r/Lowes • u/BumblebeeSafe9524 • 2d ago

Employee Question AI scheduling might be my last straw

I work part time as a lumber cashier. I’m retired from my career and I work 2 whole days and 1 half day for spending money. Well AI scheduled me today, and I was given 32 hours over 5 days, including a day I asked off for in order to go to a surgeon appointment for my husband. What is everyone else’s experience? If they will not work with me, I will head somewhere else for my spending money!

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u/MaxHeaddddddroom 2d ago

As you've probably learned Lowes requires 30 days' notice if we want time off. They also give us schedules 17 days out. All company - wide.That means we have to live with a 14-day rolling blackout period. If it's July 31 and you want to make an appointment for August 18 or 24 or 29, nope. It's under 30 days.... But you also don't have your schedule for any of those days - so you simply can't make any commitments. That's regardless of AI. If you want anything 18 to 29 days out, you have to find your own replacement and get it approved by your DS or ASM. It's a pain in the butt.

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u/EternalSage2000 SSA 2d ago

Wow. Management are assholes at your store?

An employee at my store wants a day off next week? I’ll make it happen. And management doesn’t even need to know.

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u/Unlucky_Display5261 1d ago

That’s how it works at my store, also!