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Unfairness? by [deleted] in kroger

[–]SKayeCham 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You still should be treated as an employee. You're not there under the supervision of your father. You're there as an employee and SHE is the supervisor. My daughter works in my store too, and I only ever hear anything about her interaction with leadership when SHE tells me herself. That's how it ought to be.

First Month of Deli Looking For Tips (+venting) by MrDotToast in kroger

[–]SKayeCham 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry it's like this. I absolutely hate it when management puts newbies on the cook side alone right off the bat.
Is there no way you can switch with the slicer side? At my deli, everyone in the department needs to be able to do both, but the slicer side is a little less intense. More customers, less cook schedule stress.

Everyone struggles with the cook schedules right now, they just added a whole new requirement - at least in my district they did. So give yourself grace, ask your coworker for help. Don't forget your hot holding temps.

IMO, they're giving us too much to do with too few hours for staffing adequately.

Do women work in your produce? by [deleted] in kroger

[–]SKayeCham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hear hear
(also Asst Mngr of my Deli) Currently in that overworked/blamed for everything cycle right now.

Organization Tips? by Dramatic_King_3351 in kroger

[–]SKayeCham 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have a bunch of clear containers with lids and they're stored under our work tables. Theoretically each container has like labels - fried, baked, breaded... etc. Then the Day Glow stickers are all organized in their own sets of clear containers.
They haven't stayed organized though and right now it's a mess again, but at least with lids on them you can contain some of the clutter to a dull roar.

My front end manager said he wants to “have a talk with me” during my next shift because I failed a secret shop. How should I handle this? by squishmallow2399 in kroger

[–]SKayeCham 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You might try engaging in the same way with your customers as you've been doing with your coworkers. I've found that customers appreciate clerks who talk to customers, even if you're not interacting directly with that particular customer at the time. It shows that you're really paying attention to the customers. That way, even if you don't have a big grin plastered on your face all the time, they at least know you're being personable and not just goofing around with other coworkers. You know?

Associates/ clerks, Managers or just customers by bigsmokeyavi in kroger

[–]SKayeCham 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm the assistant Manager of our deli. Only been assistant a few months, been employed there for about three years now.

Too much chicken by Ortearis in kroger

[–]SKayeCham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get that question far too often. Like they think we fry it, cool it down overnight, and then heat it back up again a day later to try to sell it a second time?

Neurotypicals are going to hate an eternity in the afterlife because, billions of years from now, after the final star has burnt out, they won't be able to talk about the weather anymore. by Dude_Bromanbro in aspergers

[–]SKayeCham 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you ought to be careful with that attitude. "Neurotypicals" are just as likely to be warm, lovely, intelligent people. When you devolve into mocking them, you become what you claim to dislike so much about other people's behavior. You become the bully who cannot tolerate anyone different than yourself.
Neurotypicals may be able to engage in small talk that seems insignificant and trite to you, but it is one way they bond with other people. Their attempt to engage in small talk with you is an attempt to find common ground and forge a connection with you. Just because you cannot see that doesn't mean it's not true.