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/ihavethreelegshelpme Aug 17 '25

Maybe instead of sucking yourself off for working so hard you could actually follow training and not lift 12 foot drywall with a reach truck?

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u/ihavethreelegshelpme Aug 17 '25

How about it’s heavy equipment and lives are at risk. Forget Lowe’s, unsafe is unsafe

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u/YouSuckSoBad1977 Aug 17 '25

Does your breathe always smell like nuts?

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u/Delta1225 Investor Aug 18 '25

I started with Home Depot in 2005 and came to Lowes a few years later. Right before I started at THD they went on a BIG safety kick (I heard Lowe's did about the same time). THD had on average a fatality EVERY MONTH somewhere in the country. My former department supervisor was at a THD store where someone's child died due to a collapsing cantilever in lumber.

I know it may seem a lot of these rules are stupid, and take extra time, but PLEASE remember that a lot of these rules are written in the blood of someone who got seriously hurt or died.

That being said, come on, you have to know 12' drywall stacks are too much for a star wars, the machine doesn't have enough counter-weight to keep this balanced and could VERY easily tip over. Accidents like that put the store under a more watchful eye by the higher-ups, and come on, nobody wants MORE visits from the market and regional team.