Thread regarding Lowe's Cos. layoffs

"from reading this im glad alot of you losers are gone from the company, and some of the others that continue to complain should pack it up too. Yes, it does s--- when a restructure happens, ive been a victim of restructure TWICE , i didnt let it knock me down, and im still with Lowesi i plan to continue to be with lowes until i either retire or they restructure me to the curb."

This makes you unintelligent. You have been through two restructures and you were affected? I did not hear that they considered taking away the lot attendant. You have seen the devastation it causes a family when a income is lost? These people are "losers" in your eyes? I think that you are well on your way to being a real valuable employee to the management team.

I have been an Installed Sales Manager for Lowe's for 2 years now. Our PSI program has been a complete failure. We had a program that we were supposed to be following that the PSI and the GC were supposed to follow but never did. Absolutely no accountability from the MSM( who by the way was fired a week ago). Just as well because he was useless. The FSM in the market is no better. Wants to keep this second string GC on for PSE jobs while we still have a string of PSI jobs he has not taking care of. One of the was supposed to be a 60 day job and we are still correcting problems almost 2 years.

I started to work for Lowes when Robert Tillman was CEO what a great company it was I emphasize was, In the 18 years that i have work for Lowes I have seen this company go down hill.I feel like I an just a number not a person its very sad. when that holding company bought in to lowes a year and a half ago I new then what happens to company like Lowes. Its a dam shame. now Marvin has some stupid ideas just learned that my store is testing the stupidest thing that I ever herd of no MAXTRIX now you cannot plan vacation, and 1 weekend off in eight weeks. How dose Marvin think this will work ? I have herd they are trying to get Rid of full timers and old timers. what I see for this company in a couple of years, Lowes will not exist anymore. Its sad its all about the money. Oh yeah Marvin don't preach GOD. YOU have the Devel in you. Melvin You are a pawn to big investment. Very Very sad

Lowe’s in my opinion will be the next big box to fall, possibly before JC Penny. When you brainwash your ruthless management team to treat those who are making your business profitable, like 💩, it’s gets old and the associates worth having take their knowledge elsewhere, you cannot continue to be profitable. I believe in KARMA & this is what I’m seeing!

First, let me start by saying that I am very sorry to those affected by this restructure. I know how it feels and have been there before. I was with the company for almost 5 years in a loss prevention role. I loved my job and looked forward to coming to work each day. I left the company last year to except a higher paying position with another company and heard about this a couple days ago. I made many friends that this has effected. A lot of people never truly realized how much the LP did for Lowe's, as we worked kind of behind the scenes. I have seen other companies cut there LP roles and end up regretting it a year or two later when there shrink goes through the roof. Ellison made similiar cuts with JCP that effected the company in a negative way.

from reading this im glad alot of you losers are gone from the company, and some of the others that continue to complain should pack it up too. Yes, it does s--- when a restructure happens, ive been a victim of restructure TWICE , i didnt let it knock me down, and im still with Lowesi i plan to continue to be with lowes until i either retire or they restructure me to the curb.

Most unethical company I've ever had the displeasure to work for. Marvin says "God bless", while playing Judas. Same as all his lying managers. Very slimy people throughout company. Always lying, scamming, or manipulating. Never open and honest. Unemployment all time low. I'm out. I used Lowe's during recession and personal obstacles so I am a rare winner. Lowes screws just about everyone they can.

Managers need to be sh-- canned. Useless pos bar none. Do nothing clowns.

Hey Marvin. F u.

life balance???? 8 weeks now before you can have a weekend off no more 2 days off , no more you can predict your days off and use you vacation time , Mr Ellison you don't taken care of your employees your employees don't take care of the business , huge mistake that will impact the moral of you store team you claim you are a family man tell me if you going to sacrifice your weekend off too with your family????

The end is near!! seen it before.

Why does Lowe's CEO feel adding more ASM and Dept Mgrs are going to help sales? Th ere e are some great ASM out there, but 3 out 4 are lazy and hide most of the time. The CEO needs to take a look at who takes care of Lowe's. It isn't the Mgrs its the employees on the floor.

"The FSM should all be held accountable all they do is deflect blaming to all but the GC and/or installers. The MSM never corrected the PSI and if there was a high sales nothing else mattered. (bonus)."

So accurate for my experience. Repeatedly addressed this issue with Store Mgt & RSM, but no one was able to "over-see" the FSM & MSM.

The PSI Program holds a GREAT opportunity for sales but only with the proper accountability held to both FSM/MSM.

Number 1 issue is getting rid of HR, employee's have know one to to turn to. SM, Admin are not people who care about their hard working employee's. 2- Lowe's are Loosing their butt's with stealing. Time's are at the worst I have ever seen. People are tired, hungry and wondering how they are going to survive. Yes if the store's are not producing shut it down, but take care of your loyal employee's.

So here we have the PSI job eliminated while some PSI were bad sales persons nobody is addressing the hires of the butcher GC's. The same FSMs are asking these GC to stay on for core jobs. The FSM should all be held accountable all they do is deflect blaming to all but the GC and/or installers. The MSM never corrected the PSI and if there was a high sales nothing else mattered. (bonus). So while I agree with the PSI program being eliminated I hope the new leadership is taking a close look and truly evaluating the each markets team for both the FSM and MSM positions. They are full of c-ap but they talk a good game that's what keeps them in place. I hope the new leadership is much smarted then the previous and will see the truth. Same goes for some ASM as well as Store Managers. DRAIN THE SWAMP!

A reply to---

"Lowes just terminated all LPM's and LPS's under class 4 designation. 1 week per year severance. I'm so glad I left a few months ago. Lowes is becoming a joke and laughing stock. What they save in payroll they are going to lose in internal, operational and external theft. Not to mention the safety side in claims. Stock is down and Home Depot's is rising. Wouldnt surprise me if they go under in a few years."

I'm happy that you have hopefully found a better job--however, as I am currently a sales specialist--for how ever much longer before we get the axe--I was speaking with some of my fellow specialists, and we agreed that the PSI program was an absolute waste--we sell high end installations with grade B or worse contractors doing the work. Every one of our PSI projects have been an absolute nightmare, and normally cost the store on the back end from where the contractor royally screws up. For the LP positions--I honestly never grasped what ours truly did. Nothing against our LP, but he/she was shared between two stores, rarely did anything but check on cycle counts and was part of inventory teams. LP's are severely limited in their ability to effectively stop loss--as no associate can engage with a suspected thief (other than giving them "excellent customer service") or follow them out of the store. Aside from safety, which should be the onus of EVERY associate, I honestly didn't understand what purpose any of the area LP's or our own LP truly had. Much like the managerial restructuring in 2017, I believe this was a smartly calculated move to trim the fat in terms of what payroll is actually paying. I thing far too many department managers were a bit too cozy in their positions, and were ultimately ineffective at their job descriptions. Granted, I worked with many good ones, who did what they were supposed to do, but extrapolate 2-4 bad department managers across the board, as well as that many ineffective ASM's. I think the culling was necessary, it s---ed, really bad, and I HATE that so many good employees are facing these restructuring woes yet again, but, there opportunities to stay within the company, just not making the same salary/wage you were. Best of luck to all that are facing this. I'm most certain, that I will be facing the same very soon once the new IMS system is fully implemented, specialists' days have been numbered for a while now. God bless.

Lowes just terminated all LPM's and LPS's under class 4 designation. 1 week per year severance. I'm so glad I left a few months ago. Lowes is becoming a joke and laughing stock. What they save in payroll they are going to lose in internal, operational and external theft. Not to mention the safety side in claims. Stock is down and Home Depot's is rising. Wouldnt surprise me if they go under in a few years.

California min wage for companies with 25 employees or more went to $12 an hour.

Next year that goes to $13

My opinion is this.......

Lowes hired just any warm body they could in several markets to fill the PSI position. When you do that and you're basically selling an entire project as detailed as a remodel you BETTER know what your doing. So the wrong hires was LOWES 1st mistake. Then the second mistake was you allowed the entire company to be unsupportive of it from the get go so it was doomed to fail all along. Lastly, trying to tack margin on top of margin on top of margin made it easy for customers to throw lawsuits at the company when every aspect of what the customer was receiving was no where NEAR what Lowes laid out as an expectation. I feel bad for many PSI's who came in near the end of its cycle who were incredibly talented and knew what they were doing and could sell but just never got the support. Our market that I was in was always in the top 3 in our region and our company and the vast majority of us had extensive construction and sales experience and thats what allowed us to be successful and avoid lawsuits. To me this program truly is something customers need its just a shame Lowes couldn't get it together to make it work. The actions of this program is a direct reflection of the leaders running it but its unfortunate that they still have a job and so many talented employees no longer do. My advice is to take your talents and experience and push forward to something bigger and better.

Feb 15th is the last official day for PSI's. If you don't try for (and get) an open position within the store, then you are laid off with a severance package.

PSI, will be no more as of tomorrow...imo

Effective tomorrow

Psi goes away

PSI coordinators go away

LP class 1-4 go away tomorrow

store managers lose one of their weekends off tomorrow

MSM/FSM keep their worthless jobs and still do nothing

Ironic isn’t it

Why post new PSI positions tonight knowing they will be gone tomorrow? Makes no sense....like rubbing salt in your wound.

In the December Town Hall he said the PSI/PSE program is problematic. They were facing 10's of million of dollars in lawsuits. The Company had no plan in place to fix it. Just "jacking up labor" is not what we do. If what we do doesn't involve selling product it is not what we do. The GC's don't have to buy any of their materials from Lowe's. One of my GC's told me he goes to the store closest to the job. If that nearest store is Home Depot - then it is Home Depot. I must admit he is using Lowe's money to buy from Home Depot. It is a broken system. Add to that, the jobs that take a year to do (when I first started I thought that was not possible - I now have four that at one year). Add to it, that he'd wait until after Christmas, and that Lowe's year ends in January, and that time trade has been wiped out after February 1... They're going to end it tomorrow, Folks. I cannot blame them sadly

what is a specialist program? and how will that effect the PSE/PSI specialists now

My opinion about future position going! 2019

Head cashiers going to part time!

PSE/PSI going to join the specialist program.

Signage coordinator

FSA will be 2-3 part timers

Delivery

PSA debt Mgr job( merchandise ASM will take over)

I also think 2020. Nursery Specialist will gone.

Well my Opinion, Lowes will go to this :

Store Mgr.

Assistant Mgr.

Debt. Mgrs. (5-7 per store)

All CSA’S part-time

One HR/LP per market

Specialists will be downsized to 3-5 per store.

As these’s changes are applied. Everyone will be in a lower pay grade! Because all will have to re-apply for new positions or as employees quit. New ones will be put in a pay scale of. $9-$15 an hour!

Fulfillment Specialist gone, 1st qtr, eliminate OPE desk. Who is going to run online, while doing customer service with no help! Hours cut during Christmas, it looks like we are being positioned to fail. I hate the Sterling useless system, genesis is a dinosaur. Just lock the doors now, and put the orange logo on the door.

Store closings in Atlanta metro market will be announced b/4 summer 2019. Lowe’s cannot compete in HD backyard.

Everything will be centralized. No field reps. MSM gone fSM gone unfortunately xpo stays

https://newsroom.lowes.com/inside-lowes/lowes-store-closures-2018/?AID=10935405&PID=8158899&SID=jo4c996xuk02i8oq0l4xf&cm_mmc=AFF_CJ--8158899--2470763-_-10935405&cjevent=4e47b9c8e0fe11e881ee02290a240611

Lowe’s Closing stores is The beginning of Amazon purchasing Lowes.

3 stores in St.Louis Mo. area closing - Bridgeton, Florissant, and Granite City, Il.

It appears that some stores are indeed on the chopping block.

Something is up with about 7 stores in various markets as they will be closing early tonight for a non manditory employee meeting. There has been no information provided about the nature of the meeting.

Lowe’s will be shutting Down stores count on it

HRMs are on the way out in June or July. Once IMS is up and running the specialists will be next to go.