Store sales are dropping. Comp is down, Average Ticket is down, Customer Count is down. These are facts, the vital stats don’t lie. Marvin’s cuts and copying Depot isn’t working. Ellison at the direction of the controlling Hedge Fund share holders on... — read more 

Even if the managers knew exactly what was going on, chances are if they were to tell you anything, it would be a lie. The only thing we can do is talk to each other, sift through the rumors, observe what is going on and make our best guess. No... — read more 

What are your thoughts on the new compensation plan for non management employees? Is it a win for us or another money grab by Marvin and friends? When McFarland said “amazing” he reminded me of Vince the Sham-wow guy. Maybe joe missed his calling as... — read more 

A scheduled mandatory nationwide conference call, followed by a lot of "hush hush" from store management until the call. The managers may not know details, but they didn't get their jobs by being stupid. They know something is in the works. One thing... — read more 

I heard that store managers recieved a 100% increase in yearly bonus. (25% of base salary raised to 50% of base salary.) Is this accurate? If so Marv seems to be keeping his shills fertilized.

Marvin has it wrong. Sales Specialists are told their percentage increase and then corporate comes along changes it to half of that. Instead of taking Lowe's woes out on the workers in the store, why don't you clamp down on the abuse of overtime by... — read more 

It's really pathetic that as a company we can not come up with our own ways to improve. Instead we have to steal ideas from Home Depot. We will never be our own entity if all we do is copy cat. I have been with the company over 20 years and I have... — read more 

Changes that are a purpose only to themselves, no real improvement in sales, copying Home Depot, reducing the quality of workers… and al that without any significant result. I gotta admit the shareholders seem to be some patient people. How long... — read more 

Electrical Pro, Plumbing Pro, LNS, FSA, and RTM being eliminated Mid April.

any time a manager comes to talk to you. have a voice recorder on your phone and record everything. can't say much more a bout this at this time, but it works if you do this simple thing.

Has he ever fixed anything in his career? Does he have a good track record in terms of turning a business around? Has he rolled out any original ideas at Lowe’s yet (excluding everything he stole from Depot).. That’s a No to all 3 of those. In other... — read more 

Any other stores noticing much stricter standards when it comes to things people are being written up for? To the point where some of it is downright made up? I got written up for being rude to a customer by telling her I'd help her as soon as I was... — read more 

I’ve done my PMP the same way for years. They force me to set goals or SMART goals or IMPACT goals or whatever the hell they want to call them this year and then I ignore the whole damn thing for eleven months. Then I spend fifteen to twenty minutes... — read more 

I bet you a million dollars he loses the win

So, I got my “raise” this past week. A whole whopping 2.5%. Yup, thats what Lowe’s calls a “raise”. Of course it doesn’t keep up with the yearly change in the cost of living or the hike in my health insurance they give me yearly too, but I guess I’m... — read more 

There is a full time position available at a Lowes near my home, I applied, interviewed, sand was offered the position. Now my current SM has decided that I am essential to his store and can’t make the move to full time. Can he really block me from... — read more 

Can one predict that they are going to be laid off at a certain store. Does the manager start to behave differently? Are you given less taks? Any experiences would be valuable to me.

Another Friday, & another Marvelous Podcast to listen to. What will he tell us he’s cutting today? Or perhaps, it’ll be about more choreographed store visits. You can rest assured you won’t hear anything innovative or differentiating. Perhaps he’ll... — read more 

Home Improvement is a professional arena. It represents the largest investment most people make in a lifetime and also allows for great change and self expression. We can engage a professional, a tradesman and handover the health and well being of... — read more 

I cannot invest in a company that is threatening us to do things that we were not hired to do and hold us accountable in a threatening way. It feels good. I had faith for a long time; after the last few weeks, I do not see anything ethical about the... — read more 

Marvin doesn't have a strategy. ALL of the decisions he has made since he was appointed were discussed under the previous leadership - the only difference is he has made the decision as opposed to talking about what decision to make. Marvin, an out... — read more 

Pricing Coordinators are not technically being laid off, but there are test stores in Florida that have made pricing coordinators accept the position of Customer Readiness Associate. This position comes with a schedule working overnight and more job... — read more 

We could argue that how could we provide better customer service with a lowered headcount and inexperienced workers. That’s the truth, unfortunately the customers don’t give a sh-- about that and want to shop where they can find what they want at a... — read more 

For those former LPs who are no longer with the company, what are you doing with your 401k you had thru lowes?

I went back to my old store to buy some things. Could not believe the climate of fear that exists. People afraid to stand still and talk. Told me all managers do is right them up. Customers smell it too.

I was contacted today by my former area manager saying my bonus info had been received and it will be paid next Friday (3/29) so it looks like they are paying us. I got SSEI last Friday so I figured annual bonuses would be paid sooner or later.

Lowe’s m.o. seems to be to “Thin the herd”, so to speak, by systematically pushing Associates out through petty write ups and behind the scenes harassment. And then lay off the rest. At my store, they seem to be pushing out the Sales Specialists. In... — read more 

I wonder who will they blame at that point, when there are no more long-timers to lay off and when the results still aren’t there. I wonder if that is the point when Marvin admits that the employees ren’t to blame, but his own flawed strategy?

Two long timers at my store were let go on friday, so I got o this board and I’m trying to determine where there other layoffs of long time employees at the end of this week?

For the past 10 years we’ve received an annual pay increase in March. All of our managers are playing dumb when asked about it. Did you cut that to Marv??? If you have, then have guts enough to tell us!!!

I would agree there are too many layers of management in the MST program (including mine), The focus of what resets are to be completed has changed as late as a Thursday afternoon and required to be completed by Friday, The MST's have had 47 injuries... — read more 

What would you do? Hand in a resignation giving them two weeks notice or just up and quit on the last day you would have given them? You put every effort into your job but every day finding that you were being pushed to the brink of walking out the... — read more 

Are you feeling threatened into doing things you were not hired to do and held accountable? I have been threatened by management, they have even said - if anyone says they said this - they will deny it! So what am I supposed to do?

At the all store meeting we were told that our store would be hiring 26 seasonal associates. Three job fairs later and with two more planned we have hired eight seasonal associates. Now we are being asked to pass out recruitment cards whenever we... — read more 

is that some of the employees or dept managers that you thought were great to work with and would always help out in tough situations and who always stood up to management when an issue arose- are now doing whatever it takes to save their jobs. Guys... — read more 

Is anyone taking the 2nd severance that was sent out? Or is anyone demanding the 1st payout?

Don’t want to alarm anyone, given that i don't have any info about this, but I have a hunch that the process of getting rid of older employees is no over and that the second phase is about to happen. I bet they will be laying off after the season is... — read more 

Are SSEI and bonus payouts tomorrow?? 3/15/19??

Go do less.