I have given Lowe's Home Improvement 15 years of my life, with dedicated service to the company and its customer base affiliations. When I started the company was a great company now that the company has done so many corporate restructuring and store restructurings it has become quite obvious that it has turned away from being being a company that gives a care about its employees and more about cutting cost taking away what has been learned through working for this company. After 15 years with this company having held positions from assistant store manager all the way from the beginning of being a cart attendant and I am now being laid off at the end of next week. And all of this is what I was told from my store manager was it was a corporate restructuring and that my full-time status was being taken away and have to reapply for a part-time position being that no other full-time spots are available. This company and people in its home office who have never held operational positions in the store yet seem to make decisions based on their pockets and not the decisions based on their employees who have dedicated their lives and their families lives to do their job and to keep the customers coming back for more. At this point I would like to say thank you to my coworkers and old Lowe's employees and say thank you to my new employee Home Depot for letting me show you what will be the future.
At one point in time it Lowe's Home Improvement was a good company to have a career. But at this point in time with the corporate restructuring the storewide restructuring it has become one of the most dilapidated companies that I have ever worked for. Now again they are doing more cuts that or destroying the livelihoods of fellow co-workers and myself cutting managers and full-time employees so they can be a company that dwells on the back and the hard work of its employees without giving back to them. At this point this is my last week with the company and I can say after giving a company 15 years my dedicated hardworking service it's just pains to say what it was will never be again. Fix the company if you want great employees who care for their work and there customers otherwise just closed down like the rest of the company and give Home Depot all of your business
I was laid off from Lowe's and when I tell people they keep saying sorry you got fired. Is that what they will say when my next job calls my references? Was I fired?!! What's the difference and what do I say during an interview??
Why is it so hard to find a job anymore?! all these people say they are hiring and you fill out the application and called the store almost daily; and then come to find out that the ad was a miscommunication and the position was already filled a month ago! If the company has an wanted ad then let the thing be up to date and not like 2+ months old! The town I live in has 35,000 people. Apparently I need a Bachelors Business degree to mix paint at LOWES! I.DO.NOT! I can read the instructions on the machine and plus it mixes the amount of color needed! Can I Get A Job!?! And come to find out the standard of living is going to go up so I am screwed!!! And I tried to do a few tattoo artist gigs online and still failed miserably!!!
My younger sister has been working at Lowe's for over a year and loved her job but then they laid her off. Is there anyone else that has been laid off? I am not sure what advice to give her. I am a truck driver and we never seem to run out of work. I know she is feeling down and I wish I could help her more. Any ideas???
Worked for Lowe's for the last 3 years as an assembler. Loved the people and the customers and now my job is just gone. I asked my manager if I could please just come back and work a bit more, but he said it came from corporate and it wasn't up to him. I get it, business is business. He said I couldn't come back no more to do assembly and that's all I know there. I am a single dad and my kids birthday is coming up next month and now I have NO job. I know we will be ok, it's starting over that is hard. What do I do next? Do I do assembly again or try to find a totally different job? Anyone out there?? Please help a dad out.
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It is nearly a guarantee that during your next interview the employer will ask questions to determine the reasons for ANY amount of time when you weren't employed, and this includes when/if you were laid off.
It’s important to first reassure them that your lay off was in no way a result of your productivity. It's a great idea to also be prepared to explain any circumstances at your organization that caused your layoff.
In the case of Lowe’s it was outsourcing certain roles and cutting others entirely. Many layoffs occur mainly due to business-wide decisions, not specific performance issues so be sure to mention that in your response.
Here are some additional tips to keep in mind:
-When you are explaining why you were laid off keep it to 1-2 sentences.
-Maintain a positive tone as you describe your previous employer and place of employment. NEVER speak negatively about either!
-Be honest in your response, since the company may decide to check in with your former employer on the circumstances behind the layoff.
-Update your resume with all the skills and experiences you gained before the layoff. Now is the time, so when employers wonder what you’ve been up to in your previous job your resume should paint a clear picture!
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Hi, If you found this convo then you know @JobcaseTeam is working with UHG, Kohls and Whole Foods to help soften the landing for those that getting laid off by Lowes (story below). We are going to try and identify and help those directly impacted but we need your help too! Here's how you can help:
- if you know people directly impacted - refer them to this group on Jobcase: https://www.jobcase.com/groups/78782f7a-b601-4453-ae30-a3ed34b733e6 - (and yup, we know we have to get the naming conventions cleaned up - working on it...) 2)If you have advice or opportunities for those getting laid off - please share in this group!
Thanks - we are #StrongerTogether and this is one of many ways that Jobcasers can help one another.
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/lowes-lays-off-thousands-of-store-workers-11564680676
As many of us have learned, the Lowe’s home improvement store is estimated to lay off thousands of workers from assemblers to janitors.
Jobcase has partnered with Whole Foods & Kohl's to assist those who have been laid off. To help in these efforts we have created a very special group [here] (https://www.jobcase.com/groups/78782f7a-b601-4453-ae30-a3ed34b733e6 ) dedicated to supporting those individuals.
Please feel free to pay the group a visit and offer your support and words of advice as well as share with others.