pay low????????
Lowe's goes to well once again to pay those big bonus executives. 3 Billion notes to pay off lower interest and OTHER CORPORATE NEEDS! LOL!!!!!!!
Middle Management Needs To Go
This company is being ran straight down the Toilet by middle management Dead Weight that should have been canned long ago! You want to save money Marvin? Look no further, that’s where you should be laying off and cutting. What an overpaid... — read more
Lowe’s to shift 600 employees to Mooresville HQ, cut jobs in Charlotte
https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2019/04/04/lowe-s-to-shift-600-jobs-to-mooresville-hq-cut.html Lowe’s Cos. Inc. is moving 600 employees to its Mooresville headquarters in the first of a two-part shift that the home-improvement retail... — read more
Forced Overnights
Are any other employees being forced into overnight shifts and back to days due to seasonal prep, resets, and store presentation? My SM knows I don’t like doing overnights but I have been “voluntold” on 18 shifts so far. I was told that it’s the... — read more
Lowe's can only show growth thanks to store closings
The only reason Lowe's will be showing growth is due to store closings, layoffs of thousands of employee's. The CEO responsible for restructuring has destroyed other companies to the point of bankruptcy. It is all about board members getting a bigger... — read more
Charlotte, NC Central Delivery Terminal layoffs
being reported by someone who works there that some corporate people showed up today and laid off everyone -- managers, drivers, ride alongs, associates, admins etc. -- that work there. This same person reported a week ago that they had a feeling... — read more
PSI lawsuit.
Just checking in to see if anyone has heard anything about the checks from the last PSI lawsuit? Any updates as to when they might be coming?
how ya liking that new schedule?
Who is the mental midget that thought up this scheduling plan?? For both weeks so far we have a mix of ten hour, nine and a half, nine and yes four hour shifts. No full timer would drive in a half an hour to work only four hours, so needless to say... — read more
Lowe’s on Dirty Dozen Companies list
http://coshnetwork.org/sites/default/files/Dirty%20Dozen%202018%2C%204-25-18%2BFINAL%281%29.pdf THE DIRTY DOZEN 2018 Employers Who Put Workers and Communities at Risk Wynne purchased the Goof Off that killed him at a nearby outlet of Lowe’s Home... — read more
Tractors and grills
Why do you think we put hudreds of riding lawnmowers, grills and various pieces of power equipment out front in the rain and snow? I went to get a customer a riding lawn mower out front and he laughed at me. He said there was no way his mower would... — read more
No breaks... only a lunch break?!?!??!!!
Has anyone been told that break are no longer given? I was told this weekend by the head cashier and MOD that there are no more breaks. I know each State is different but anyone in Georgia heard of this?! This is just crazy!
Lowes Issues Blog Starting
Since this site has been taken over by corporate slag, we are starting a blog with information about what is going on with the stores. No c-ap, no BS, just stories about issues that have arisen in the past year and how people have resolved them. We... — read more
Moderation?
This site may be anonymous but it sure ain’t fair. Any good information that is too specific and in depth is YANKED!! F U mr moderator.
WhatsApp usuage?
To my understanding the usage of this app is because of its cryptic properties. So why is management utilizing it for communication about company business?
Freight Dump
Is any other stores full of freight. I mean all of top stock full putting grass seed and bird food in millwork. Putting Roundup and other chemicals in top stock in home fashions Receiving always full because the unload team and the freight crew are... — read more
Analysts expectations for Lowes.
Analysts’ estimates Lowe’s Companies’ (LOW) management expects its revenue to rise 2.0% this year with SSSG (same-store sales growth) of 3.0%. Analysts expect the company to post revenue of $7.25 billion in 2019, which represents a rise of 1.7% from... — read more
What if the copying of Home Depot doesn’t work?
I ask this question as a person that doesn’t believe in Marvin’s BS, or any of the announced changes, for that matter. Copying never did anyone any good, and is it all goes down the drain we are ending up as a company that has lost its identity... — read more
Is any store witnessing a drop in sales?
At my store sales have been unusually low for this time of year and a significant drop in customers can be seen with the naked eye. Has any other been witnessing a concerning drop in sales compared to the same period last year?
LP Bonus
My LP bonus is pending in my bank account from this past year. Best of luck to everyone else displaced.