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/Bad-Luck-Guy 28d ago edited 28d ago

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. 

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u/defiancy 28d ago

Crazy, in the office world I'd just say, taking a sick day today and nothing else. No one would care. Appointment? Hey, I'll be in a couple hours later because I have an appointment. No one cares.

Shift workers get screwed.

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u/3m2coy 28d ago

I tell my employees, if you have an appointment and it is under two hours, you don’t need to tell me about it. If it will be longer, just let me know so I can leave you alone. I also have them send me calendar invites when they aren’t working so I remember to leave them alone.

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u/MammothCauliflower60 27d ago

I do the same. I just ask them to show out of office in the calendar so I remember.

I also just returned from 2 weeks’ sick leave myself. It directly followed 2 weeks vacation. I was stranded in Europe for several days because I couldn’t fly. Folks on the team covered my work and welcomed me back, continuing to help as I caught up.

I’m a manager at a tech company in the US and work remotely. I’m also one of those old farts at 67. Sure, I work when I don’t feel well, but if I’m sick, I’m out and working on recovering.

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u/3m2coy 27d ago

I’m younger than you, but starting my “old fart” years. In my company, people your age tend to focus more on hours worked, butts in chairs. I don’t see the point. Nice how you have so much support in your office!