Coming next year, our division is forcing strict rules on overtime. Our store rakes in a 100 hours overtime each week in grocery. There's one guy who stocks slow, but has been with the company for more than 15 years, he's being passed over promotion ( which I think is bull**** ) for a new guy and one who's been here for more than 4 years. One has experience in other grocery stores, but the Store Manager & GM isn't even giving the guy with 15 years a chance. Plus, he's likely to get fired due to slow stocking. MY question is can union protect those who can't necessarily do as many cases an hour? I'm pretty fast and can do more than 60+ an hour. The other guys can't as much, but when I'm through with my aisles, I go help them sometimes. At our store we can't keep new people that much at all. A person is hired and in two months they're gone ( usually to other stores or jobs that pay more ).
You can't be fired due to slow stocking because there isn't a minimum like they say there is. That sign is just for show. Unless the guy you are talking isnt making an effort, they can't fire him unless he's on probation. He can be moved to a different department. Our store is the same way. We usually lose most people in less than 3 months due to higher paying factory jobs around us. I've only worked for less than a year and a half and am second in senority on our crew. They need to raise pay for grocery crew because people are leaving because of it. I understand not paying $15-20 an hour like a factory job, but most people that can work night shift can't live on or support others on minimum wage. The baggers and cashiers, you can usually replace within a few days but grocery takes more time and training. Corporate doesn't seemed to comprehend that
You can't be fired due to slow stocking because there isn't a minimum like they say there is. That sign is just for show. Unless the guy you are talking isnt making an effort, they can't fire him unless he's on probation. He can be moved to a different department. Our store is the same way. We usually lose most people in less than 3 months due to higher paying factory jobs around us. I've only worked for less than a year and a half and am second in senority on our crew. They need to raise pay for grocery crew because people are leaving because of it. I understand not paying $15-20 an hour like a factory job, but most people that can work night shift can't live on or support others on minimum wage. The baggers and cashiers, you can usually replace within a few days but grocery takes more time and training. Corporate doesn't seemed to comprehend that
Never say never.
With each contract we ratify, the company gets more and the workers get less. With the way Kroger is pushing the night crew DDP and case count, I could see case count being part of the contract
eventually.
It isn't easy finding people willing to work nights. Attendance usually weeds out people on night crew here.
You can't be fired due to slow stocking because there isn't a minimum like they say there is. That sign is just for show. Unless the guy you are talking isnt making an effort, they can't fire him unless he's on probation. He can be moved to a different department. Our store is the same way. We usually lose most people in less than 3 months due to higher paying factory jobs around us. I've only worked for less than a year and a half and am second in senority on our crew. They need to raise pay for grocery crew because people are leaving because of it. I understand not paying $15-20 an hour like a factory job, but most people that can work night shift can't live on or support others on minimum wage. The baggers and cashiers, you can usually replace within a few days but grocery takes more time and training. Corporate doesn't seemed to comprehend that
Never say never.
With each contract we ratify, the company gets more and the workers get less. With the way Kroger is pushing the night crew DDP and case count, I could see case count being part of the contract
eventually.
It isn't easy finding people willing to work nights. Attendance usually weeds out people on night crew here.
Frozen Department is bad ( Got a young inexperience kid who can't even complete 200 cases an hour, but gave him an RF gun to see how it works out ), Grocery Crew is bad but a few people. It's f'd up that management is getting three people to fight over 16 dollars an hour while not giving the guy who was promised the role the job. I'm just doing my job for now on and going home. No extra stuff. I'll stay over, but that's it. Lost a ton of respect for management doing that. I've said it before and will continue: If you want people to stop getting overtime, pay the the night-crew more. Folks will stay and do the job to the best of their ability or leave. **** they still do 8 - 9 bucks starting pay for Overnight vs Walmart down the street hiring 12 - 14 with experience.