We all feel this. Even store managers, asms, all the way down. There is no captain, no one at the helm.
Marvin and all he's brought in are empty suits. They exist to collect a paycheck while posturing.
We have zero guidance, and simultaneously, corporate has handcuffed all management. They are unable to do anything. The district manager in region 30 / District 7 has caused the entire market to go to absolute ruin. With all stores in his market tanking, and only doing well due to the stores locations and populations, this man somehow still has a job and is revered when the tanking even started long before the butcher (Carvin Marvin) showed up.
Look, its cut throat now. Everyone is a mercenary. When its like this, DO NOT be a lamb. You need to turn the heat up as much as possible. Fight fire with fire. I would use EVERY resource (and I am) possible to you - ethicspoint.com, email your human resource, email every top brass with pictures, proof, and clear cut policy policy violations going on. Email them your concerns. CNBC would love to hear from you as would all newspapers.
NO ONE, including store management should have to deal with the unprofessional, unethical, and hostile work environment Lowe's has created. They have cut staff and hours, demanding we work unsafely as its the ONLY way to serve customers.
In my chit store (worst in market and everyone knows its broken for years) when things get so hairy due to no staff or help, employees simply say "Im sick and going home." Thats a very good strategy.
I remember as a young woman in the work force as a manager, I went to my superior with serious problems. He said and I quote, "let it all fail." I ridiculed him him at the time, not understanding. Now, years later, he was right. I get it. The more WE do as employees to make management look good, the more they will f**k us.
Let it all collapse. Then change must happen.
They want you helping customers? Then gran every old lady you can find, spend 2 hours with them each, and sell them a fender washer.
Someone wants to buy a 50k material list at your Pro desk and youre working in tool world due to lack of staff and paged to the desk? Sorry, its lunch time.
Why support a company and people who are not supporting you at all?
Why get stressed for so-called leaders, who are incompetent and do not respect you, and lie to you?
Whay care, whe they have given every indication they done care at all?
Please look up "sanction of the victim."
It will explain EXACTLY what is going on. They know you have great work ethic, but see it as a vice, not as a value. They know you will "do more", and count on it, making you yourself, the enabler through your work ethic, and values. Its a very sneaky ruse to get you stressed, but do not let them.
YOU are allowed them to use your values against yourself. So remember, your work ethic is ONLY for those who support you, and for those you respect. If you dread even going, that is all lost.
Do not k--l yourself to live. Not for a pack of immoral check collectors, hell bent on firing you at 1st chance.
Cheers.
A bit of a long post by @Zg8V13N-ued, but the OP really hit the nail on the head with it, if you ask me