Dude, be a man!
You'll get into much better shape, and you'll learn about home repairs and stuff. This is good knowledge to have.

Lol, I worked lawn and garden at Walmart and I swear a lot of the older ladies tipped me even for doing easy stuff (Like loading a bag of mulch in their car). We weren't supposed to accept tips but I did anyway.

Well, when they pay their employees shit wages I don't know what they expect.

Exactly xD

I always refused first but then they'd usually stuff it in my pocket or then I'd take it if they insisted.  I wanted to have that excuse ready if anyone said anything (though most managers wouldn't care).  The funny thing is, the people who have you load the big stuff are usually the ones who never tip or even say 'thanks'.  That's why L&G > the lumberyard.  You can load a dozen sheets of plywood for someone and they're standing there tapping their foot, then they hop into their truck when you're done without even making eye contact.

Personally, I loved working in L&G and the customers were usually in a better mood than those on the inside.  The only BIG negative was that Lowes was so damned concerned about having too many people working when it was slow that it was always understaffed when it was busy, which makes both customers and staff disgruntled.  

I must have missed this post before.

If you're a seasonal employee (temp) then you probably won't have to use any equipment.  You have to get trained and certified for each type and they don't usually bother unless someone is going to stay on.  Full time employees will use the forklifts to load.  

Training is mostly safety stuff.  Blocking off aisles when someone is using a forklift, walking ahead of a machine to keep customers from getting squished (seriously they WILL walk RIGHT OUT IN FRONT of a loaded forklift)--stuff like that.  

At our store, Loaders went where they were needed.  You might get called to help out at the lumberyard, then called up front to load some home interior stuff, then called out to L&G to help hand-load 200 landscaping stones into someone's pickup truck.  Between that, managers might have you help out associates by stacking inventory or something.  Prepare to sweat.

LOL I've only gone to work for two days and they've already cancelled one of my shifts! I guess I'm not working this Saturday after all!