After sitting back and raising my kids for a few years, I decided to get back into the job market. Seeing as most places almost always require you to have current work history, I decided to start near the bottom, but I figured being a veteran would help me some. Boy was I wrong! Kroger was the only place that called me back after my first round of applications. After sitting through the interview process, I was told I'd start at minimum wage (first red flag). Hey a job is a job, right? So I completed the computer training at the regional office and reported for my first day on the job for on site training, which consisted of unloading pallets of 12 pack Big K (2nd red flag). I was set to do bread, but I'm doing sodas? After 4 hours of not even seeing bread, I was let go for the day. The next day I started on the bread with the most stuck up, self entitled prick I've ever met. Tried telling me that cramming the shelf was the way to go. I went to a couple different stores and talked to their bread stocker to see how they do it and just learned from them. Also, the guy was extremely slow at it. It would take him 40 hrs a week to stock bread (to get out of doing his other duties). Once they let me have ago at it alone the manager was happy with my performance (98% efficiency). I really wanted more money and more hours so, I asked if I could switch to nights. It all fell apart when the receiving clerk went down for ankle surgery. They put that same slow ass into her slot and gave him the title of backup manager. The night crew guys were a good bunch, lot of long term guys with at least 15+ for each of them and they knew their stuff. So, they hired a new guy for bread and he didn't work out, then they hired a deaf kid, who while a decent worker, couldn't work daylight because he'd just stand in peoples way. So they asked me to do the bread before stocking grocery. No problem, anything for the store. Then, we got a new store manager. A pompous mouth breather, who couldn't just stand back and let the people who know what they're doing do it. First off, we had a big snowstorm and they asked me to stay and stock shelves and that someone else would be in to help. I did and the bastard didn't show up. Second time, I declined. One night, we actually were overstaffed for a single truck, so half of us left around 5 am, and this backup manager comes strutting across the parking lot asking where we were going. I told him home, we're done. He then tried to lay blame for his inability to keep the back dock clean on night crew, to which I replied, we're both off the clock, I'll scuff you up in the parking lot and go home and think nothing of it. he backed off for his own good. With all the rushing I was doing to finish the bread to help night crew, my performance slipped slightly, (89% efficiency). Then the store manager (who has no clue) began to tamper with my orders, over-ordering everything that no one buys. once is fine, but 6-7 changes is not cool. So, one morning, I was finishing the bread order. The manager walks up, asks to look at my order, takes my handheld, and changes some in front of me. He goes to give back the handheld, I delete the entire order, hand it back and say, well, since you think you know all there is to know about bread, you do it, prick, and walked on out the store. Enough was enough. They didn't back-pay me the shift premium the owed me, didn't give my puny .15 raise I was due until the last week I was there, never got my discount working correctly, and had started slowly cutting my hours. Horrible, horrible place to work. I had one guy tell me hes been working the same store for 18 years and he had never seen it that bad. Over-scheduling and under-scheduling. 3 guys for a double truck, 9 for a single. No manager on duty overnight so if there is an issue, no one can handle it. Hell, when I was in there by myself for a full shift, if somehow the store caught on fire, the managers phone number was nowhere to be found. NEVER AGAIN!!!!
I do what I am supposed to do and ignore what slackers are doing around me. The store managers give me some leeway because they know I can get work done.
I apologize for your experience. Yes, retail seems to be headed this way at most grocery stores trying to keep up with walmart.
The good thing is you figured it out quick and left; The Krog has ZERO appreciation for their employees, as you have now experienced. Warn your friends.
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"Resistance is futile...you will be assimilated" - The Krog
After sitting back and raising my kids for a few years, I decided to get back into the job market. Seeing as most places almost always require you to have current work history, I decided to start near the bottom, but I figured being a veteran would help me some. Boy was I wrong! Kroger was the only place that called me back after my first round of applications. After sitting through the interview process, I was told I'd start at minimum wage (first red flag). Hey a job is a job, right? So I completed the computer training at the regional office and reported for my first day on the job for on site training, which consisted of unloading pallets of 12 pack Big K (2nd red flag). I was set to do bread, but I'm doing sodas? After 4 hours of not even seeing bread, I was let go for the day. The next day I started on the bread with the most stuck up, self entitled prick I've ever met. Tried telling me that cramming the shelf was the way to go. I went to a couple different stores and talked to their bread stocker to see how they do it and just learned from them. Also, the guy was extremely slow at it. It would take him 40 hrs a week to stock bread (to get out of doing his other duties). Once they let me have ago at it alone the manager was happy with my performance (98% efficiency). I really wanted more money and more hours so, I asked if I could switch to nights. It all fell apart when the receiving clerk went down for ankle surgery. They put that same slow ass into her slot and gave him the title of backup manager. The night crew guys were a good bunch, lot of long term guys with at least 15+ for each of them and they knew their stuff. So, they hired a new guy for bread and he didn't work out, then they hired a deaf kid, who while a decent worker, couldn't work daylight because he'd just stand in peoples way. So they asked me to do the bread before stocking grocery. No problem, anything for the store. Then, we got a new store manager. A pompous mouth breather, who couldn't just stand back and let the people who know what they're doing do it. First off, we had a big snowstorm and they asked me to stay and stock shelves and that someone else would be in to help. I did and the bastard didn't show up. Second time, I declined. One night, we actually were overstaffed for a single truck, so half of us left around 5 am, and this backup manager comes strutting across the parking lot asking where we were going. I told him home, we're done. He then tried to lay blame for his inability to keep the back dock clean on night crew, to which I replied, we're both off the clock, I'll scuff you up in the parking lot and go home and think nothing of it. he backed off for his own good. With all the rushing I was doing to finish the bread to help night crew, my performance slipped slightly, (89% efficiency). Then the store manager (who has no clue) began to tamper with my orders, over-ordering everything that no one buys. once is fine, but 6-7 changes is not cool. So, one morning, I was finishing the bread order. The manager walks up, asks to look at my order, takes my handheld, and changes some in front of me. He goes to give back the handheld, I delete the entire order, hand it back and say, well, since you think you know all there is to know about bread, you do it, prick, and walked on out the store. Enough was enough. They didn't back-pay me the shift premium the owed me, didn't give my puny .15 raise I was due until the last week I was there, never got my discount working correctly, and had started slowly cutting my hours. Horrible, horrible place to work. I had one guy tell me hes been working the same store for 18 years and he had never seen it that bad. Over-scheduling and under-scheduling. 3 guys for a double truck, 9 for a single. No manager on duty overnight so if there is an issue, no one can handle it. Hell, when I was in there by myself for a full shift, if somehow the store caught on fire, the managers phone number was nowhere to be found. NEVER AGAIN!!!!
I didn't read one word of this, and here's my report of your fukking book summed in quote:
"LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME I'M A SELFISH **** DEMANDING YOU PUT YOUR LIFE ON HOLD AND STRAIN YOUR EYES TIL THEY BLEED AS YOU READ MY WORTHLESS NOTHING BIBLE LONG BOOK"
