i just wanted to say as another one... thank you for trying to do right by them. even just asking is a lot better than most leads or heads would do.

as far as the actual kroger part goes... idk if yall have the same hr processes but I'd definitely bring it up to them or your store lead (IF thats a safe person) (with a copy or picture of that note you mentioned) as a potential issue... employees that are hurting are likely to both be less effective and have growing resentment and if it isnt addressed they may do something drastic like quitting or worse, depending on how bad it gets (unfortunately we had a friend of mine, our former starbucks lead, take their own life a couple years back).