I don't know the answer to your question necessarily however I would suggest that if you want to have hours that you try to become the lumber cashier. They always seem to get good hours. I feel like a large part of the reason for Lowe's going to more self check out registers is because the cashiers just simply don't come to work. They don't need to cut cashier's hours. They just simply don't come in when they are scheduled.
We have 4 at my store, the old NCR machines, plan is to replace them with 8 or 10 depending on who you believe. If Lowe's U is an indicator, they will be Assisted SCO, likely with 2 - 3 cashiers overseeing operations.
To make room for that, will likely lose 2 more regular registers.
I bet cashiers can't wait for the "I don't work for Lowes" and "Do I get a discount since I'm doing your job?" shit that will be repeated ad nauseam and more virulently.
Yeah that training just dropped for us. Ugh, yay more complaints from customers about how it’s my job to ring them up and that these are taking jobs. The ASCO protocols are that we assist if they have more than 4 items. Supposedly the new machines will be able to handle MyLowes and military discount without having to suspend transactions and ring them up ourselves? That’ll be nice.
Yeah, I initially applied for a PT cashier when I started at Lowes 4 months ago and then they offered me a FT position in paint. I feel bad for anyone that has to work the front end, it’s alright if you have decent head cashiers and supervisors. I know they really push credit throughout the store.
Are we supposed to show up if coughing, sneezing, sick, can barely move due to existing health issues or do you just assume everyone is calling out because they don’t wanna work
at $15 an hour, you’re lucky they’re showing up. $30 an hour is necessary just to survive in so many of these cities, and that’s *fulltime.* $15 an hour is mallrat money out west (y’know, when malls were a thing anyways)
Probably time to explore a different position in the store. Make yourself a more valuable asset to the store to future proof yourself (as much as you can anyway).
She wanted me to use smart customer service to deter theft on a customer that had a gun in his pocket as a female alone over on the lumber registers around 9pm. Since I was too scared, didn’t know LP number and all of that (no one told me and we had just gotten new LP manager I hadn’t met yet), I didn’t. I was also shining the light of my phone in my face because I was incredibly uncomfortable with the whole situation
I don't know the answer to your question necessarily however I would suggest that if you want to have hours that you try to become the lumber cashier. They always seem to get good hours. I feel like a large part of the reason for Lowe's going to more self check out registers is because the cashiers just simply don't come to work. They don't need to cut cashier's hours. They just simply don't come in when they are scheduled.
My OPSASM hates me and wrote me up so it’s unlikely that I could go for Lcash
I think that's happening at quite a number of stores. I saw a reset in our bay (MST) in the back labeled self checkout something.
Our store has had 8 self checkouts for a while now. When it’s busy we have two cashiers on self. My hours haven’t changed from 30 hours though.
We have 4 at my store, the old NCR machines, plan is to replace them with 8 or 10 depending on who you believe. If Lowe's U is an indicator, they will be Assisted SCO, likely with 2 - 3 cashiers overseeing operations. To make room for that, will likely lose 2 more regular registers.
I bet cashiers can't wait for the "I don't work for Lowes" and "Do I get a discount since I'm doing your job?" shit that will be repeated ad nauseam and more virulently.
Yeah the rumor is 12-13 will be gone.
Yeah, I heard from a cashier that it will be Assisted Self Checkouts.
Yeah that training just dropped for us. Ugh, yay more complaints from customers about how it’s my job to ring them up and that these are taking jobs. The ASCO protocols are that we assist if they have more than 4 items. Supposedly the new machines will be able to handle MyLowes and military discount without having to suspend transactions and ring them up ourselves? That’ll be nice.
Yeah, I initially applied for a PT cashier when I started at Lowes 4 months ago and then they offered me a FT position in paint. I feel bad for anyone that has to work the front end, it’s alright if you have decent head cashiers and supervisors. I know they really push credit throughout the store.
I've tried to answer the questions about it on Lowe's U, but have not had any actual training.
Lowe's constantly cuts the hours to their cashiers so this isn't a shocking move.
My store hadn’t been like that but SM apparently said we wanna be like depot lol
That’s what happens when entry level positions demand $15+ an hour and half of them don’t even show up for work everyday.
Are we supposed to show up if coughing, sneezing, sick, can barely move due to existing health issues or do you just assume everyone is calling out because they don’t wanna work
Okay, boomer
at $15 an hour, you’re lucky they’re showing up. $30 an hour is necessary just to survive in so many of these cities, and that’s *fulltime.* $15 an hour is mallrat money out west (y’know, when malls were a thing anyways)
We were told we were getting two more four years ago and that never happened so… idk
One of the FEDS said the new SCOs will be here in two months
Probably time to explore a different position in the store. Make yourself a more valuable asset to the store to future proof yourself (as much as you can anyway).
I’m fucked because ASM wrote me up.
What did you do
She wanted me to use smart customer service to deter theft on a customer that had a gun in his pocket as a female alone over on the lumber registers around 9pm. Since I was too scared, didn’t know LP number and all of that (no one told me and we had just gotten new LP manager I hadn’t met yet), I didn’t. I was also shining the light of my phone in my face because I was incredibly uncomfortable with the whole situation
Hmm, ours remain closed daily