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Lowe's To Lay Off About 125 Workers, Move Jobs To India (go.com)

An anonymous reader shares a report: Home improvement retailer Lowe's says it's laying off approximately 125 information technology workers, the third round of job cuts this year. Chief Information Officer Paul Ramsay said in a memo that the affected workers were notified Wednesday. He said the Mooresville, North Carolina-based company has spent the last several years planning a strategic IT workforce team to respond better in what he called "this highly competitive 24/7 retail environment." Some of the jobs will be relocated to Bangalore, India.

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  1. Just another company that won't get my business by Nunya666 · · Score: 4, Informative

    I guess I'll add Lowe's to the growing list of companies that won't get any of my business because they've fscked over their IT departments:

    Toys-R-Us
    Disney
    Carnival Cruise Lines
    And now Lowe's

  2. Re:Making American Great Again by fluffernutter · · Score: 3, Informative

    Well maybe Trump should have used the 'hope' part because that seems to be what everyone is doing. He certainly isn't changing anything. "Hope and Change" is refreshingly honest. Hope that things can be changed for the batter, and try to change them. Which he did.

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    Laws are rules for the court, but merely a bottom bar to hit for life. Think beyond laws in your actions always.
  3. Re:Indian Mainframe experience... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    its not, and you obviously don't

  4. Re:Making American Great Again by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    I don't think people elected him to give his best shot. What did he accomplish in 8 years?

    He implemented Romneycare nationwide.

    Not the best healthcare plan, but at least insurance companies had a lot less ability to weasel out of paying your healthcare, even if you were too expensive or had been ill before.