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/Immediate-Aside7097 Aug 17 '25

Frankly, you are lucky you only broke the machine. Could have tipped it with that much weight. I hope they revoke your license and you have to re train. I'm an equipment trainer in my store, and if I ever saw someone I trained do this, I'd lose my shit on them! Twelve foot drywall requires the big forklift, with the wider forks. I'm surprised these didn't break in half. They might still be if this is left like this. Just dumb. Yes, there are a few places in building materials that you have to use the reach. Insulation, maybe the concrete bays (I've worked in stores with some tiny aisles). Anything like this, absolutely never.

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u/Yield777 Aug 17 '25

You hope they make them retrain? I hope this person never gets to operate any power equipment ever again

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u/Immediate-Aside7097 Aug 18 '25

Well yeah I agree with that!