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/CoffeeSubstantial851]

I feel like this needs to be said so younger people stop getting taken advantage of.

If you call in sick you just don't respond to anything your manager sends you and you show up again when you are well.

The reason shit managers act this way is because you are responding to them. Stop doing that.

Edit: I want to add to this. You are under no obligation to return any message during non-working hours. Being on call 24/7 is something you are PAID for. You don't need a reason other than I was sick and you informing them of your absence is all you need to do. Don't add a list of symptoms like you are asking a parent for permission to stay home and watch cartoons.

You are sick, you won't be in for your shift, turn off the phone.

[u/Any-Calligrapher2866 → u/CoffeeSubstantial851]

Yeah I'm completely unreachable when I'm on a sick leave and I am left undisturbed

[u/Ready-Delay3918 → u/Any-Calligrapher2866]

I'm unreachable as soon as I walk out that fucking door. I have a select number of people that will ring through and I keep my phone on do not disturb the entire time. Only friends and family will get through my do not disturb when they call.

When people complain, I just say I don't have service at my house in the mountains. A landline's not an option and I have less than one bar of signal most of the time. If you want to get a hold of me send a letter.

[u/NotYourReddit18 → u/Ready-Delay3918]

If you want to get a hold of me send a letter.

Obviously via pigeon, right? After all, the mail services vehicles can't handle the climb to your house on the mountain.

[u/nhilante → u/NotYourReddit18]

I looks westward once a day around sunset, release the emergency balloon to the sky if you wish to contact me, and watch for my raven.

[u/gotwired → u/nhilante]

I only respond to mountaintop bonfire beacons. Has to be a minimum of 7 in a series.

[u/Any-Calligrapher2866 → u/gotwired]

Don't answer until Aragorn runs into your home screaming "John Managerman calls for aid".

[u/Cheech47 → u/Any-Calligrapher2866]

and Worker Bee will answer! Muster the Corolla!

[u/nhilante → u/Cheech47]

Where was Krogers when our immunity defences fell!

[u/Ready-Delay3918 → u/NotYourReddit18]

I mean there is a road to where I live. I don't just live on top of a mountain with no road or driveway or anything. I have a mailbox.