Interesting speech, but let’s not forget, at the end of the day/heat of the moment, humans by nature only look out for themselves. We are a very selfish species that ultimately doesn’t care about others.
We pretend to play nice/act as part of a team, but is there one person at the store that would give up their job for another, out of the goodness of their heart? Absolutely not.
We are all aboard this sinking ship together and while we can pretend that your employees matter, if there is one spot left on that life boat, are you going to give it to anyone else or keep it for yourself?
The sooner you realize that humans are creatures of greed (at all levels), the sooner you can begin to take the proper strategy required to better yourself, instead of constantly being walked on by others. This applies to all facets of life, not just your job.
Lowe’s as a corporation does not care about you. Your managers do not care about you. The CSA in lumber that you consider a friend and love to talk negatively about Lowe’s with Does Not care about you! Many members of your family and close friends ultimately do not care about you.
So with that said, try and band together as much as possible, but when push comes to shove, we are all standing alone regardless of how many people are around us.
If you want to see true togetherness, look to nature! A wolf will kill or be killed in the process when it comes to protecting their own. Humans are not ready for that nor are most capable of that.
If this was my original post and not a repost from @XKkxZDN-uwf , maybe a wouldn't have put it so directly, but basically the OP is right 100%.