I'm sick of the bitching

Joined: 24 Apr 2005 Posts: 27

Why does everybody complain ???? I'm sick of it !!! I'm not a company man but what I can say is that Lowes has provided me with a good life, fair pay and respect.... All it takes is allittle dedication to your job, alittle effort and some good selling skills and the sky is the limit.... Ive been with Lowes for seven months now, Ive made 30k. prbably will make 75k next year. I'm already being considerd for a promotion and dispite the attitude in my store I get treated far better then I ever got traeted at Home Depot... If you want more money go to Appliances or Millwork, Trust me you can suck and still make 400.00 per pay period in Comm. I tell you this all it takes is the willingness to work, help the customer, take a interest in your department, care about your job. Its quite simple, success takes passion, no passion/no sucess.

Joined: 27 Oct 2005 Posts: 49

Good for you! Guess you should get a job in the complaint dept huh Very Happy

not all stores are the same, seems like you got a great one-good for you Thumbs Up

not sure of your previous background besides HD, but I have heard they do not treat as well as Lowes

but for some people(like myself) who have had job(s) with more organization, better management, and making alot more money(3 times more for myself-lost it b/c my knee got shattered in a car accident and I could not get release to go back with in a year so they terminated my position) its like walking into a freakin zoo!(my store, cant judge all, they are not all the same)

I know I got hired at the worst time of the year with xmas, vacations and inventory(was going on) when I started so the place is a insane.

in my case the whole situation I got thrown into was BS! I have excellent selling experience, worked some construction before, a degree in B.S in Business and Marketing(Wood Products), and can relate/talk to 99% of the people out there.

I just need training in product knowledge of doors and windows, what comes from where/who, how that shtty old genesis system works, the contracts, AND then I sell doors and windows all day long!

And I was expecting that to happen

Instead, I hardly got to shadow someone to even see how to do a simple detail or m2o order, before being cut loose on my own to open the dept or be alone in the dept for 4-8hrs at a shot! Getting calls about problems with installs, ?'s about products I had no idea of where to get the answer, people willing to buy, but since I didnt have enough knowledge or answers they walk away po'd at me, ect.

I had no place for answers- dept. manager not in(scheduled a close) or a zone manager who knows anything about the stuff(everyone just got switched) OR a Sales manager (also scheduled a close) to even call for help, its frustrating!

I could have bs'd them anything I wanted but thats not my style on building a customer base so I don't do it.

Thats enough to make a valuable person, like myself(I know I am) get to the point of considering taking the red vest off, folding it up and laying it on the desk and walking out. But I dont ever quit anything, so bite the bullet and hang in there hoping it gets better while beating myself mentally about it.

All of that on top trying to get use to walking that much in that place on those floors! I am only 30 years old, but I have plates and screws in my left knee, left hip, both bones in my left forearm, and my left collar bone. Plus a left ankle that has been broken twice and a right knee missing the acl and 70% of the cartilage(stunt riding streetbikes has it down sides Razz

, the plated knee was being a passenger in a jeep flip over)

The shattered knee was the last accident and why I could go back to the job I talked about before. Being on a weight bearing bone that needs replaced for over 4hrs and lifting anything heavy makes any day very long and painful, especially 11hr days. I tried for 3 years to get a job that pays that fits those conditions and its not here, so I do it.

That pain and those conditions that I was thrown into is my reason for bitching. Not that anyone cares, but I like to clarify my feelings.

I am going to try to ride it out till after xmas when it slows and down and hopefully beable to then get the time to learn the products I need to sell. If it dont work out, springs not far away and I can get a job at any Powersports dealer selling parts/accessories b/c of my knowledge and previous experience(what I want to really to do, but to get into the big distributors(not the bike shops-but their suppliers) it takes a long time and the right timing and I dont have the patience, I want it now-thats the only way to make any money in that industry)

Anyhow-to anyone who actually read all of this-you’re a champ and I owe you a beer

Thanks Lumberman, this was a good way for me to vent how I have been feeling and I feel a little better now!

I believe Lowe's is a great company to work for and for the right people who can take to good with the bad and strive thru it-they(myself included-we'll see) can go a long way!

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Joined: 24 Apr 2005 Posts: 27

Sorry to fire you up, I guess I should consider myself blessed. In my store and I think most others training is horrible and most associates(especially us specialists) dont take the time to mentor new people.(1.13.4) m2o, or proper followup after the sale. I was very fortunate when I took this job to have close to 18 years in. mostly in the contractor sales end of the buisiness on and off the road.(100 hours a week and 100k a year) It was alot of work, so much so it cost me my wife and kids, home(Via Divorce)! I guess the point is I am greatful to have a fresh start. Try to keep your chin up... (every passing second is another oportunity for change good or bad, lead the way) Rock on!

As a footnote Madrocs good luck, and I hope things get better for you especially with the pain, if your ever up in region 18, stop buy and I'll buy you a beer. best wishes

Joined: 27 Oct 2005 Posts: 49

its cool, I need to get that out Rock on!

hopefully it helps me stick out the next few weeks till it slows down for a little. Then maybe I can get the time to learn this stuff(on my own if I have to) instead of every free minute spent in plumbing, electrical or lumber(not that thats bad, I should know what I am hired for first,lol)

beers are always good!! Thumbs Up

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