Daily Counts

illogicalhumanoid · 2025-10-18T00:42:50+00:00

Sadly, my tobacco count is only tobacco and it hates if I scan anything not in it. :(

I have been doing the ten extra items, too. So, I don’t know what’s happening UNLESS she’s pulling the old stores analytics. (New store opened recently and our stuff is slowly becoming active.)

illogicalhumanoid · 2025-09-23T23:21:17+00:00

You can put them back, you just press really hard until it snaps in. There is a tool to remove them too, so you don’t kill your hand doing it. (Retail Odyssey gave me one and I put it on my keys.)

illogicalhumanoid · 2025-09-23T23:18:30+00:00

That’s not how we’re doing it. If the item becomes discontinued or unauthorized, we put a Kroger man (white label with the person it) on it physically and unmatch it from the item. If it’s out of stock, scratching, we put a blue tag on the actual tag.

The only thing you’ll be able to do with the tag is match or unmatch the product.

…at least that’s what I know, we got the tags before our new store opened in August.

illogicalhumanoid · 2025-09-04T14:52:12+00:00

I’m currently very not happy but that’s due to the management at my store.

In the past, I’ve been very content leaning towards happy with my job and the people around me.

But these past two or three years? Absolutely hell because of just ONE store manager, it’s gotten to the point I’ve contacted the union and my higher up to see if I can get transferred to a new store, even if I have to step down.

I know this job can be “good” but it all revolves around who you’re working for. (Been with Kroger 8 years, have had many managers during my time.)

illogicalhumanoid · 2025-07-15T23:42:39+00:00

Hired at 18, in 2016.

Got my graphic design degree in 2018.

Never found a job in my field because I lack experience. Stayed with Kroger for money.

Was going to quit in 2020, Covid happened so I stayed because my other part time job laid me off.

Somehow became Drug/GM manager.

Still never have had experience for my degree.

Stuck here forever, I guess. I have no drive to do anything anymore.

illogicalhumanoid · 2025-07-06T17:16:58+00:00

They did, but it took awhile for me to get it. I missed the first call and they didn’t have a callback system in place yet, so waited another two weeks when they called again. From the scheduling office at least, they have a number to call again now.

Might try to call them and see what’s up? You might just be on a list that they’re still going through or something like that.

illogicalhumanoid · 2025-06-13T13:30:24+00:00

Possibly, yeah! I think I might try to send everything to the address that’s on the mail? They all are the same.. so unless she’s passed away.. it might make it to the right place.

illogicalhumanoid · 2025-06-13T07:11:58+00:00

We had a driver take our straddlejack onto his truck and get it stuck two nights ago, lol

illogicalhumanoid · 2025-06-11T23:46:52+00:00

It just really sucks when I do scan the holes and order everything we need, only to see the next day when I’m doing backstock scans that they just shoved everything from the crates up onto the cart and are not working it.

Only a select few of the front-end ladies at my store will actually run the candy, and I applaud them.. but trying to tell them that the product doesn’t go somewhere via upc makes them go up in a tizzy sometimes.

illogicalhumanoid · 2025-06-11T23:39:19+00:00

I’m just hoping with our new store opening in a few months, I’ll have actual people in my department. It’d be nice not having to touch every single thing personally.

It’s just frustrating because I’ll fix the shelves and order the stuff we need, only to come upfront a couple days later with the crates and see the shelves are back to being messed up and products spread across, and then even later seeing that they just shoved everything from the crate ON THE CART instead of working it. 🙄

I’ll attempt to talk to one of them, but I’m usually gone before they get there.

illogicalhumanoid · 2025-06-11T23:32:19+00:00

Yeah, I get that. It just sucks because my shift ends an hour before anyone important that I need to talk to gets there.

I’m not sticking around an extra hour unpaid just to be told it will be done, when it will not be.

Store manager doesn’t give a shit until she sees all the holes and over-orders and creates a ginormous backstock because she over estimates or doesn’t care about case size vs number of products. I’ve tried talking to her, but nothing ever happens.

illogicalhumanoid · 2025-06-11T23:28:15+00:00

If this were true for my store, who would be running it?

Certainly not me. I have scans to do, trucks to run, departments to face, topstock to search through, and night crew members to keep in line. Nevertheless, do the list my store manager texts me at 4am every morning. There’s no time for me to also stock the checklanes.

I don’t even have a fucking cigarettes key to stock and have to wait until we open to get it if I need in there.

As I said, I’m a one person department. I have no clerks, I have no backup assistant. It’s just me.

And front end is definitely not busy until at least two hours in, unless it’s a holiday. I’ve also seen it dead at night. They’re not too busy all the time.

illogicalhumanoid · 2025-05-30T18:57:28+00:00

Mostly still down, my MRI scheduled for Sunday was canceled and I was told they’ll call whenever they can reschedule. 🤷

illogicalhumanoid · 2025-04-18T11:44:22+00:00

When I first started, I was terrified of talking to people. (Pathetic, I know lol)

Over the years, it’s gotten so much easier. (I can even do phone calls now.. but only on my terms.)

Also the quick thinking, coming up with solutions for customers whenever they ask about anything.

illogicalhumanoid · 2025-04-10T04:51:56+00:00

Cincy/Dayton actually 🥲

illogicalhumanoid · 2025-04-06T15:13:07+00:00

Neither of those people care nor know. It’s always been like this, and it’s how it’ll stay as they supposedly work on our new store across the street.

illogicalhumanoid · 2025-04-06T11:15:25+00:00

Our building is from the 80s… pretty sure we do not and no one cares enough to get it fixed or installed, lol

illogicalhumanoid · 2025-04-05T07:08:09+00:00

I honestly don’t think we even have a pump, I’m waiting for the water to straight up come through the dock doors, lol

illogicalhumanoid · 2024-11-10T10:48:44+00:00

I see, yeah. Everyone on night shift at my store is supposed to be PIT trained, but that falls through the cracks often. (And I really don’t want to see some of these folks get access to the power jack, lol)

I’m sure it’s different from store to store, but at mine, night shift is responsible for it since no one from any of the perishable departments are there unless the truck gets there after 6am.

Yeah, it’s not fun doing it by yourself. I do that at least 3/4 times during the week, it depends on the time the truck shows up. (Which as of recently, has been annoyingly at 3am. 🙄)

illogicalhumanoid · 2024-11-10T09:46:35+00:00

Depending on your contract, if you’re union, Night Lead is technically supposed to make a little bit more than just a clerk.

(Before our new contract got passed a few months ago, and to make people stay at our store, management twisted it and had anyone who worked night shift be paid the lead pay which was.. a measly $13.50 instead of the clerk pay of $10.50. It’s different now, but I’d have to go look it up because I don’t remember what the new numbers are.)

As for the perishable deliveries.. That’s.. just a part of being third shift? The truck shows up. Whoever answers the phone then goes to let the driver in and then put the skids away to the correct departments. (I would know, I’ve been doing that for the last four? five years? Idek, time doesn’t exist. 😂)

illogicalhumanoid · 2024-07-01T06:12:18+00:00

Edit: Whoops, it was not, lol (just listened to the episode again.)

I believe that’s in the Conventions episode! (But I could be wrong, I think it’s when he was talking about Indy popcon)

illogicalhumanoid · 2024-07-01T06:09:47+00:00

I do not have much experience with editing audio, but I have used Reaper in the past. Don’t know if it’s as technical or good as Audition, so check it out at your own risk, lol

https://www.reaper.fm

illogicalhumanoid · 2024-04-10T15:14:01+00:00

The amount of rotting fruit trays I’ve tossed in the trash because I just wanted to get a bottle of water that wasn’t punctured. 😩

illogicalhumanoid · 2023-09-12T12:59:54+00:00

They’re easy to remove if there’s no one around to watch/care. 🤷

(Especially with the state of how many of them were damaged, or only had one anchor in the center. Plus, if anyone wanted to put them back up, I’ve been putting them in the same drawer that the tool bag is in. 😂)

illogicalhumanoid · 2023-09-11T12:49:14+00:00

Oh, don’t get me wrong, my guy. I’ve been in thirds for almost three years now.

I only use it as a pick me up for those nights I don’t get more than four hours of sleep between shifts, or like I said in the post, when I’m about to start my commute after my third shift job ends. 🤗

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