Every store losing a minimum of 1 ASM New titles** Sales / Support / Service - for remaining ASM Safe DM's are ISM, PSA, LP Everyone else will interview for new Service Manager position Those not selected will become CSA 5 for next 12 months OPE... — read more 

Are they really going to remove the managers and zone managers positions? They already don't have enough coverage in the stores and now they want to eliminate jobs!!!!! It's no wonder that upper management keeps getting all there bonuses and... — read more 

I have been searching numerous sites in the last few hours and this is the seems to be the consensus: DM positions are to be cut to only 5. For those 5 positions, whether you are currently there or another dept., you will have to interview for the... — read more 

Yes- I too believed in Lowes and their "core values". It seems as though the joke has been on it's employees. Shame on them. I do not know yet if I still have a job. If I do- I will find another one soon because I do not wish to continue to work for... — read more 

It was a tuff pill to swallow when the selection process went down. Different managers changed zones and some stores got all mixed up. It is rolling pretty smoothly now. We are mostly in charge of training our associates. I hear it might get rolled... — read more 

They give themselves million's in bonuses and say f--- the employee right back at you.

The Meeting took place in our store yesterday all Store Managers, District Manager and HR Area Manager from our region were here today I wonder if we will find out what the meeting was about today in our Managers Meeting.

Five Salaried Positions Now: Stores will only have 5 salaried positions. Store manager, Sales manager, and 3 merchandising asm's. However Sales manager position is eliminated. Night ASM eliminated as well. DM position eliminated. Set to happen as... — read more 

At what point do you quit worrying about wall street though and focus on your associates. Especially after your CEO gives himself a 8 million dollar raise. That looks real good right about now doesn't it. We have to change to keep up OR he could've... — read more 

Plain and simple, more part time, less benefits... Higher price + more money for the few and the hell with the rest but will make it sound good and stupid as always will believe and clap.

Today all of our store managers and hr managers are in a meeting, pretty sure its about all of this. We shall see who has jobs after this.

As a 10 year associate, who has bled Lowes red and blue, this is disheartening. It's a terrible feeling not knowing if I'll still have a job when my vacation is completed. I've had my ups and downs with specific stores, but I've always believed in... — read more 

Has anyone heard anything concerning the Chicago trial and the Sales Manager trials?

Market keeps going up and down, there is a ton of uncertainty and people are talking about layoffs in Mooresville.

So morale across IT is especially busted after making my way through the horrible week walking through the silent depressing hallways of the campus. What would make a company that had a net income last year of around 2 billion layoff high performance... — read more 

It has to be understood that Lowe's had to make changes to ensure longevity of the company! Retail has changed! You have to compete on so many levels now! Internet shopping has changed the way of the world and how consumers prefer to shop. The... — read more 

I was a good and faithful employee of Lowe's #2866.... Until the the HR and her right hand girl decided to trump up a reason to get rid of me. I think the HR problem would be best fit to have a roaming HR and that a poll taken on whom should stay as... — read more 

It was across the board, all ages and functions. My manager had no idea this was coming. Things like this and many jobs going to Banaglore are probably not the best moral boost for the ones that didn't get axed. A few guys up the food chain will get... — read more 

Anyone has more info now?

Relocated to Mooresville 2 years ago and got awards for my contributions then got laid off... no reason. on rehire list but no open recs at company. I would expect a company of this size to be more responsible. Just bought my house now I have to find... — read more 

I worked as a very highly paid manager at a store that sells items for the BED and the BATH and even items BEYOND that . This pattern begun in 2008 after the housing crisis. no more well paid management, it was time to replace all of them with $30k a... — read more 

evaluations to include attitude, helpfullness, kindness and ideas to improve the store in any way. If people are going to be let go then let majority rule as generlly the most productivity and lifeability will win out but remember to keep those who... — read more 

I was a good and faithful employee of Lowe's #2866 until the the HR and her right hand girl decided to trump up a reason to get rid of me. I think the HR problem would be best fit to have a roaming HR and that a poll taken on whom should stay as... — read more 

Sounds to me like you sons of b--ches in Corporate need a customer wake up call. How's this for starters. You're no longer on my buy list. Your competitor's will now get ALL of my business. Your employees are your backbone. Keep screwing them and you... — read more 

This same thing went around last year about this time! You can't listen to gossip, you will go insane! Yes, there will probably be some type of restructuring, there was last year. I think that Lowe's does not take any of what they do lightly! like I... — read more 

Its sad to see. Employees distant not knowing if they are getting the axe. Its hurting the customers as well. Dont fix something that isnt broke. Pay attention Corporate. Were not all just tax right offs.

Lowes watches what Home Depot does, if they start a program then Lowes follows, if Home Depot stops or makes changes to a program then Lowes follows. It is and has been apparent that Lowes can't be innovative on their own but instead plays follow the... — read more 

Having spent eight years at Home Depot before coming to Lowe's almost four years ago, I have seen a trend in both. Man hours in the store are based on sales per man hour, and that dollar amount tends to increase each year. Positions like receiving... — read more 

Our Store Managers had a meeting with the department managers this month and said they expect for to roll it out district by district in the next 12 months. Home Depot has a similar model that they have already rolled out. Some of our managers are... — read more 

Really

The " trials " is a new management re-organization structure implemented for store's of a smaller volume status. It will probably end up only affecting store's with $30 million a year sales and lower in volume. The new structure loses several... — read more 

There are far too many employees at the corporate level with Lowe's. Department managers are not utilized to "manage" as it is now,. They are used for customer service, solo coverage of departments and shelf stocking. Every time the stock price... — read more 

The Chicago trials are not new. They started almost a year ago and postings showed that Lowe's absorbed who they could for less pay if it was a step down, the rest receiving a severance package. They left the LP, Installed Sales, Freight Flow... — read more