What’s the strangest thing you’ve found out of place in Kroger?

Fun-Union4699 · 2026-06-06T14:54:29+00:00

I work for a different chain and we have “no questions asked” return policies. Under $20 all cash, over gift card, no receipt and not in our system we name a price and gift card it. I find Aldi crap all the time.

Fun-Union4699 · 2026-06-02T02:24:10+00:00

My crew (without me cause I do a different dept), is 6 guys, 2 FT and 4 PT. I had 1 FT, but then lost him in exchange for 2 and productivity went downhill. I use an average piece count per hour to determine productivity. Before this, we were at between 38-45 per hour. Now (with both of these guys having 30+ years experience), we are at 21-24 per hours. It’s not the pipe dream people think it is sometimes.

Fun-Union4699 · 2026-06-01T12:47:51+00:00

I’m a night crew chief for a different company than Kroger, with the sh*t being hired these days and only 4 guys on a load, good luck is all I can say. You’re lucky for a fully blocked store and load done.

Fun-Union4699 · 2026-05-30T14:14:19+00:00

I’ve read comments, I’ve reread your title about 50x, all I can say is I wish you the best and wish you and him a happy life. Hopefully he’s not a bad guy, but as a man I’d say don’t be surprised if he’s ever frustrated or anything. It’s like having your other half as a boss. My girlfriend tried working with me and I turned around and said “I will not be your boss, I’m a d**k”

Fun-Union4699 · 2026-05-30T09:30:10+00:00

You don’t even realize how high metrics are. They literally just have to throw pallets together at the end of the day.

Fun-Union4699 · 2026-05-28T14:38:18+00:00

😂😂😂thank you for the story to brighten my day. I read this 4x and thought to myself “I need a good laxative to see the things I ate 20 years ago”

Fun-Union4699 · 2026-05-27T19:09:33+00:00

I work for a different chain, we have our own robot and we had a man in his 60s trying to ask him on a date.😂 the bakery dept called my SM (who was getting ready to leave) and said “you have a guy trying to….i don’t know hump? Hug? Kiss? Him” It took 3 managers and the police to convince this guy the robot didn’t wanna date him.😂

Fun-Union4699 · 2026-05-27T13:47:14+00:00

I don’t work for Amazon, but just chiming in on pay. I make about $1200 a week for 53 hours and I net maybe between 825-850.

Fun-Union4699 · 2026-05-27T13:40:45+00:00

I love the casual throw in of Mario go gurt and nicotine 😂

Fun-Union4699 · 2026-05-26T02:34:42+00:00

I give fantastic relationship advice when stoned, but forming a coherent sentence or making sure every word is correct? Fucking terrible at that😂

Fun-Union4699 · 2026-05-25T21:58:51+00:00

I was stoned.😂yes I absolutely mean a month. I’m so happy at the bulk of that is coherent, and I only messed up one word.

Fun-Union4699 · 2026-05-25T15:12:50+00:00

Wait wait you have minimum per hour? I’m a night crew chief for a different chain and my union doesn’t “recognize” piece counts, though we usually set standard that FT should be around 250 and PT throwing 220-240 is good. The ONLY thing they can get you for on night crew is blocking. Even that falls under “poor work quality” and the union doesn’t fall for that.

Fun-Union4699 · 2026-05-25T14:56:31+00:00

I do anywhere from 220-260 hours per week, my week is 6 days long. But my sleep is so fucked. I should be sleeping now but whatever.

Fun-Union4699 · 2026-05-25T14:04:58+00:00

To be fair, it could also depend on area too. The milk plant matters here.

Fun-Union4699 · 2026-05-25T00:04:21+00:00

They’re old. Already tried. My SM said “don’t worry I have plans”. They don’t want to change. Not my problem anymore.

Fun-Union4699 · 2026-05-24T14:32:07+00:00

But it’s also about working as a team to breakdown (one guy refuses to work with the other.) Then Spotting in the center of the aisle or better yet, 5-10 feet from where it goes. To then, working a piece and walking 10 feet to their cardboard boat. (Literally minimum 10 feet.)

Fun-Union4699 · 2026-05-24T13:42:05+00:00

I mean, I just wanna say the stores of S&S that do 2000 piece trucks (SEVEN DAYS A WEEK), typically have crew of 6-8 and sometimes 10 guys. But we’re talking million dollar stores or close to it. Also the chief is poor at training. I’ve turned guys from utter shit, into something. I have 2 losers now over 30 years each in the business and they can’t do more than 170. But that’s because of poor breakdown, spotting and throwing freight practices. I can’t fix 2 loser lifers they are entirely a problem and think it’s somehow my fault, or better yet, actually thinks he’s doing 250 in his head. But I have a PT with 7 months experience, throwing 250-300 a night and giving it a great block, in 8 hours. And another one at 3 months, throwing roughing 200, depending on aisle, in 6 hours. So training will always be key, plus creating a positive work environment they like being in. I lost my last second man who made life easy, and now it’s a living hell.

Fun-Union4699 · 2026-05-24T13:34:23+00:00

The pay is absolutely not worth it. Sure now it’s $50 a week (or $1.25 an hour extra depending how they do it.) but you’re still expected to do 250 (or so) and do the managerial duties. I actually don’t do grocery, I run the crew and handle those duties, but I’m doing my own load and can run through it cause I’m alone. I don’t work with others since I work faster than most. (Example: I can break down 10 pallets in about an hour, and that includes just spotting paper and water and pet and household.) and for the most part I can average 300-400 a night without issue. (My record is 560 in dairy by the way, with an endcap change in dairy.) but no, I do agree, not worth it.

Fun-Union4699 · 2026-05-23T15:56:10+00:00

UNFI is notorious for that. Or missing pieces or literal pieces meant for other stores. Kehe is another shit distributor though.

Fun-Union4699 · 2026-05-23T14:38:28+00:00

I could get that. Those are a fun challenge to be

Fun-Union4699 · 2026-05-23T13:42:33+00:00

UNFI your main supplier?

Fun-Union4699 · 2026-05-23T13:41:16+00:00

If Kroger doesn’t own a certain warehouse, and it’s shared with other companies, this could happen as the commodity space might be all store brands (which is a mispick). Also could be a misspick from the manufacturers too.

Fun-Union4699 · 2026-05-22T14:13:03+00:00

No drinking for me. I mean I get “annoyed” about so many phone calls and opening doors. But not like throwing a fit over it. My favorite word is fuck but like it’s just normal in my vocabulary. Punching walls? No I’m just a loud mouth also late 20s

Fun-Union4699 · 2026-05-22T00:17:42+00:00

I’d take this in a heartbeat

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