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Parttimemeans40hours


Joined: 04 Jul 2003
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Location: Southeast
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 3:09 am    Post subject: Rounding down when you clockout  

How much do you think Lowe's saves with the seconds it saves by always rounding down when you clockout? I almost always wait to the clock hits :00 before I clock out. Especially if its close. Sure its onli 1 min but look how many dollars it saves the co. nationwide.
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Cabinetman


Joined: 08 Jul 2003
Posts: 214
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 4:27 am    Post subject: Re: Rounding down when you clockout  

Parttimemeans40hours wrote:
How much do you think Lowe's saves with the seconds it saves by always rounding down when you clockout? I almost always wait to the clock hits :00 before I clock out. Especially if its close. Sure its onli 1 min but look how many dollars it saves the co. nationwide.


You're very right, that 1 min times thousands of employees nationwide is a staggering amount of money. Have you ever turned on a gas pump to put gas in your car and it starts with 1 or 2 cents before you start pumping? Think of all the stations that company has nationwide and how many people pay 2 cents more for something they didn't get. Most people say its only a few cents, but a few cents to a company with thousands of employees is pure profit in their pockets. I would say that for Lowe's it's in the millions that they save each year.
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Parttimemeans40hours


Joined: 04 Jul 2003
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 7:27 am    Post subject:  

Ya know, it wouldnt bother me when they round down, if they rounded up after that 30 secs.
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Cabinetman


Joined: 08 Jul 2003
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2003 4:00 am    Post subject:  

Parttimemeans40hours wrote:
Ya know, it wouldnt bother me when they round down, if they rounded up after that 30 secs.


I know what you mean, even the IRS rounds up if its over half, but i guess its a little different, the IRS makes money rounding up & Lowes makes money rounding down.
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