God among the freight throwers here (lol jk). Tell me why working for Kroger sucks, but why you're sticking around. I know I've got my reasons, but I genuinely want to hear yours. This forum gives me enjoyment because most of the posts are things that we can all relate to and seem to be company wide.
On top of that, tell me if you worked for a different company that showed you that not all grocery companies are $****ty like Kroger.
Thanks guys, and I look forward to hearing from you.
-Josh
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even though i think kroger sucks, it's not THAT bad. if it was truly truly awful, i would quit and seek a new job. i guess i stick around for the money (as meager as it is) and i like a lot of my co workers. my job is pretty tiresome and demanding but i go home at the end of my shift feeling like i gave an honest effort. the only thing i can say that really grinds my gears about this company is how they treat their workers on a corporate level. thanks for the five cent raise, kroger. now i almost make up the money i have to pay towards union dues!
even though i think kroger sucks, it's not THAT bad. if it was truly truly awful, i would quit and seek a new job. i guess i stick around for the money (as meager as it is) and i like a lot of my co workers. my job is pretty tiresome and demanding but i go home at the end of my shift feeling like i gave an honest effort. the only thing i can say that really grinds my gears about this company is how they treat their workers on a corporate level. thanks for the five cent raise, kroger. now i almost make up the money i have to pay towards union dues!
Thanks for the reply, and kick ass username! Haha. I genuinely despise the company on a corporate level, but I love my coworkers and even my store director. I hate that they are literally becoming like Walmart with the way they treat their employees, but again, coming from that corporate level.
Do you know how many hoops an employee needs to jump through in order to receive tuition reimbursement? They do not make it an easy thing, and to me, that shows that they are clearly not willing to give it out easily, to employees that they "value." The little corporate things like that are what bother me.
Overall, I do not see Kroger as a good company to work for. Sure, I make fantastic money for a 21 year old guy. $16.26 is great pay. I like my store, but certainly not Kroger. They do not make it a point to take care of their employees. I worked for another, smaller grocery chain that made it a point to say, "We take care of our employees FIRST. That way, they will be happy to take care of the customer." Boom. Kroger is all about inhuman expectations and their people are nothing but numbers.
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It sucks because i've found that smaller stores get totally crapped on by this corporation. Not that it didn't suck before, but i'm getting a different perspective now.
I'm sticking around because where else am i going to go that'll start me out at almost $18 an hour? I'm in it for the long haul now...
It sucks because i've found that smaller stores get totally crapped on by this corporation. Not that it didn't suck before, but i'm getting a different perspective now.
I'm sticking around because where else am i going to go that'll start me out at almost $18 an hour? I'm in it for the long haul now...
i work in a smaller store and i can say that this is true in my case. basically 0 money is put into our store in terms of repairs and equipment maintenance. crappy rusty carts with bum wheels, automatic doors that have to be bungee corded open more often than not, shelving that in some spots is so dented that you have to push product back so it doesn't outright fall off, pallet jacks with broken hand releases, l carts and uboats with wheels that refuse to work....oh man, i should stop myself right here, because I could go on literally all day.
It sucks because i've found that smaller stores get totally crapped on by this corporation. Not that it didn't suck before, but i'm getting a different perspective now.
I'm sticking around because where else am i going to go that'll start me out at almost $18 an hour? I'm in it for the long haul now...
i work in a smaller store and i can say that this is true in my case. basically 0 money is put into our store in terms of repairs and equipment maintenance. crappy rusty carts with bum wheels, automatic doors that have to be bungee corded open more often than not, shelving that in some spots is so dented that you have to push product back so it doesn't outright fall off, pallet jacks with broken hand releases, l carts and uboats with wheels that refuse to work....oh man, i should stop myself right here, because I could go on literally all day.
How is your store still open? O_O That is definitely a highly dangerous situation to work in. My prayers for you.
I think I listed the majority of the reasons why Kroger sucks for me, in your other thread lol. But the main reason for me they suck to me is the communication. No communication about when something has been fixed or not. Or sudden rules where each dept. has to clean up in front of the trash compactor out of left field(just learned about that one last night). Or when our DH's parents came in looking for Gluten Free pies that were just baked by our Pastry Chef. Nobody even told us that one was supposed to have been saved for them. And then we couldn't find them, and when we did, they weren't even labeled and tagged. So it's like how do you expect us to keep up with something when we don't even know where to look or what's going on.
Another reason, that one of our store managers thinks its just cute to come up with these gimicky things to increase the sales at the store. For Christmas it was a whole Santa Claus and Reindeer that the employees had to paint and get on the roof. With all the cookie sales he bought 2 cookie monster onesies for employees to put on and sample the cookies around the store. I'll admit some folks are willing to do it. But I don't think I get paid enough to turn into cookie monster at a drop of the hat. Even going to do a Easter egg hunt throughout the store too. I mean I get he thinks these things will be uber fun and make us sell more stuff. But dude I can only imagine team too many kids running around and something going crash somewhere.
And to keep this down to a neat few reasons. I'll just add the elephant in the room-SKELETON CREWS and they are so skeletal that if you are on with a lazy person for closing shift. You mind as well consider it on the level of running the dept. by yourself. Joy of joys on that one.
And actually this is my first ever job in retail. I was a substitute secretary for the local school system 3 years before that. And even before then for a brief time(a week honestly, lol) for a marketing company. Pretty much doing the door to door thing asking if folks had heard of U-verse when that first came out. And learning about their other service providers. But totally couldn't hack that job, had me triple the amount of stressed out as Kroger does most times. So totally had to quit.
I dont personally think Kroger itself sux but individual stores with certain management. I have worked for Kroger, City Market, King Sooper, and Fred Meyer. Out of these Fred Meyer royaly sux, It is not a grocery store it is a department store and does not function with proper communication. Right now I am there because they give me 40 hours a week and pay me very well. The other Kroger Chains spent more time on training and took more time in coaching than telling me to do crap and then getting pissed because they never told me how. I am so fed up with being held accountable for things I have no control over. Here I am considered a department manager but I have no control over the schedule, and frequently told what to order and what sells with no facts to back up why I need to order or change my planogram an yet when **** goes bad I am in trouble. So for me FRED MEYER sux they are disfunctional with a lack of communication, lack or holding people resposible for what they can do, lack or training, just bastically a lack of concern. I have seen so many decisions that end up costing Kroger more money but Freddies thinks it was good for them. I have never worked in a company that does not seem to give a crap about making money with the exception of getting a pay check. The department hours are based on some stupid budget and so no matter what sales are I can not give my crew more hours. So why should we even give a rats booty whether we sell one item or none. At this point I am looking for another job and have lost all faith in this organization.
Pay - We do not get paid enough to do what we do. Kroger starts employees off at minimum wage or just above it. Other retailers, such as Walmart and Target, start their workers at 9-10 an hour. If Kroger wants to attract more workers and retain those workers, they need to increase their pay, at least to $9 an hour starting pay, maybe $10
Accountability - It seems that I am always bitched out for what's not done rather than being appreciated for the work that I do get done. I could get my job 99% done, but it's always the 1% that's not done that's always noticed. I understand constructive criticism, but I take my job seriously and do the absolute best that I can and would like my hard work to be noticed and appreciated. It will make me actually want to give my best effort. I'm also sick of being blamed for things that are beyond my control (such as co-workers not doing their share of work), especially when department heads who have been with the company for a long time don't do their jobs as effectively (not working stock, not helping clean, ordering too much product) and it's always the people under them who take the blame. There needs to be equal accountability for all
Staffing & Hours - Instead of constantly relying on surge checkers, how about scheduling and hiring more people? It is not fair to pull people out of their departments to check. We already have too much to get done and so little time to get it all done. We cannot waste half our shifts checking, bagging, pushing carts, et cetera. And then management gets pissed off when we can't get anything done. If you want us to get everything done, either give us some help, more hours, or shut the f*** up and deal with it! You get what you pay for. If you schedule me 4 hours, you're gonna get 4 hours worth of work. Don't schedule me 4-5 hours and then bitch me out when I can't finish an entire truck. Quit trying to run on a skeleton crew and expect results. If you want positive results, give us enough hours and enough people
Growth opportunities - I'd like to see more people (especially those who actually deserve it) to get promoted. If not to a dept lead or manager, then at least full time. Other than lousy pay, lack of opportunities is another reason Kroger loses valuable employees. We had one guy in grocery/dairy who was one of the best co-workers I've ever worked with. Always did his job and did it well. After a year, he found a new job at Sam's Club working in the meat market and started out at a wage ($10 an hour) that would've taken him 5 years to make if he stayed at Kroger. After a few short months, he got promoted to meat processor and is now making $12 an hour, is full time, and is one or two job steps away from being a supervisor. I would love to at least see more full time positions open up
It sucks because: It doesn't matter how hard you work, what matters is who' been there longer. You can do twice the work as the other employees, but if they were there even 1 day longer than you they get the recognition. You can show every day you're scheduled, never be late, and work on days you're not scheduled, make sure you do your job right, help others with their job and you still get nothing out of it. The harder you work the worse they treat you.
Damn it, I love you guys. You all make it so much easier to just tolerate the job. For whatever reason, it's extremely comforting to know I'm not alone in being disgusted with this company.
I'll stress once again that it's not the job itself; I'm good at what I do and I know that (most of) my bosses value me as an employee. It's KROGER overall and the way they handle business, mainly because of how big they've gotten over the last 20 years or so. They also, in my opinion, give people way too many chances, especially members of management that have a hand in creating hostile work environments. Those things should never be allowed, but Kroger allows it to continue happening, and for that, I have no respect for the company.
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Pay - We do not get paid enough to do what we do. Kroger starts employees off at minimum wage or just above it. Other retailers, such as Walmart and Target, start their workers at 9-10 an hour. If Kroger wants to attract more workers and retain those workers, they need to increase their pay, at least to $9 an hour starting pay, maybe $10
Accountability - It seems that I am always bitched out for what's not done rather than being appreciated for the work that I do get done. I could get my job 99% done, but it's always the 1% that's not done that's always noticed. I understand constructive criticism, but I take my job seriously and do the absolute best that I can and would like my hard work to be noticed and appreciated. It will make me actually want to give my best effort. I'm also sick of being blamed for things that are beyond my control (such as co-workers not doing their share of work), especially when department heads who have been with the company for a long time don't do their jobs as effectively (not working stock, not helping clean, ordering too much product) and it's always the people under them who take the blame. There needs to be equal accountability for all
Staffing & Hours - Instead of constantly relying on surge checkers, how about scheduling and hiring more people? It is not fair to pull people out of their departments to check. We already have too much to get done and so little time to get it all done. We cannot waste half our shifts checking, bagging, pushing carts, et cetera. And then management gets pissed off when we can't get anything done. If you want us to get everything done, either give us some help, more hours, or shut the f*** up and deal with it! You get what you pay for. If you schedule me 4 hours, you're gonna get 4 hours worth of work. Don't schedule me 4-5 hours and then bitch me out when I can't finish an entire truck. Quit trying to run on a skeleton crew and expect results. If you want positive results, give us enough hours and enough people
Growth opportunities - I'd like to see more people (especially those who actually deserve it) to get promoted. If not to a dept lead or manager, then at least full time. Other than lousy pay, lack of opportunities is another reason Kroger loses valuable employees. We had one guy in grocery/dairy who was one of the best co-workers I've ever worked with. Always did his job and did it well. After a year, he found a new job at Sam's Club working in the meat market and started out at a wage ($10 an hour) that would've taken him 5 years to make if he stayed at Kroger. After a few short months, he got promoted to meat processor and is now making $12 an hour, is full time, and is one or two job steps away from being a supervisor. I would love to at least see more full time positions open up
Could I just say, you have very eloquently written everything I've felt about this company.
Pay - We do not get paid enough to do what we do. Kroger starts employees off at minimum wage or just above it. Other retailers, such as Walmart and Target, start their workers at 9-10 an hour. If Kroger wants to attract more workers and retain those workers, they need to increase their pay, at least to $9 an hour starting pay, maybe $10
Accountability - It seems that I am always bitched out for what's not done rather than being appreciated for the work that I do get done. I could get my job 99% done, but it's always the 1% that's not done that's always noticed. I understand constructive criticism, but I take my job seriously and do the absolute best that I can and would like my hard work to be noticed and appreciated. It will make me actually want to give my best effort. I'm also sick of being blamed for things that are beyond my control (such as co-workers not doing their share of work), especially when department heads who have been with the company for a long time don't do their jobs as effectively (not working stock, not helping clean, ordering too much product) and it's always the people under them who take the blame. There needs to be equal accountability for all
Staffing & Hours - Instead of constantly relying on surge checkers, how about scheduling and hiring more people? It is not fair to pull people out of their departments to check. We already have too much to get done and so little time to get it all done. We cannot waste half our shifts checking, bagging, pushing carts, et cetera. And then management gets pissed off when we can't get anything done. If you want us to get everything done, either give us some help, more hours, or shut the f*** up and deal with it! You get what you pay for. If you schedule me 4 hours, you're gonna get 4 hours worth of work. Don't schedule me 4-5 hours and then bitch me out when I can't finish an entire truck. Quit trying to run on a skeleton crew and expect results. If you want positive results, give us enough hours and enough people
Growth opportunities - I'd like to see more people (especially those who actually deserve it) to get promoted. If not to a dept lead or manager, then at least full time. Other than lousy pay, lack of opportunities is another reason Kroger loses valuable employees. We had one guy in grocery/dairy who was one of the best co-workers I've ever worked with. Always did his job and did it well. After a year, he found a new job at Sam's Club working in the meat market and started out at a wage ($10 an hour) that would've taken him 5 years to make if he stayed at Kroger. After a few short months, he got promoted to meat processor and is now making $12 an hour, is full time, and is one or two job steps away from being a supervisor. I would love to at least see more full time positions open up
Could I just say, you have very eloquently written everything I've felt about this company.
Bakerchick, we've got to chat sometime about all ****ty things Kroger. Lol.
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Haha any time Mr.FreightBoss. have to admit liked how you played it as well with your letter in the other thread too. Definitely put something in their pipe to smoke and treat you better for too. :)
Haha any time Mr.FreightBoss. have to admit liked how you played it as well with your letter in the other thread too. Definitely put something in their pipe to smoke and treat you better for too. :)
Thank you very much :) you're awesome haha. I don't take crap from these bosses. To me, it's work. It's not my life, it's just work. I'm not irresponsible, I work very hard. That being said, I'm not afraid to drop a job when I've got the leverage to teach these pricks a lesson lol. Where's your profile page, Bakerchick?! Can't PM you lol.
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Haha any time Mr.FreightBoss. have to admit liked how you played it as well with your letter in the other thread too. Definitely put something in their pipe to smoke and treat you better for too. :)
Thank you very much :) you're awesome haha. I don't take crap from these bosses. To me, it's work. It's not my life, it's just work. I'm not irresponsible, I work very hard. That being said, I'm not afraid to drop a job when I've got the leverage to teach these pricks a lesson lol. Where's your profile page, Bakerchick?! Can't PM you lol.
Quite welcome and definitely noticed that. And honestly not sure why it didn't go through on here all the way or whatever. But I think last time I checked on my profile page, the darn site said I my profile was still pending or something. And yet, I can still message on here. So weird as all get out.
Because they work us like slaves. And dont really appreciate us they might say it but I know they don't mean it they just run us reigate and then wonder why people quit
Haha any time Mr.FreightBoss. have to admit liked how you played it as well with your letter in the other thread too. Definitely put something in their pipe to smoke and treat you better for too. :)
Thank you very much :) you're awesome haha. I don't take crap from these bosses. To me, it's work. It's not my life, it's just work. I'm not irresponsible, I work very hard. That being said, I'm not afraid to drop a job when I've got the leverage to teach these pricks a lesson lol. Where's your profile page, Bakerchick?! Can't PM you lol.
Quite welcome and definitely noticed that. And honestly not sure why it didn't go through on here all the way or whatever. But I think last time I checked on my profile page, the darn site said I my profile was still pending or something. And yet, I can still message on here. So weird as all get out.
Bakerchick, message me! I can't even click on your profile lol.
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Because they work us like slaves. And dont really appreciate us they might say it but I know they don't mean it they just run us reigate and then wonder why people quit
Totally agree. I'm so sick of this company, and I'm looking into finding some ways to get a few corporate folks burned so that they won't forget ol' MrFreightBoss. Young MrFreightBoss, I suppose.
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I don't think it sucks. I think it has both good things & bad things about it just like any other job. If I thought it completely sucked I certainly wouldn't work there.
