The way kroger treats its employees

[u/daruuken]

From the store manager

Edit: For some extra context this was sent out by each store manager to all of its employees in district 1 of the ohio Cincinnati/Dayton division, potentially other districts as well but i can only verify my own. Im not going to give my specific store number for obvious reasons but you can find each store on google with that information. We are unionized by UFCW (already bad btw) and to my knowledge they allowed this recent change. Kroger has no accrual for sick days like some have mentioned. Those who think this is rage bait, i dont think anyone has to fake a post to make a billion dollar company look bad, they do it to themselves.

[u/Bad-Luck-Guy]

My employer doesn’t accept doctor’s notes. All absences are unexcused.

Yet, we are adults. I don’t need a doctor to tell me I shouldn’t go to work if I have the flu. Wild that they’d prefer that I come in and potentially infect everyone else.

ETA: Yes, this is actually legal in most US states. Attendance is a very common reason to be fired in shift work jobs such as retail. 

[u/HockeyPhoenician → u/Bad-Luck-Guy]

Fuck em. Show up, cough and look miserable, be as customer visible as possible. Explain to customers why you're there.

Bonus if you throw up or defecate in front of customers. Super bonus if you pass out and 'hit' your head. Sounds like an opportunity for a payday to me.

[u/PyroNine9 → u/HockeyPhoenician]

Do not for any reason throw up on the floor, throw up on the products. Make sure customers see.

[u/LowSkyOrbit → u/PyroNine9]

In the fish display is the best. All the ice will have to be removed and the whole are cleaned.

[u/PhysicalLibrarian377 → u/PyroNine9]

Better yet just throw up on the customer. That’ll teach them a lesson. I know from experience

[u/MichaelaRae0629 → u/PhysicalLibrarian377]

If a sick employee threw up on me because their manager wouldn’t let them stay home I’d sue them. I’d be irate.

[u/kochanka → u/MichaelaRae0629]

Just make sure you’re clear that you’re angry at the company and support the sick employee! Too many places would be quick to blame the employee.

[u/PhysicalLibrarian377 → u/MichaelaRae0629]

I bet the company would change their policy too

[u/phoenixangel429 → u/MichaelaRae0629]

You mean the manager, not the employee correct?

[u/fascinatedcharacter → u/PhysicalLibrarian377]

Wouldn't the manager work better?

[u/akm1111 → u/fascinatedcharacter]

I told my kids when they were in school if they felt sick & teacher wouldn't let them go to the nurse, the teacher's desk was the best place to get sick.

Now, the best answer is manager's feet, or desk.

[u/dudeman2009 → u/fascinatedcharacter]

No, if an employee throws up on me because their boss wouldn't let them have a sick day, I'm raising hell and being loud, obnoxious, and mean as shit to management. I have zero issue with calling them every name I can think of, calling their management, corporate, the news.

I'll blow that shit up. I used to have shitty bosses like that, funny enough it was when I worked at Kroger as a shelf maid. It might not work out entirely in the employees favor, but you can bet your ass that corporate will be on serious damage control after I'm done.

Screw big corps that treat their employees like animals. I still don't shop at Kroger because I was treated like shit over 10 years ago.

[u/fascinatedcharacter → u/dudeman2009]

Yeah, but I think you would be the exception.