If everything said in this article is true, we will be the ones to take the brunt of Lowe’s greed and future dividend growth chasing. In news that is surprising to absolutely no one, Lowe's does not give a damn about its workers, only the shareholders.
I don’t see any other way for them to keep boosting their earnings and dividend but through both job and pay cuts.
They should ask themselves if their profit is going to keep growing if all the quality people leave, which this change would most likely result in.
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