Thread regarding Lowe's Cos. layoffs

The understaffing is NOT accidental.

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I really do believe that the clowns at the top of this company intend to compensate for the lower sales by deliberately understaffing the stores. They do stuff like this every now and again. They have these “pain points”, they look for. What that means is they deliberately understaff, looking for the point at which it starts to undermine sales. They call that a “pain point”. All of this is for them to determine just how low they can go with staffing the store.

You should also remember that these “pain points” aren’t about you. They don’t care about how much pressure or pain they put you in, they’re worried about how much pain it’ll put them in. They’re just trying to figure out how much pain they’ll be in once the understaffing gets critical.

Nice, huh?

It’s good to know that they care so much for us that they’re will to experiment on us like laboratory rats, just to increase their sales and their bonuses. And let’s be real, their bonuses and pay are all they really care about. They like to tell us about how much they care about their associates and welfare, but remember this: “The less you intend to do about something, the more you need to talk about it. Hopefully, the more you talk, the less anyone will actually notice that you really haven’t done a d@mn thing.”

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Post ID: @OP+1gQbctME

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Agreed. This is being done intentionally in order to take cost out of the stores.

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Post ID: @nyen+1gQbctME

This is great news!

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Post ID: @1kim+1gQbctME

Another reason not to above and beyond at work. Do what you can, take your breaks and lunches and leave when your shift is over no matter what

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Post ID: @1yun+1gQbctME

Or, change the announcement to: "We're hiring... because we can't keep anyone."

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Post ID: @kmo+1gQbctME

All comments are spot on.

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Post ID: @vnh+1gQbctME

They really need to change the overhead announcement to "We're Hiring, but not scheduling."

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Post ID: @ino+1gQbctME

This is exactly what Sears did.

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Post ID: @gxa+1gQbctME

I believe you are right about this. They aren’t really advertising on any job platforms. We are told to set up an eye catching hiring table, but I don’t see the point. The company used to have a national hiring campaign, but not anymore. The warehouse retail model is not designed for customers that need help, you better know exactly what you need before you come in to buy.

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