So I'vegotseveralmessagesfromLowe's associatesalltalkingaboutwhatishappening, whathashappenedtothempersonally, andalsosomeshockingthingsthathavetodowithcertainpaycutswithcertainpositionandalsolayoffs.
Corporatecompaniesaresooutoftouchtwoweeksfunnytheydid a biglayoffforHumanResourceisatLowe's aswell.
Theygavethem a wholeyearnoticeforthatanentireyear.
Theygaveyoureverydaynormalassociatefulltime.
Zero.
Whythecompany's alwaysdothat?
Whyisitokayfor a companytogivezeronotice?
Butit's it's frowneduponwhen a workerdoesn't workout a twoweeknotice.
Whyis a workeroneverydaypersonheldto a higherstandardthan a corporatecompanyworthbillions?
Strange, hesays, Toaddinsulttoinjury, theysaid I couldreapplyforlows, but I wouldloseallmybuiltupbenefits, anditwouldbefor $12 lessanhour.
Well, I livepaychecktopaycheck.
I don't knowhow I'm goingtopaymymortgageoranything.
I'm justsoscaredthatisabsolutelyinsane.
Absolutelyinsane.
Couldyouimagineworkingsomewherefor 10 12 15 years, givingyoureverythingyourheartinyoursoulto a companyandthenthemliterallytakingyouinthebackandthrowingyououtthebackdoor, basicallyflippingyouoff.
Isn't thatinsane?
Thatisliterallyliketosqueezethejuicer.
Remember, wetalkedaboutthejuicerintheAmazon.
Siri's.
You'rejuicingyourassociateslikeproducer.
That's whatthey'redoing.
Theyjustusethemupandthrowthemawayanddiscardthem.
Humanbeingsbreathing, livinghumanbeings.
Nextone.
Kim, I'vebeenwatchingyoufor a while.
I wasjustfiredfromlowsafterfiveyearsoutofnowhere.
I amfulltimeandthey'renotgivingmeseverance.
Wejustheardthatthemanageractuallylaughedandsaid, I couldreapplyforparttimeas a cashierif I won't Wow, fornearlyminimumwage 1/3 ofwhat I'm makingnow, hesaidthecompanycan't affordtogiveseverance.
Theseworkerscited a numberofmovesthattheysaidhavedrivenoutlongtimeworkersanderodedemployeesupportsystemslowsemployeessaythecompanyhasrecentlyeliminated a numberofspecificroles, includingHRmanagers, assemblyassociatesandmaintenancestaff.
Storeworkerscharacterizedtherestructuringas a milderformoflayoffs.
I havebeenatlowsince 2010 andweusedtohavecommission, which I reallyenjoyedWell, in 2012 itwastakenawayandreplacedwithanallowance, shockingsomethingthatmostcorporationsdo.
Nextyear, LowsEmployeessaythecompanywillalsodoawaywithitsallowance, a changethataffects a smallgroupoflongtermemployeeswhoearnedspitsorimmediatesellsbonusandcommissiononsalesbefore 2012 lowsdidnotconfirmthatitwasgoingawaywiththeseallowance.
Theallowancewillbeeliminatedforanemployeeatthetimeof a position, changefromanhourlytostorepositionto a positionthatisineligiblefromanhourlypositionto a salarypositioninthestorefromanhourlypositiontopositionatcorporate D.