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| Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:12 pm Post subject: Whats your opinion on this? | |
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As for the past year, I have been a department manager for tools and hardware. I get most of the reports turned in on time, follow orders to the many walkthroughs we get in a week. My departments are downstocked, cleaniness is ok, and my people are great to rely on. I been with Lowe's for 5 yrs and most people count on me to help out in their departments as well as top management.
I have received several recommendations from helping out customers, fellow staff members and management. I have gotten thankyou letters for customers for going the extra mile at times. During the last holiday season of 2008, I also got a great write and letter of recommendation from my store manager for pulling everything off. I was named in the top 50 for tools twice during the holiday season and setting a record in bring in over $100000 for black friday in tools and hardware. My thoughts are this: I have been told by fellow ZM that he doesn't like me there at Lowe's. I have found out that he has mention to others that he wanted a certain someone to be the DeptMgr of Tools instead of me. So now, ever time I turn around. I am hearing that if certain things are not done everday that he keeps bringing up Write-ups (not the good ones). I am not here to cause problems, but come on. I think he is offended by me due to that fact I have a college education. I mentioned one time about going back to get my MBA, and he informed me that he didn't graduate from high school. I dont now if I pissed him off, but this is getting annoying. I cant go to management and say something. It would get back to him. So whats your opinion???? |
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Joined: 22 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:39 am Post subject: | |
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Um I thought lowes had a policy of not hiring any high school drop outs. You can't really get a job anywhere without that...
A zm can't fire you...only the sm and ops can (hr can for harrasement technically) is this person your zm or another? 100K on black friday! What did you do man? How busy is that store...that's insane numbers. |
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:58 am Post subject: | |||
Those associates are for district,region and headquarters. 
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Joined: 17 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 2:30 am Post subject: | |
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He is my ZM.
We sold so much that it took us two months to get it out of our due file. Had to wait and receive product. As we ran out of special offers, my SM replaced in/out stock with regular stock items.. |
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:53 am Post subject: | |
| My opinion is that this ZM is intimidated by your success. If he is your zm he should be glad that you are doing your job. This makes his life much easier. He may have had a favorite person he was grooming for your position. Don't take it personally. Go into work each day on time and continue to rock your department. Train someone else to be able to step into your job when you get promoted. Zones come and go, don't let this guy's attitude effect your ability to do your job. I've had zm's that couldn't stand me. I didn't care. I still had my job and went into work each day and continued to grow as an employee. The zone manager actually ended up leaving the company because he couldn't handle the stress. Didn't have anything to do with me or my abilities. | |
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Location: Region 1
| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:11 am Post subject: | |
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If you got a letter of recommendation from your SM, then he must respect you and like your work. If it gets too much for you, I'd go and talk to him personally on a day when that ZM isn't there. Some Zones are a-holes, that's just the way it is. He'll move on before you will.
Are you sure you didn't add an extra zero to that figure for toolworld on black Friday? There's no way 100 thousand dollars came out of tool world on a single day. Last edited by boardwalkties on Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:35 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 1:23 pm Post subject: | |||
Well I see he is/was no merchant. Those advertised items were teaser items, They we promoted BELOW cost and advertised while quantities last. I bet your margin was in the toilet. 
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:07 pm Post subject: | |
| I have one word for the super Friday sales...Samsung. Yuck! Our corporate yeehaws didn't even check with Samsung to make sure they could meet the demand of a Super Friday sale before deciding to match Sears' offer. We sold both of the ones we had in stock by 06:30! Yes, we went into the negative on hand. Tools is not supposed to run that way. Your store manager is much more giving than mine. Yeah, I imagine customers coming in wanting 3-4 or even 10 of the $99 drills. I can't believe you're thinking that is a good thing. Selling things under cost isn't a bonus at all. | |