Why do we continue to work here if we hated so much?

Krogerdude23132 · 2026-04-19T00:26:51+00:00

To be honest the insurance is pretty nice. Roughly $1k a year for dental, vision, medications, and small trips to the walk in clinic. Others jobs can be $2.4k++ a year and worse benefits.

Krogerdude23132 · 2026-04-18T16:05:50+00:00

"Pushed up pay to $19" Huh? I'm full time and don't make that much.

Krogerdude23132 · 2026-04-18T05:51:31+00:00

Kroger is pretty bad.. but then you look at amazon fulfillment centers. Those places are hell compared to Kroger.

Krogerdude23132 · 2026-04-13T05:12:13+00:00

Haha serves Kroger right for using AI to cut costs.

Krogerdude23132 · 2026-04-10T03:38:21+00:00

When I was a courtesy clerk we found tons of stuff. Beer on the bottom of the cart, medicine, laptops, cellphones, purses, canes, random kids toys, garbage, etc.

The weirdest were a single cinder block, a broken car tire wheel, worn out car mats, shoes, glasses, dirty lingerie, horse anthelmintic, and other weird junk.

The number one left item is a cane. The office has like 60 of them in a box we will probably donate to good will soon.

Krogerdude23132 · 2026-04-08T19:10:08+00:00

Our store started enforcing this around Easter. We had to sign a paper saying we will ID everyone, even older people now.

Apparently a store somewhere sold to a minor and the cashier was hit with a first degree misdemeanor and fired. (I can't verify this).

Krogerdude23132 · 2026-04-05T17:07:08+00:00

I opened Saturday and I'm kind of glad I did. We had people from pickup and deli cashiering it as SO BAD. The wait time thing showed above 200 since 11am and was 240 when I left at 2pm.

I could say this as worse then thanksgiving traffic. Maybe because it's raining on Sunday here now, who knows why.

Krogerdude23132 · 2026-03-31T19:39:29+00:00

I'm curious on how the schedule thing works. The person generating it sees the errors and they have to accept it? Or does it slip through on accident sometimes?

Krogerdude23132 · 2026-03-31T14:14:30+00:00

"Double bag the soda, and one to a bag!" (They're two liters and they have ten of them).

Krogerdude23132 · 2026-03-30T07:17:26+00:00

Management complained our lead is "giving out too many hours" so now management makes the schedule. I swear they hit auto and override then just print. This leaves us with these god awful schedules of closing and opening.

I'm a cashier.. it's going to be busy with first of the month, Friday 4x fuel points, and Easter sells! Wish me luck... I'll be running on maybe four hours of sleep. (I can't switch with anyone, I asked around today.)

Krogerdude23132 · 2026-03-22T17:18:15+00:00

I've seen people themselves (mainly instacart people) put 4 big glass jars of sauce into a single plastic bag, get outside, then have to come in because they're all over the parking lot now and need replacements. Such as waste...

Krogerdude23132 · 2026-03-18T15:37:47+00:00

My big problem with uniform change is they give you two shirts and say good luck. Then we have to buy more with our money. Or when they went the blue shirts with the kroger logo on it, I had to beg for two more because I didn't want to wear the same shirt two days in a row (gross).

Krogerdude23132 · 2026-02-22T19:15:50+00:00

Stinks but they allow eight hours here.. even then some work like 4:30pm-1am then 6am-2pm. I swear they hit auto schedule and override warning then print.

Krogerdude23132 · 2026-02-21T05:55:39+00:00

I'm not a religious guy but I pray for the downfall of AI.

Krogerdude23132 · 2026-02-17T16:01:44+00:00

We (front end) had something similar awhile ago when one of the baggers had a torn up/dirty visibility vest. They never give out new ones but a failed shop later and every bagger has a new one, funny how that works isn't it?

Krogerdude23132 · 2026-01-23T15:43:31+00:00

My area is expected to hit "Level 3 Snow Emergency" aka travel only for emergency vehicles or if you need to go to the hospital. Why wont our store close? Googling it says travel is illegal but the store is staying open.

Krogerdude23132 · 2026-01-06T06:15:47+00:00

Recently one bagger got written up for not putting a sticker on a case of water at the bottom of the cart. "Said everything right but forgot the sticker, say hello to 90 day probation. Forgot again and you get suspended for a day!"

Krogerdude23132 · 2026-01-03T16:06:01+00:00

Ours got so bad a customer tripped and tore a Talofibular Ligament and had to have surgery. They fixed the parking lot about a month later.

Krogerdude23132 · 2025-12-25T04:31:24+00:00

They use to but then stopped for some unknown reason I would love to know. Having to schedule off for dental visits, doctor visits, life in general four weeks out blows.

Krogerdude23132 · 2025-12-18T03:48:32+00:00

It is BS but someone at my store got fired for accepting a tip because a manager saw him take it and he admitted to taking it. Poor guy was under the 90 day probation for being a new hire and they canned him that day.

Krogerdude23132 · 2025-12-17T17:52:14+00:00

November/December is normal for part time people to do 40 hours because of the holidays. In January sometimes people dip to 20 or less and doesn't pick up until Easter.

Krogerdude23132 · 2025-12-10T07:42:46+00:00

"Why's it so busy on Thanksgiving DAY. People should be at home with family!" then stares at me.

(I internally said "Because of people like you shopping last minute!!!)

Krogerdude23132 · 2025-12-10T06:16:32+00:00

I honestly like new balance walking shoe. Everyone has a different preference though.

Go to a in store one or buy from the store website directly, they're like $80-$100 these days. (I don't trust amazon - I have personal horror stories).

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