Hi, pls am to resume work tomorrow as a grocery clerk, when I checked the salary review at glass door iron was 10/hr but am seeing 7.50 on my profile, is that the real amount kroger pays?
What division are you in? Every contract is different.
Glassdoor shows the average wage. This includes people from newcomers to topped out full timers.
Usually full timers top out significantly higher than part timers. It also usually takes 4-5 years to reach top out pay.
Starting pay is usually close to minimum wage + night premium if you are working overnights, which progresses with more time spent with the company according to your specific contract.
Err, from my knowledge you can't be hired in as full time. You have to work your way to that status by averaging a certain amount of hours over a period of time, usually 3 months. Is it a brand new store that hasn't opened yet?
-- Edited by DeltaGrocery on Monday 3rd of August 2015 05:29:33 PM
How many hours are you being scheduled? 7.50 is below the minimum threshold for all contracts in regards to full time work to my knowledge. Most overnight grocery clerks start out at that + the night premium as part time.
If you tell us what state you are in, someone else can probably get a contract to tell you for sure where you stand.
Kroger has an internal policy of using the least amount of wages (money paid to employees...) for the least amount of labor (which is why Front End constantly calls in other departments to help...) in attempting the most amount of work (which is why employees and management can sometimes be frustrated and stressed out, and product doesn't always reach the shelves).
So your $7.50 an hour is going to be typical. You don't get hired on for full time. That's how Kroger works. Even those who transfer store-to-store with seniority don't always get opportunities for full time. Are you in a right-to-work state or in a state where you have to join the union no matter where you work at Kroger? Because the union contracts, while they don't do diddly for employees, do set standards and specifications. So for example in my division a courtesy clerk starts out minimum on average ($7.25) and gets a 15 cent raise after two years. But that's it for them. It's possible your position as a grocery clerk tops out around $10 an hour, but that would most likely be full time and after you've been there a few years. I can tell you from experience, and almost anyone on this board can confirm, that Kroger is not currently an employer where you should or would want to stay for "a few years".
Don't apply for night grocery. It is back breaking work for minimum wage + shift differential of usually $0.50. Most warehouses hire unskilled labor at $9-10 and you'll actually get to work 40 hours off the bat. You might even learn to drive a forklift. Those guys can be paid upwards of $15 if they're productive enough, and finding another job will not be as hard.
