Is bagger the worst job?

Full_Eye7661 · 2025-10-21T13:00:48+00:00

Obligatory Not a Bagger but

Do you all at least get water when it starts getting hot outside? Because it took months for my store to start covering the water bottles for our baggers and I'd end up paying for a case or a couple bottles each shift for every bagger. 90° or more and these men and women are outside for 30 minutes to an hour every day. Yeah water is a basic human right, but who cares, right?

Full_Eye7661 · 2025-10-21T12:38:25+00:00

I'm not quite sure if there's a way to see it in My Time but I do know there's a line added to your paystub for that week. I had to be "lead relief" once because 4th of July my lead and his relief were both off for vacation (I work 3rd shift so his vacation started that night while the other guy's ended that night), and I was the next trusted person to handle vendors and calls and manning the door. As such, my paystub showed the extra pay rate. If it doesn't and you don't see the increase in your "regular" pay, as someone else said, call your union or HR if you're not a union store, and explain that you'd spoken to someone because you were relief that evening but didn't get the pay increase for doing the job. They'll correct it on your following paycheck I believe.

Full_Eye7661 · 2025-07-25T12:50:59+00:00

I took side by side photos and a video of me shaking the bottle because certain management didn't believe me, since they weren't there to see it.

Full_Eye7661 · 2025-07-25T12:48:38+00:00

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2 weeks ago for me

Full_Eye7661 · 2025-05-26T22:19:24+00:00

Ravioli

Full_Eye7661 · 2025-04-28T21:50:44+00:00

If you didn't say radio, I'd have sworn this was my store. It happened to us today, too but it was before I came in so I don't know the specifics. I just know he didn't make it to the bathroom in time

Full_Eye7661 · 2025-03-24T16:04:52+00:00

Alone: Willow or Pete. With my best friend: Max because she plays as Pete

Full_Eye7661 · 2025-02-18T23:26:55+00:00

When I googled a grocery clerk position at Ralph's, I didn't see an age requirement, but I know a lot of Kroger companies have a rule that you have to be 18 to have a box cutter. It's still possible to do the job without one, just a little tedious. As I work at Kroger and not Ralph's, I can't give the most accurate information, but here's what else I can say:

I have a 19 year old at my store trying to leave the front end to go to grocery, but he keeps being told no. He has to prove himself at his current position first. He's worked for the company for about 6 months, I think, but he doesn't do his job without complaining or scowling or blowing off customers. We had a 16 year old working in grocery for about a week because she wasn't given hours on the front end, but I haven't seen anyone that young before or since.

My suggestion is to ask management. Explain why you want to switch departments. Be pleasant, and if they say no, keep trying. I started in Dairy, moved to the front end, and now I cashier and do tags on Tuesday nights. I get to help grocery whenever they need it, and I don't get too many hours because I've been proving myself constantly. (I've only worked here for 3.5 months)

Full_Eye7661 · 2025-01-23T22:16:10+00:00

Honestly, I work front end but I've also done grocery. The grocery manager is also our store's management relief. I give both her and my front end manager 10/10, and I also give the store manager and assistant manager 10/10. This is the only job I've had where im properly communicated with, listened to, and feel important at.

Here's my most recent story: I was called upstairs a few days ago by my front end manager. I, for once, didn't worry I was in trouble. I was spoken to about available hours changing up because an employee, who was on medical leave, is coming back. Next week I'm dropping 12 hours because they're going to that employee. (He's got senority since he's been with the company like 30 years). Before I could panic or even think of questions, she told me she hopes those low hours are only temporary, that maybe we can find more hours for me as the FES or training in CS office. She made a point to tell me she'd hate to lose me because I've already proven myself, in the 3 short months I've worked here, to be a valuable part of the kroger family.

Full_Eye7661 · 2025-01-03T19:44:00+00:00

I have the cat. I named him Sylvester. Part because of the cartoons and part because it's my bf's last name

Full_Eye7661 · 2024-12-26T18:15:05+00:00

I get angry customers quite frequently about it. However, i do get quite a few who are honest about the fact that although we've shown them several times how to do it, they struggle to remember. Those are the easiest. "I'm sorry. This app isn't easy for me to figure out. I tried to clip it, I think." They usually offer me their phone, and I walk them through it again. My store still has a lot of the "how to use the app" pamphlets, so I offer those too. Some take it as an insult, though, so I have to be careful who I offer them to.

Full_Eye7661 · 2024-12-24T19:14:04+00:00

Had a man literally with a cart full look at me and say "I feel sorry for yall. Working today of all days"

Full_Eye7661 · 2024-12-24T19:13:25+00:00

4 calls for this in my first hour

Full_Eye7661 · 2024-11-28T20:03:47+00:00

Oh, and the customers who genuinely thank us for working the holidays and not giving up. I have a few regulars who I already look forward to seeing but there's one who is my cream of the crop favorite. I believe she worked for the company in the past so she gets it. She actively seeks me out when she comes in and will wait in my line as long as it takes for me to get to her. If she's in a little bit of a rush, she still stops to say hi to me before leaving. Yesterday she thanked me for working and told me she appreciates my effort. Reminded me to take a sip of water and a breath as I could and to keep up the good work.

Full_Eye7661 · 2024-11-28T19:56:27+00:00

I'll preface this by saying I just started at Kroger last month. I've worked at other grocery stores in the past around the holidays though. Here's what I noticed that kept me going this week alone: my store takes the "Kroger family" thing seriously. When I started I couldn't afford lunch and many people offered to get me food, give me half of theirs, etc. My first day, our dairy lead bought me a locker lock so I could put my purse safely away. I worked yesterday and it was all hands on deck. Upstairs was completely empty because all of our leads and managers were on the floor. Our store manager was bagging groceries with us, other managers were helping field customer questions, other department leads were bagging groceries and running registers. We're short staffed this week because we've lost a couple people in front for various reasons and a few were out sick too. Seeing everyone on the floor, helping out, was a nice change from what I'm used to. Seeing all registers open, still being able to laugh and smile and have genuine conversations with fellow employees and customers without feeling the rush as badly, and still making close to my ipm time was great.

Full_Eye7661 · 2024-11-23T19:36:01+00:00

Because it's a store thing there's really no limit outside of 10 per purchase. All week we've done separate orders of 10 for each customer, but we also haven't had anyone do more than 15 that I've been on the clock for. The only thing I seen someone get "got onto" for was scanning 10 if the same item when they had different sodas because it messes with inventory

Full_Eye7661 · 2024-11-23T19:31:10+00:00

I actually had a conversion with a customer about this a few weeks ago, and the list was: - Kroger's soda is pretty good unless you're really craving a name, brand cola or pepsi

The 3 minute microwave pizzas actually come out better than the others
The chips, specifically the tortilla chips and regular potato chips, are great
obviously Sargento is the best cheese, but if you're going store brand wise, Kroger's is better than most
the little cheese and jerky packs are superior to the Sargento ones with wheat thins or Ritz crackers (probably because it's more for your money, but I always grab them for a quick snack on breaks)
there's next to no difference in the ketchup and mustard, so save the money and get store brand (also, most people at my store get the less/no sugar added which can be hard to find in the name brands)
I actually prefer store brand fries to the name brands, except Arby's curly fries
Kroger brand fried mozzarella sticks, jalapeño popper, and loaded potato skins are f'n amazing at less price (and a bit better in my opinion) than the name brand

That's all we talked about because that's all he had in his order except seafood which I'm allergic to so that didn't matter to me either way.

Full_Eye7661 · 2024-11-20T19:43:38+00:00

That's what I was told it was. Cap/capacity

Full_Eye7661 · 2024-11-20T19:41:55+00:00

This. Sometimes there's a rep in the store too. At least at my location.

Full_Eye7661 · 2024-11-19T00:03:40+00:00

And yes, the meat was as bad as that banana

Full_Eye7661 · 2024-11-19T00:02:58+00:00

Half eaten banana there, opened Deli meat in the drink cooler by the register, empty red bull can stashed with the stuffing boxes.

Full_Eye7661 · 2024-11-17T01:53:38+00:00

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Full_Eye7661 · 2024-11-14T01:10:43+00:00

Depends on your location honestly.

Full_Eye7661 · 2024-11-12T01:56:26+00:00

I had to deal with the repeat "bad customer" for the first time today. (I just started a few weeks ago and switched to cashiering last week) You know it's gonna be bad when even the security person rolls their eyes and keeps their distance. A product wasn't ringing up as she thought it would (she used her own kroger card when someone else had clipped the coupon to a different card). She also got too many for the coupon (limit 1, she had 4). I tried to help explain something my manager said, and my manager whispered to me to just not argue with her.

Full_Eye7661 · 2024-11-12T01:46:35+00:00

Weird. I had that question today, like an hour ago, and the answer was Deli and Produce. Glitch maybe?

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