I'm a little confused as to exactly who are involved in these layoffs/retirements.

This local article:
www.daytondailynews.com/business/kroger-offers-000-buyouts-for-employees/70MBkaucNOW5tRO0HsF2lM/

says "The offer does not include store and district associates, senior officers or supermarket division presidents". Who else is really left then?

It sounds like this company is becoming a sinking ship to me.

It sounds like this company is becoming a sinking ship . . .

The "sinking ship" just sold $26.6 billion of product in Q3, 2016 . . . while paying pennies to associates.

 

4hourrush wrote:

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Oh yeah, it's not sinking as far as sales go, but how long can you sell product without people to put it on the shelves?

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 I work in the Cincinnati division.  Holes everywhere.  Whats the point of a grocery store if you are constantly out of things?  With the new standards and process walks, managers and KMA office folks are quitting or retiring, trying to escape the sinking ship.

Problem is that I was told the current GO executive staff are exclusively financial guys.  Everything is a number.  Until things completely tank, they will continue to ruing Kroger.  A grocery store is more than calculation....

Right now morale is in the toilet and people who used to give 120% refuse to do so anymore as they see all it gets them is more work and less rewards.

 

But hey, come a standards walk, the office can send out 20 people to inspect you.  If we only hand those 20 people to put groceries on the shelf.