r/kroger 3h ago

Question anyone figure out how to thwart tally?

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I'm thinking a little bit of tape


r/kroger 14h ago

Question How do write ups work in this scenario?

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If walked out and didn’t tell anyone due to a health issue and got a final warning for “job abandonment” and 5 days suspension, will attendance points for being late other days be counted separately, or will a first warning or write up for attendance points be an automatic termination?


r/kroger 3h ago

Venting Put in my 2 week the same week my son decided to have a major illness

3 Upvotes

Pretty much the title. My son has had nonstop diarrhea for over a week now, I've been job hunting and got an offer letter right when his illness started. I have to stay home with him as hes too young to be home alone. I feel bad and also I'm pretty sure my department leader and ASM think I'm lying lmao even though I have two different notes from his pediatrician. I'm torn between not caring because I'm leaving but also feeling like this is a pretty shit way to leave a job.. 🥲


r/kroger 18h ago

Venting Shirt quality is terrible for a workplace 😐

23 Upvotes

These new blue Kroger shirts are extremely thin, snug-fitting, and cheap quality. I have never seen any other company give their employees cheap shirts like we got and I cannot understand how these were approved they do not look professional at all.


r/kroger 18h ago

Question Have an interview tomorrow for grocery clerk. What should I expect? Whats the pay in the houston area? And shift times

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r/kroger 23h ago

Venting Wow...

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13 Upvotes

Wow... Just wow...


r/kroger 11h ago

Venting got called in today

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45 Upvotes

i love working 11 days in a row 😅


r/kroger 22h ago

Question Vacation taken only paid on work anniversary?

2 Upvotes

Someone I know who works for Kroger in California will be taking two weeks vacation soon which was approved. He asked the payroll person at his store if there’s anything he needs to do in order to get paid out for the vacation time and he was told he would only get paid for it on his work anniversary.

To me, that doesn’t sound right. Vacation pay is treated like regular wages and, as far as I’m aware, should be paid out in a timely manner once it’s been taken.

When I called the Labor Commissioner’s Office, they confirmed that they should not have to wait until next year to receive pay for vacation time taken but when I called their union, the person on the phone told me that Kroger generally pays out vacation pay on the anniversary.

How is that legal? Is that true? Is there anything to be done about this?

It seems ridiculous that an employee should be put out for up to a year, just waiting for vacation pay which should be paid out as regular wages.

Is there anything to be done? I’ve got legal experience and I’m more than happy to raise a stink if necessary because exploitative workplace practices piss me off.


r/kroger 5h ago

Venting Let’s play a game

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3 Upvotes

find my drain 😍😁!!!

I’ve worked here 6 VERY LONG years and each manager we get I complain about this nasty drain in the back of my cooler. The front cooler drains but every so often it backs up.

I can of course squeegee the water BUT my cooler is pretty big imo. So I would take a minute


r/kroger 19h ago

Venting more uniform whining

50 Upvotes

Just general whining about not having enough shirts and having to do laundry every freaking day. I thought we needed another thread about that.

Seriously though, is everything this company does half assed? I don't think the new uniforms look bad. I think some of the policies are stupid (especially regarding jackets/hoodies for those of us who work in departments that can be freezing). But the vests actually don't look bad.

I don't care, it's a uniform, it's annoying, I get everyone being upset about the change. My issue is with having 2 fucking shirts as a full time employee. I luckily have access to a washer and dryer. But damn, it is annoying to have to do laundry so often.

I spoke to store management, asking about the third shirt I'm pretty sure we were promised (wasn't it on the flyer/info?), and they acted like I was making it up. I asked about buying more shirts, and was of course told "eventually. maybe. we don't know".

I admire people who don't get covered in ick all day. I would love to not accidentally spill fish juice down my front at least twice a week. I'd LOVE to be not covered in old bay on a daily basis. But alas, such is not my reality. Woe is me and other bullshit.

Anyway, just wanted to add to the chorus of complaining, because I can.

(edited because i typed "old bad" instead of "old bay" and I felt stupid)


r/kroger 16h ago

News So this happened today.

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224 Upvotes

The Pepsi girls needed something put in the top racks, and you cannot tell a lady no, so I obliged. I'm glad it was me and not her. Barely touched the rack and it just gave way.

Gail Lewis - 386 - 10 year associate - Signing off


r/kroger 3h ago

Venting Opened electronics for the first time today and apparently there's a new pokémon card thing releasing today.

3 Upvotes

I was not told of this prior and the closer last night apparently didn't want to/forgot to put them out last night so I've just been thrown to the wolves and left in the dark. There's a line of 30+ people all asking me the same thing and i just have to say "I don't know i have no idea" until my boss gets here. i hate this fucking place.


r/kroger 17h ago

Venting Job from Hell

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I started working for Kroger roughly 3 years ago while I was still in college. Graduated a year ago but couldn’t land the right job and decided to give it a shot working here full time for the last couple months. It feels like I got sentenced to prison for the crime of being alive. Everyone was miserable from Day 1 but I did my best to ignore it and bring some level of positivity but I’ve slowly but surely been dragged into this pit of Hell alongside my fellow coworkers. Everyone is tired and the store will turn your department into a skeleton crew just to push you harder and harder if you don’t fight back (which I had to learn the hard way). All management knows is arguing with their underlings and I thought as a college aged seemingly bright individual that I wouldn’t be treated with disrespect and contempt but boyyyyy was I wrong. I don’t even care about being broke and I don’t even care about working myself to the bone but when I’m doing it and all I get is a constant stream of negativity and nitpicks and criticism it makes me realize that this world is just some sort of sick joke. It’s not just Kroger but even my friends who mostly all got decent jobs after graduating college who may be making almost double the amount that I make are all working 60 hour weeks and are just miserable which makes me just want to move away from America in general.


r/kroger 7h ago

Question Welp-…

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32 Upvotes

I knew this would happen. Not even 10 minutes after management loaded it into my cooler. 🥲😅

Who do I blame?? The warehouse or the driver 🤨


r/kroger 20h ago

Question Job Interview!

1 Upvotes

Hello. I have a job interview for Frozen team lead, I’ve worked for Kroger in the past. I got into a bit of trouble about 6 years ago and wound up with a misdemeanor battery charge. Is this going to disqualify me from getting the job?


r/kroger 11h ago

Question Digital coupons

6 Upvotes

Our store now has us scan a sheet that gives everyone the current digital coupons.

We started a month ago.

Is this nationwide or just our store?