Bad Move Lowes!!!!

[Diggin It]

"Lowe's cuts store jobs by thousands as it seeks to outsource workers
Hawaii News Now | Thu Aug 01, 2019 20:28 UTC

The Wall Street Journal reported that thousands of employees were told this week that their jobs were eliminated, which the company confirmed."

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[Diggin It]

"Home-improvement retailer Lowe's is eliminating thousands of jobs and then outsourcing them as a cost-cutting measure, employees told the Wall Street Journal.

The Mooresville, N.C., chain's action affects two groups of employees: maintenance staff and assemblers who put together products, the employees told the paper.

The employees said they'd be able to reapply for open positions but aren't guaranteed the same hourly wage."

Lowe's to Cut and Then Outsource Thousands of Jobs: Report - TheStreet

 

[Deere Dude]

Factories have been doing that for many years already. It seems to work for the bottom line.

 

[atsah]

I do just fine without them or home cheapo, both places are chock a block full of Chinese made junk.. I have better things to do than look through a stack of lumber to get 4 straight boards.. They can both go bye bye for all I care..

 

[Ford850]

In other news... thousands of job opportunities at contractors and vendors of Lowe’s.

 

[RickB]

Another lap in the race to the bottom.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Good Lord... You can't find anyone working there now...

 

[Markcuda]

They can both go bye bye for all I care..

Same here.
Menards for me.

 

[MossRoad]

Good Lord... You can't find anyone working there now...

That's stated as one of the reasons they're moving those maintenance and assembly positions to third party companies. Their employees on the floor will have more time to spend with customers VS maintaining the building and assembling BBQ grills.

 

[MossRoad]

"Lowe's cuts store jobs by thousands as it seeks to outsource workers
Hawaii News Now | Thu Aug 01, 2019 20:28 UTC

The Wall Street Journal reported that thousands of employees were told this week that their jobs were eliminated, which the company confirmed."

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Explain how it's a bad move.....

Grow a company, or remain stagnant and fall behind.

While yes, it sucks to lose your job ( I know, it happened to me after 30 years), when you look at it from purely a business standpoint, and take the sentimental and emotional feelings out of it, it makes business sense.