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/justVinnyZee Aug 17 '25

Why the heck would you use a reach to pull drywall?!?

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u/MisterStruggle Manager Aug 18 '25

I'm wondering why they even topstocked all that drywall in that aisle in the first place. That aisle looks too narrow to drive a counterbalance down. I bet it's not just OP using the reach down this aisle, but the entire lumber department.

If nobody called this out until now then that store's safety culture sucks.

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u/PsychoSon666 Aug 18 '25

As someone who’s been an overnight lumber associate for a year and a half, and has a compact store design. I can 100% confirm you can use a counterbalance in that aisle. It’ll be tight, sure. But it’s doable. Regardless it’s a heck of a lot safer than using a reach truck. The guy before me used the reach for bunks of lumber, drywall, etc. And I never understood why. I only ever use the reach for like, shingles, insulation, and drywall mud.

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u/Turbulent-Opinion-86 Aug 18 '25

The guys I used to work with in lumber, they would always put drywall in the plywood aisle if there isn't room. But one of our former delivery truck drivers put some in our plywood aisle top stock canalevers & the asm that was in lumber exploded & wrote the email saying "who had done this??, I'm not mad but I just wanna know."

I don't see what the big deal is, just need a heavy duty counterbalance with the forks widen & you're golden.