So how is Kroger going to respond to this? alot of the same "low rung on the ladder" jobs at CVS are comparable to cashier / clerk jobs at Kroger. And Kroger is starting cashiers out at 11.00 an hour currently, are they??? Not to mention baggers still around minimum wage or slightly above minimum wage.
There are tons of CVS Pharmacies all around, many of them just down the street from Kroger stores.
This will be interesting to see if Kroger has any reaction to this *potentially* serious problem........when the front end at most stores are having trouble keeping cashiers and baggers.
So how is Kroger going to respond to this? alot of the same "low rung on the ladder" jobs at CVS are comparable to cashier / clerk jobs at Kroger. And Kroger is starting cashiers out at 11.00 an hour currently, are they??? Not to mention baggers still around minimum wage or slightly above minimum wage.
There are tons of CVS Pharmacies all around, many of them just down the street from Kroger stores.
This will be interesting to see if Kroger has any reaction to this *potentially* serious problem........when the front end at most stores are having trouble keeping cashiers and baggers.
I meant "And Kroger is certainly NOT starting out cashiers at 11.00 an hour currently, are they???" in a sarcastic voice......... just in case someone misunderstands what I meant to write!!
I heard that the company will be coming to unions probably even before contract renewal dates to better compete wage wise. I dunno how true that will be though. If it doesn't done by April, it'll probably move to the next year.
So how is Kroger going to respond to this? alot of the same "low rung on the ladder" jobs at CVS are comparable to cashier / clerk jobs at Kroger. And Kroger is starting cashiers out at 11.00 an hour currently, are they??? Not to mention baggers still around minimum wage or slightly above minimum wage.
There are tons of CVS Pharmacies all around, many of them just down the street from Kroger stores.
This will be interesting to see if Kroger has any reaction to this *potentially* serious problem........when the front end at most stores are having trouble keeping cashiers and baggers.
Kroger stores are a lot larger than CVS stores. Kroger is a grocery store, CVS can be considered a regular convenience store without the pharmacy. Also, a lot of people know that it's easy to move up in Kroger land than it is anywhere else probably. But by saying that, nobody even wants to be a DH or backup anymore, so...
You have to also remember CVS can staff the store on 3-4 people and have higher markup on all items. CVS can sell Milk for 4.99 a Gallon, Kroger it can be as long as 1.49. You have to also think about paying for all the shrink inside the store (Produce, Bakery, Meat, Deli, Floral). In reality paying all associates $1.00 more an hours would not cost the stores over the long run. IF your store schedules 5000 hours a week, your paying your associates $5,000 more in wages. What I do not think some high ups understand, if you retain an associate, your not paying the $2300 for that new associates training/hiring process/etc.
Kroger isn't going to do anything. Why would they? Plenty of retards and burnouts are willing to work for $8.00 an hour.
Also, a lot of people know that it's easy to move up in Kroger land than it is anywhere else probably.
Not really. If you are a competent employee, a lot of the time you are trapped because your department can't afford to replace you. Otherwise, you have no advantage. They'd just as soon hire anyone off the street, or move a troublemaker around.
It's all the union's fault. If Kroger didn't have unions, wages probably would be higher than they are. Contracts running 4 years makes it virtually impossible for competitive rates. By the time a new contract comes out, it's already behind the average. Plus if you really study a union contract, they are there to help the older employees. People that have been with the company for a good while. Example: Our new contract in Atlanta (local 1996), they just raised the starting rate for cashiers from minimum wage to $9.00 an hour. Which in a year goes to $10.00 an hour. But what they didn't mention is that they also capped the maximum pay rate much lower than it was previously. The max any new full-time will every make if they were not already above the rate already is $13.00 an hour. I currently am maxed out making $15.90 an hour as a back-up. NO new hire will every make that unless the union contract changes.
If you are making less than the $13.00 the maximum that you will be able to make is $13.50. With the $0.50 premium as backup. However if you are making less that that you will move up to max pay in exactly 1 year after taking the position. When I was just a full time clerk before taking the back-up position, I was still making $7.65 an hour. When I took the back-up position I instantly went to $9.00 an hour. Then after 6 months $11 an hour and after another 6 months maxed at $15.65. Now I make $15.90 after the September pay raise. That's one of the main reason I decided to become a back-up 2 years ago. PLus once you are maxed out they can't take it away from you, if you ever decide to step down.
