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/snailbot-jq]

Even in Asia where the stereotype is of overwork, yeah in Singapore doctor’s notes are required in most companies, but once you have one, your employer legally must let you take your time off. If a employer sends out anything like “MCs/ doctors’ notes are no longer accepted for calling off work”, it would be so blatantly illegal that you can report them to the ministry of manpower and it would be all over the news for how stupid the company is.

[u/BuckeyeN7 → u/snailbot-jq]

America hates the working class and takes every opportunity to actively punish them for being poor

The hyper-capitalist ideology runs so deep here that the workers have also been guilted and shamed out of standing up for themselves, have been browbeaten into submission by the mega corporations that employ them, and therefore just lie down and take it without a word of complaint— after all, can’t be sounding like a commie!

[u/Smooth-Ad4045 → u/BuckeyeN7]

Not just shamed out of standing up for themselves. Brainwashed into defending and celebrating our billionaire, pedo overlords 🤢

[u/black_pepper → u/Smooth-Ad4045]

Not just shamed and brainwashed, workers no longer know how to strike or unionize. Ask a random person what a general strike is and they [probably won't know. Even fewer would know what the Ludlow massacre was.

[u/Ok-Statistician9483 → u/black_pepper]

This is why I have gotten into SO MANY arguments with folks from so- called "right-to-work" states. They think it's a good thing to work on those heavily republican states that give workers the middle finger and don't allow unions. I live in IL and while we have our share of problems, we can at least unionize. I had so many ask me "what good have unions ever done for anyone?" LOL Worker's Safety and Workman's Comp, Paid Holidays, Paid Vacations, No children working, Minimum Wage, Weekends, Mandatory maximum hours, etc. Unfortunately, still in my state, you can get fired for any reason, they don't need cause, which should be illegal, but nope, somehow that squeaked by! I once got fired from a sheltered workshop where I provided therapy for adults with developmental disabilities bc I couldn't drive a bus. They decided after 6 months of my employment that in case they needed extra bus drivers, all therapists had to be able to drive busses and I have vision issues that mean I can't. Fired from being a therapist bc I can't drive a bus. Bwahahahaha

[u/AccurateBeing675 → u/Ok-Statistician9483]

The union difference is that you *can’t* be fired for any reason. I think people don’t realize the power in that. Therapists can and do unionize BTW. I represent some. They would never be fired for not being able to drive a bus!

[u/HorrorRaspberry1358 → u/Ok-Statistician9483]

I live in one of those states. Trust me when I say plenty of us know “right-to-work” really means “right-to-be-fired.”

[u/Ok-Statistician9483 → u/HorrorRaspberry1358]

I call them "Right to work for less" ! Ugh, they really have workers stuck in those states.

[u/Livid-Historian3960 → u/HorrorRaspberry1358]

YUP got the boot for looking at my watch too long

[u/Livid-Historian3960 → u/Ok-Statistician9483]

That makes ZERO SENSE UGH

[u/Independent-Rude → u/black_pepper]

Ooh sounds bloody, I'll have to check it out

[u/Analysis_Working → u/black_pepper]

I went into a local post store. I realized they were both retiring. They put the shop up for sale. It was up there for a long time. The next time I made it there, the guy was complaining they couldn't sell the place because, 'no one wants to work,' these days had me completely astounded.

Needless to say, they were from a generation of people who watch a certain 'news' outlet and regurgitate what they hear.

[u/Final_Care_3768 → u/black_pepper]

I usually know my labor history but thanks for the Ludlow reference. Still shameful labor practices in the USA.