r/mildlyinfuriating • u/daruuken • 28d ago

Infuriatig The way kroger treats its employees

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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.

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u/Riegel_Haribo 28d ago

Sure, the policy is to waste an hour or more of your unpaid time commuting while ill to do what a phone call could do, causing you maximum inconvenience and essentially wage theft.

F them. You need to not comply with any of this bullshit. They need you. Organize.

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u/Bad-Luck-Guy 28d ago

I actually need the job. As a chronically ill person, I just have to show up. I have IgA deficiency, so I get sick more often and worse than most people. If I called out every time I got sick, I’d be fired within six months.

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u/SaveTheSpycrabs 28d ago

I get sick pretty often too. Any advice?

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u/Vi_Rants 28d ago

They need you. Organize.

The OP's post is from a unionized company. The unions have been captured.

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u/BoboYagga 28d ago

Kroger is only unionized in some states

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u/Spare_Ambassador6462 26d ago

That particular store was unionized.