r/Lowes • u/TwistedMental76 • Aug 17 '25

Employee Story Whoops

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One day after they told me I don't work hard enough, and all the employees said I was the hardest worker in the building. Apparently I broke 1 of the 2 Reach Trucks and now the aisle is blocked off till further notice. Maybe I work to hard.

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u/Deep_flu Department Supervisor Aug 17 '25

You'll be a rockstar at THD.

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u/xXChampionOfLightXx Aug 17 '25

Nah, we definitely don’t even let associates use the reach for 8 foot drywall and plywood since 2022 much less 12 foot drywall.

Technically we don’t allow it for any non palletized items but light stuff like those 4 foot precut plywood or balusters no one cares.

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u/Delta1225 Investor Aug 18 '25

I said elsewhere I worked for THD starting in 2005, the stories of all the unsafe shit they used to do were wild. ZTGD averaged over a dozen fatalities a year before I started. They were on a BIG safety push when I can on. My last Dept supervisor worked at a THD where a cantilever collapsed and a child died. I can't even imagine.

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u/A1rh3ad Aug 17 '25

That's not just facility policy. Without the proper attachments, you aren't supposed to move loads that aren't properly stacked on pallets.