Kroger Employee Forum

barada · Anonymous

Exceptions made for those who really should not be tolerated. harsh consequences for those who aren't in the clique. lazy workers given full time. kids that care about their job looked over. Training differs by each employee, absolutely no consistent standards. Biased scheduling.. the list goes...

madmatt · madmatt

Hello. I work grocery, night stock. At my store, we are told that unless we stay till the truck is finished and the store faced, we cannot leave. If we do leave, we will get written up. They also make us run backstock every Sunday and monday on top of facing and truck. We also have to scan adn print out new she...

AnonymousCutter · AnonymousCutter

It seems Kroger wishes to go for the Part Time help that will eventually be the destruction of the company. They see indivduals like me not as a productive worker, but rather a money figure and how it can be replaced. In this thread we will discuss the advantages and disadvantage of both statuses. Full...

grumpy1 · grumpy1

Never had this happen to me anywhere I ever worked in retail. But there is always a first The crazy customer I was in the market cutting meat the other day. Bearings are going out , on the saw so it is very load and deafening on the ear drums. My lunchmeat lady had just come ion and walked into the cutting roo...

AnonymousCutter · Anonymous

Lets hear from you long time employees....any value to the employees from the annual Employee Tracking Survey coming up again in August?

madmatt · madmatt

Hello. I work Night Stock in grocery department. My department head threatened to make me do replenisher duty (which means work daytime stock 12-8.) If he does thiss though, can I just claim someone else's schedule below me in seniority as long as they know how to replenish as well? My wife goes to wor...

4hourrush · 4hourrush

Does anyone know if you still owe union dues for weeks you don't get any hours? Also if there's hour cuts going on in the whole store, how liklely would it be to be able to get hours from another department? I was talking to a friend of mine who used to work for Kroger and she told me me to ask HR for hours in anot...

Anonymous

I'm just curious...but what are some tips you guys have used over the years to deal with disrespectful co-workers and/or managers, or just people in general? I'm looking for any thoughts, ideas, things you've said, things you've had to say, things you've said and regretted, ways you've dealt with s...

grumpy1 · grumpy1

Top Stories »Headlines » Industry IntelligenceMar 02, 2012Sales Up 10% for the Year at Kroger The Kroger Co. reported $90.4 billion in total sales for fiscal year 2011, an increase of 10.2 percent over 2010. Identical supermarket sales, without fuel, increased 4.9 percent in FY 2011 compared with...

Anonymous

Don't care where or who you are. Just trying to get an idea of what the true range is. thanks!

thedude · Anonymous

If my vation started this monday and runs all the way till this sunday. Do i get a check the following friday for the week I was on vacation? Or do i have to wait till my annyversary?Anyone know?

Anonymous

So, our manager has belittled me and another employee several times. Most notably today we had so Someone call in and were trying to work around it. I offered her a solution and insteAd of listening every time I would go to speak to her she'd shush me. Then she told me she was quote "sick of my depart...

Anonymous

I am not an employee of Kroger. Just wanted this to get out there. The Kroger store Marysville, Ohio quit accepting vouchers from the Union County Veterans Service Office. This started in 2010. The Mgr's at Marysville Kroger said it was a corporate decision and they were losing money because of this....

grumpy1 · Anonymous

At our store to get full time you have to work 40 hours for 12 consecutive weeks. A guy in our store got full time because they thought he only had 6 weeks but he really had 12. He took a personal day several weeks ago and it was assumed that his progression started over at that point. It turns out if you ta...

Anonymous

Just like the title says: Does a guy named Tim Brand still work for Kroger? He used to work out of one of the zone offices in Atlanta. Last I heard, he was accused of some fairly serious stuff. Is he fired, transferred, etc?

grumpy1 · grumpy1

From the Kroger store that I work at, In Garland Texas, There is a lot of options within a 5 mile radius of the store for the grocery dollars.Not counting the small little convenience stores we have two super Wal-marts, a fiesta foods grocery store, two aldi`s, three Hispanic oriented grocery stores...

JackOfAllTrades · JackOfAllTrades

Guys, I accomplished a major goal whie working for Kroger...not working for Kroger! I found a new and better job. I've been here three years, and do not want to be stuck here my whole life, so I found another, better paying, with more oportunites job! Hell yeah. I made it out alive.

grumpy1 · grumpy1

Test-tube burgers are hitting the news again, and if the idea of eating synthetic beef makes your skin crawl, keep reading. According to Fox News, A researcher from the Netherlands says he expects to grow the first-ever hamburger in a lab by this fall. The beef will made from bovine stem cells grown in...

grumpy1 · Anonymous

Got a question i work at krogers in michigan and i accumulated 2 no call no shows in a 90 day period , then i was suspended for 3 days . then a week later i did another no call no show . is this grounds for termination?

4hourrush · 4hourrush

If you suddenly aren't scheduled at all anymore? I've only been working for Kroger for a few months, and I only average about 12 hours a week. Last week I worked 20 hours due to Valentine's Day and this week someone was sick so I worked 14 hours (went in early one day) I called today, and I was told that I wasn...

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	drama pit (Preview) Exceptions made for those who really should not be tolerated. harsh consequences for those who aren't in the clique. lazy workers given full time. kids that care about their job looked over. Training differs by each employee, absolutely no consistent standards. Biased scheduling.. the list goes...	Anonymous	3	1623	Mar 16, 2012 by barada
	Mandatory Overtime (Preview) Hello. I work grocery, night stock. At my store, we are told that unless we stay till the truck is finished and the store faced, we cannot leave. If we do leave, we will get written up. They also make us run backstock every Sunday and monday on top of facing and truck. We also have to scan adn print out new she...	madmatt	5	3540	Mar 16, 2012 by grumpy1
	Full Time VS Part Time (Preview) It seems Kroger wishes to go for the Part Time help that will eventually be the destruction of the company. They see indivduals like me not as a productive worker, but rather a money figure and how it can be replaced. In this thread we will discuss the advantages and disadvantage of both statuses. Full...	AnonymousCutter	6	11540	Mar 15, 2012 by grumpy1
	The crazy customer (Preview) Never had this happen to me anywhere I ever worked in retail. But there is always a first The crazy customer I was in the market cutting meat the other day. Bearings are going out , on the saw so it is very load and deafening on the ear drums. My lunchmeat lady had just come ion and walked into the cutting roo...	grumpy1	5	2028	Mar 14, 2012 by Anonymous
	Employee Tracking Survey (Preview) Lets hear from you long time employees....any value to the employees from the annual Employee Tracking Survey coming up again in August?	Anonymous	3	1547	Mar 14, 2012 by AnonymousCutter
	Question regarding Seniority and Bumping Schedules (Preview) Hello. I work Night Stock in grocery department. My department head threatened to make me do replenisher duty (which means work daytime stock 12-8.) If he does thiss though, can I just claim someone else's schedule below me in seniority as long as they know how to replenish as well? My wife goes to wor...	madmatt	13	6817	Mar 12, 2012 by madmatt
	Another question (Preview) Does anyone know if you still owe union dues for weeks you don't get any hours? Also if there's hour cuts going on in the whole store, how liklely would it be to be able to get hours from another department? I was talking to a friend of mine who used to work for Kroger and she told me me to ask HR for hours in anot...	4hourrush	6	2107	Mar 12, 2012 by jay430
	Dealing with disrespectful co-workers (Preview) I'm just curious...but what are some tips you guys have used over the years to deal with disrespectful co-workers and/or managers, or just people in general? I'm looking for any thoughts, ideas, things you've said, things you've had to say, things you've said and regretted, ways you've dealt with s...	Anonymous	9	3030	Mar 10, 2012 by Anonymous
	kroger in the news (Preview) Top Stories »Headlines » Industry IntelligenceMar 02, 2012Sales Up 10% for the Year at Kroger The Kroger Co. reported $90.4 billion in total sales for fiscal year 2011, an increase of 10.2 percent over 2010. Identical supermarket sales, without fuel, increased 4.9 percent in FY 2011 compared with...	grumpy1	7	1891	Mar 9, 2012 by grumpy1
	How much do customer service Clerks make an hour? (Preview) Don't care where or who you are. Just trying to get an idea of what the true range is. thanks!	Anonymous	18	7467	Mar 6, 2012 by Anonymous
	Vacation Pay Question (Preview) If my vation started this monday and runs all the way till this sunday. Do i get a check the following friday for the week I was on vacation? Or do i have to wait till my annyversary?Anyone know?	Anonymous	3	1537	Mar 5, 2012 by thedude
	Co manager (Preview) So, our manager has belittled me and another employee several times. Most notably today we had so Someone call in and were trying to work around it. I offered her a solution and insteAd of listening every time I would go to speak to her she'd shush me. Then she told me she was quote "sick of my depart...	Anonymous	8	2927	Mar 5, 2012 by Anonymous
	Kroger and Veterans (Preview) I am not an employee of Kroger. Just wanted this to get out there. The Kroger store Marysville, Ohio quit accepting vouchers from the Union County Veterans Service Office. This started in 2010. The Mgr's at Marysville Kroger said it was a corporate decision and they were losing money because of this....	Anonymous	8	2060	Mar 5, 2012 by Anonymous
	I learned something today about getting full time (Preview) At our store to get full time you have to work 40 hours for 12 consecutive weeks. A guy in our store got full time because they thought he only had 6 weeks but he really had 12. He took a personal day several weeks ago and it was assumed that his progression started over at that point. It turns out if you ta...	Anonymous	4	7498	Mar 4, 2012 by grumpy1
	Tim Brand: Does this guy still work for Kroger? (Preview) Just like the title says: Does a guy named Tim Brand still work for Kroger? He used to work out of one of the zone offices in Atlanta. Last I heard, he was accused of some fairly serious stuff. Is he fired, transferred, etc?	Anonymous	3	1578	Mar 3, 2012 by Anonymous
	how much competition do you have. (Preview) From the Kroger store that I work at, In Garland Texas, There is a lot of options within a 5 mile radius of the store for the grocery dollars.Not counting the small little convenience stores we have two super Wal-marts, a fiesta foods grocery store, two aldi`s, three Hispanic oriented grocery stores...	grumpy1	14	2484	Mar 3, 2012 by AnonymousCutter
	I Did It! (Preview) Guys, I accomplished a major goal whie working for Kroger...not working for Kroger! I found a new and better job. I've been here three years, and do not want to be stuck here my whole life, so I found another, better paying, with more oportunites job! Hell yeah. I made it out alive.	JackOfAllTrades	3	1461	Mar 3, 2012 by Indy1979
	What do you think about beef grown in a lab? (Preview) Test-tube burgers are hitting the news again, and if the idea of eating synthetic beef makes your skin crawl, keep reading. According to Fox News, A researcher from the Netherlands says he expects to grow the first-ever hamburger in a lab by this fall. The beef will made from bovine stem cells grown in...	grumpy1	8	1966	Mar 3, 2012 by grumpy1
	Policy on getting terminated (Preview) Got a question i work at krogers in michigan and i accumulated 2 no call no shows in a 90 day period , then i was suspended for 3 days . then a week later i did another no call no show . is this grounds for termination?	Anonymous	15	16259	Mar 3, 2012 by grumpy1
	What does it mean (Preview) If you suddenly aren't scheduled at all anymore? I've only been working for Kroger for a few months, and I only average about 12 hours a week. Last week I worked 20 hours due to Valentine's Day and this week someone was sick so I worked 14 hours (went in early one day) I called today, and I was told that I wasn...	4hourrush	16	6487	Mar 3, 2012 by Anonymous
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