Here are a few reasons why I remain: 1.). With retail on your resume, it’s hard to get out. I refuse to keep jumping from one retail sinking ship to the next. The grass is the same regardless of what side you are on. 2.). Benefits. While the health... — read more 

Trolls are amongst you. Investors need your info and perspective to separate truth from spin! Keep on reporting the impact on people who are Lowe's ,not these robber barons! Marvin's a puppet!

I totally agree with McFarland's view of leadership by example and taking care of your troops. That being said, that's the problem with Lowe's. People have been put in positions of leadership who are not fit to lead! And it continues this very day... — read more 

I reposted this with its own title. I guess he’s a c-appy blogger so he writes here because no one will pay to hear what he thinks. “All of you make the point , that’s what is crazy. Bottom line many of you are overpaid for what you do , that’s why... — read more 

Wonder if this is the same spin as it happened in the US. Hiring cheap seasonal part-timers while laying off experienced longtime workers. I imagine it’s the same vicious circle in which the ones that gave the most to the company will grab the... — read more 

What about the electrical and plumbing pro jobs? Are they needed....are they going away?

Honest question - so many people hate working here and yet nobody leaves. Why?

Filled out the info to have a union representative contact me. Wonder how long I'll have a job if they hear the u word ..... Can't fire people for organizing though you POS. It's fine they wouldn't believe it anyway, they will assume it's one of the... — read more 

Just realized that the same 5 to 10 people are reading and posting here. I’m gonna duck out and forget all this crud. Making it 4 to 9.

Marvin's poscast on 1/11/19 was just full of more headline numbers. Are you kidding me Marvin? 70-80% of those impacted will have a job in Lowes? Yeah, for ALOT less income and because they need something to get by for the time being. Oh and the 270... — read more 

I can’t believe ME is trying to sell this to us as a brilliant strategy of reviving Lowe’s. A better tending of customers, a better disposition of items at stores and a better supply chain. Any retail company, no matter how good or bad it’s doing... — read more 

Are we expecting anything to happen or be announced this week? Or are we now in that insufferable waiting pattern that can last for months?

Skinny on new jobs within Lowes for those laid off Full time PSI. Move to kitchen design. Average pay cut of $5 an hour and loss of commissions. Full time Coordinator. Move to head cashier or associate. Average pay cut $3.50 an hour. In all cases you... — read more 

All depts will be going to 1 sales specialist per soon. Time to get out and quick .

Get ready to see a MSM departure in the next couple of months. Half of their workload was just fired. The management hierarchy makes zero sense to have PSEs report to asm sales and a store manager and a msm? Don’t be caught off guard folks as soon as... — read more 

Make your store safer & get Ellison’s attention. Start filing reports with OSHA! There are so many violations in the stores, just take photos, get online & file the complaints. The fines are 7 to 10 thousand dollars per violation. Don’t just complain... — read more 

Get out there folks and do your part. Tell the truth. When you see stories about this place that are BS or worded to hide what's really going on, get on social media and tell the truth. When someone shares a complaint with you encourage them to share... — read more 

Feel free to reach out to an hourly at Home Depot and get their option on thier scheduling system as we have adapted the same. Good luck planning anything and enjoy the one weekend off every 2 months!

I know this isn’t big news, given that the closure of these stores has been announced in November, within the announcement of the closure of 50 unprofitable stores,but I felt this was a good way to remind ourselves of how little it takes to lose a... — read more 

The public is not aware of the LP cuts you made and most store associates were also in the dark. In your email you stated “After careful assessment of our LP dept, we are aligning to better support our stores and customers. The dept title will change... — read more 

Get ready the fun is about to begin. One of our ASMs told me that once the new scheduling system is in place anyone can be scheduled anywhere. For example, appliances, cabinets, and millwork are all seen as one department so you could be scheduled in... — read more 

The new system is ridiculous and shows whoever came up with it has no clue that stores are never fully staffed. If we only get one two day off (weekend) in 8 weeks and the rest of the time are subject to fluctuating schedules and may often have to... — read more 

Anyone else notice Jeff Bezos used to be employed by D E Shaw before founding Amazon??? Is end game actually to slim down for eventual buy out by Amazon thus making D E Shaw money? Marvin truly answers to largest stockholders such as D E Shaw only.

Supposedly the computer generates the schedules and no one can make changes. So does this mean when people call out, the store just does without help in departments? Lowe's is guaranteeing you have no life other than Lowe's and while at Lowe's you... — read more 

It’s so hard to know what management is thinking. Does anyone know? Are Lps and PSIs given priority over other applicants for a position? And if 5 PSIs are all going for a PSE job who gets preference? I would not want to be in the hiring managers... — read more 

I apply and am lucky to get calls. The reason? Lowes is on my resume. We are no longer well thought of in the community.

When Marvin Ellison, in his ridiculous podcast, still clings to the inane idea that all this is simply a "re-organization".....that happened to result in thousands of jobs lost. His most ridiculous claim? That 70-80% of those laid off will find new... — read more 

So head cashier came over with a email stating all cashier will be evaluated on epps, credit apps, surveys, and how fast our transactions took. This will be done every week with the lowest getting some kind of consequence. Like really we cant force... — read more 

Did you notice Marv gave NO mention of his new schedule system. That’s because there is no proper justification financial or otherwise to play with peoples lives as is being reported with this new system! It’s to get F/T employees to leave so more... — read more 

Marvin knows we all feel he is a hatchet man. He reads these online boards! Keep it up Carvin Marvin.

Went to the Lowe's near my cousin's house today to get some stuff to help him with a repair. Noticed the "Smart Home" area by the registers was empty of product and had caution tape across the entry. Effect of Carvin Marvin trying to unload Iris?

The author praises the company efforts to change the way it’s doing business. Even though this article isn’t directly about the changes within the company headcount, it paints a good picture on the eagerness of the company leaders to provide change... — read more 

Heard there will only be one specialist pre department. So what do that mean for the rest of us? Is this true? Where did you hear this? Anybody knows more?

I work in paint. Monday: SSM tells me to clean up the paint desk area so we can have more cans behind the desk. Tuesday: Paint rep arrives and redoes what I have done to suit his liking. (I am off) Wednesday: LPM looks over the paint desk and has me... — read more 

I'm in an area with tremendous growth and opportunity for residential building and can tell you that as a GC, there are very few tradesmen/companies that like to do business at Lowe's. We have 6 Lowe's stores in my area and for the past 10 years... — read more 

Any rumors if they are going to change the corporate rotation schedules for full time associates?

Hey. Let’s “Own Pro” with our 1 truck, undersized indoor lumber yard, untrained sales force, and absence of trusses and board lengths longer than 16 ft. The only thing that we can own is the stuff the real lumber company forgot. Only then if the pro... — read more 

When their backs are to the wall, they start to manage by fear and intimidation. There's life after Lowes. Time to get out now.

So the new slogan fits right in line here, do more for less...money. That 8k raise will mean nothing after taxes and a longer work week gets taken into consideration. Being a salary position you will be working more than the 48 cap you were working... — read more 

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