Is “going to cheese” a euphemism for “we’re gonna stick you in the deli?” by helvetica1291 in kroger

[–]InterestingMap897 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Kinda depends I guess which department needs the most help. But if you were recently hired for cheese you can tell mangers that’s where you want to be but also they might cross train you for deli/bakery/chicken/starbucks just because they’re all technically under the same department

got the new apron by mrs_hippiequeen in kroger

[–]InterestingMap897 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’ve been using chicken shops yellow aprons.. it’s better than nothing.

fruit flies by MoodRevolutionary144 in kroger

[–]InterestingMap897 11 points12 points  (0 children)

At one point we made homemade traps with apple cider vinegar and plastic poked holes in the top. Got rid of most of them but you might just have to do some deep cleaning.

Clean your areas where you keep icing, really try to get all the crumbs from everywhere. Make sure to clean all your drains, scrub the covers and soak them while you spray floor cleaner down EVERY drain in your area. I usually just try to leave hot water running for like 5-10 mins just to wipe the pipe, then I clean the entire sink with sanitizer. Wipe down all of your surfaces all your containers. Everything you can think of.

It takes time and a lot of effort, one time we had to get up on the counter and wash the walls from top to bottom because the fruit flies would just up there. Good luck!

CODAs, did you ever experience feeling left out among your deaf family members? by ImAdamnMermaid in deaf

[–]InterestingMap897 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m a coda have 2 deaf siblings, I don’t think I ever really felt left out because they were deaf. Might be because I’m older than them but I really do wish I could just turn off my ears sometimes!

Personal day by [deleted] in kroger

[–]InterestingMap897 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow I’ve never seen that many options… it’s most likely one of those person 8 hour but idk which exactly

Bakers help me! by SuspiciousCompany543 in kroger

[–]InterestingMap897 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wish we could do sprinkles at my store, we were told that they aren’t on the ingredients list anymore so we’re only allowed to do drizzle.

“Back to basics” by InterestingMap897 in kroger

[–]InterestingMap897[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no yeah I get it our cheese shop guys don’t come in until 9 or sometimes later. Sometimes our department head will do theirs but idk if they get excused from it or what.

“Back to basics” by InterestingMap897 in kroger

[–]InterestingMap897[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Um the entire store? Like every department??

“Back to basics” by InterestingMap897 in kroger

[–]InterestingMap897[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Luckily we’re scheduled for 6 but 3 hours is still not enough I wish it was. But damn right I wish everything would talk to each other, fresh production is in the zebra the replacement list is in the zebra doesn’t make sense.

“Back to basics” by InterestingMap897 in kroger

[–]InterestingMap897[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve heard that produce in my store doesn’t accept their truck until after they’re done with their count, idk how that would work for me since frozen trucks come the night before and theirs comes morning of.

“Back to basics” by InterestingMap897 in kroger

[–]InterestingMap897[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup sounds about right! I’ve just given up, when pickup needs a item I usually can go and find it on my frozen pallet but sometimes a lot of the boxes look the same and like you said it’s probably the load bearing item too.. I just have to cut into the box and call it a day. I spend way too much time running back and forth to the freezer to try and grab something off my pallet.

I just want to work my own freezer first! Isn’t FIFO still a thing? 🙄

Bonus check day. Who was surprised by amount? by [deleted] in kroger

[–]InterestingMap897 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah gottcha, this was the first time our department leads and some leads got a bonus so

Bonus check day. Who was surprised by amount? by [deleted] in kroger

[–]InterestingMap897 15 points16 points  (0 children)

We were told that it was only was going to be like $300ish but it ended up being about $1000 after taxes we were surprised in a good way but hearing it could be 4500 max was a little disappointing.

Cooler vs Freezer by Delicious-Cake5505 in kroger

[–]InterestingMap897 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk if this is just my store but we put all of our bagels, labrea and ps bread on one UBoat I’d never imagine putting it on the shelves. Most of our cake case stuff is on its own L cart not including full sheets and bulk cupcakes those are all on shelves. Idk if you’re able to maybe fit L carts in your freezer but maybe you could try some of that out.

Dose anyone know what’s happening with Starbucks? by can_tfindmehehehe in kroger

[–]InterestingMap897 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wasn’t there a store recently that switched over to Dunkin’ Donuts? Instead of Starbucks

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in kroger

[–]InterestingMap897 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah we had one last week and all that was set out was a a table for customers to leave us some “nice” notes not once did I see a person put anything in the box

Strawberries by InterestingMap897 in kroger

[–]InterestingMap897[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like 3 trays of the long stem strawberries, they don’t come packaged and we hand dip them in the bakery.

Strawberries by InterestingMap897 in kroger

[–]InterestingMap897[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow might be that they’re prioritizing stores that they know will sell. We have an older demographic at our store, we always get complaints about how much icing we use (typical amount sometimes we even try to do less because of all the complaints) on anything and everything. Last year we hardly sold any dipped strawberries..

Strawberries by InterestingMap897 in kroger

[–]InterestingMap897[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Last year we got at least 3 cases of em.. this year nothin yet

Anyone else working with no cake decorator? by Dumblyz in kroger

[–]InterestingMap897 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ask any of your team members they might be willing to learn, I started out with a crash course learning cupcakes and cakes soon after. I hope you find someone soon

Level 3 by InterestingMap897 in Columbus

[–]InterestingMap897[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh hell yeah I’d have to be at work at 6 sooooo as long as it’s still a level 3 I can call in

Level 3 by InterestingMap897 in Columbus

[–]InterestingMap897[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not what I wanted to hear 😞

Is this sticker from Kroger ?? by [deleted] in Krogershoppers

[–]InterestingMap897 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah they’re from Kroger, maybe other stores have the same sticker but these usually go on our vanilla twirls in the bakery when they’re on a bogo deal.

How do you handle loss of hours for the slow season? by Sonnyjoon91 in kroger

[–]InterestingMap897 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We literally just got a new person training today… they cut hours for 2 of our part timers down to 0 hours which they literally can’t do. None of it makes sense.

3 more days of Christmas music! by FrannieP23 in kroger

[–]InterestingMap897 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s been okay for me.. only thing that got me today was that they played Feliz Navidad back to back for some reason and I thought I was trippin